Attachment in Adults: Structure, Dynamics, and Changes

This book, synthesizing a vast array of experimental research and organizing it around a comprehensive conceptual model, serves as a comprehensive guide on the topic of attachment in adults. The authors explain how the theory of child development has transformed into a broad concept and science of all aspects of social functioning throughout life. This science includes mental representations of self and others, emotion regulation, setting personal goals and aspirations, couple relationships, caregiving, sexuality, psychopathology, as well as the application of psychotherapy and behavioral changes. It explores the origins and measurement of individual differences in adult attachment, and provides answers to questions about whether attachment models can change over the years and how.