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Rozwój i charakterystyka więzi przywiązaniowej w relacji romantycznej
The Development and Characteristic of the Attachment Bond in Romantic Relationships

Author(s): Marta Karbowa-Płowens
Subject(s): Social psychology and group interaction, Developmental Psychology, Personality Psychology, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: attachment in love relationships; romantic attachment; development of attachment in adulthood;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the development of the attachment bond in romantic relationships and its main characteristics by comparison to child–caregiver attachment. The description of the developmental process begins with infant attachment styles, traces it through the adolescence period, finally accounting for how the attachment bond develops in adults engaged in romantic relationships. Similarities and differences between child and adult attachment styles are pointed out.

  • Issue Year: 24/2019
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 83-95
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish