In the context of Social Learning Theory, an avoidant attachment style develops when a child's caregivers reject or react punitively to the child's expressions of emotion, leading the child to learn to suppress feelings and self-soothe to maintain proximity.

Authors

• Person: Not available Organization: The Attachment Project
  John Bowlby and Attachment Theory: Stages and Working Model

Sources

• John Bowlby and Attachment Theory: Stages and Working Model www.attachmentproject.com The Attachment Project via serper

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• avoidant attachment concept
• Social Learning Theory concept