According to Domingue & Mollen (2009), adult attachment styles are categorized as follows: Secure adults tend to have healthy, trusting, and supportive relationships; Anxious-preoccupied adults crave intimacy but struggle with insecurity and fear of abandonment; Dismissive-avoidant adults avoid emotional closeness and prioritize independence; Fearful-avoidant adults long for connection but fear getting too close, leading to conflicting emotions and unstable relationships.

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  Attachment Theory, Bowlby's Stages & Attachment Styles

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• secure attachment concept
• anxious-preoccupied attachment concept