- Adult romantic love is a product of childhood attachement (refer to AS psychology), caregiving and sexuality systems from infancy.
- Abuse and or neglect may lead to a attachment disorder making it difficult for the individual to create and sustain healthy relationships.
Attachement: Relationships are a continuation of attachement styles later on in life.
Caregiving: Appropriate behaviour is learned through modelling.
Sexuality Systems: Dependant upon your attachement type as a child may lead to varied views on sex and love.
Evaluation:
- Fraley's Meta-Analysis: Showed a link between attachement type and future relationships.
- Simpson et al.: Emotional styles in adulthood can be traced back to infancy.
- Berenson and Anderson: Abused children have a difficult time developing adult relationships due to their previous experiences.
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