The development of attachment theory: introduction and orientation

It has been nearly 70 years since attachment theory was first promoted by Bowlby, a British developmental psychologist and a psychoanalyst. After that, attachment theory has become the foundation of child development and parent-child relation research field. With the trend of using interdisciplinary research methods, traditional research on attachment theory has been largely expanded. This article summarized the development history and academic finding of attachment, then predicted the future orientation of attachment theory.

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