Hazan Attachment Theory

According to psychologists Cindy Hazan and Philip Shaver (1987) There are three major types of attachment styles that are identified, they are secure, avoidant and anxious/ambivalent. These styles in a person’s life usually stay consistent from childhood into adulthood. Hazan and Shaver say that attachments formed with primary caregivers in early childhood can have a major influence on future relationships.

The first attachment style is secure relationship style, which is the person has few problems developing satisfying friendships and relationships. Secure people trust others and develop bonds with them. In a secure person’s early childhood they had a relationship with their primary caregiver that was attuned and consistently responsive
Adults become overly dependent and demanding on their partners and friends. They display high levels of neediness in their relationships. they are high maintenance, in the sense that they need constant reassurance and attention. This style is common in child whose parents or caregivers gave them inconsistent attention while they were young which led to being clingy and unsure. Adults with this style will enter into relationships but fear their love will not be reciprocated or people won’t stay. They will obsess, easily get jealous or have a constant fear of abandonment. Their coping mechanism is
My best friend who I used as an example for the Fraley online quiz told me “it took me a year to get you to really be my friend” This was because I didn’t trust the friendship and I was weary of it. The differences is in Hazan & Shaver they say it’s a style that is applied to all relationships whereas Fraley will pin point the exact relationship where you have more anxiety and