Attachment theory has helped us to better understand the nature of relationships; that is the relationship we form with our environment (in the first instance our caregivers) and because of those relationships the relationship we form with ourselves.
If you are interested in exploring this topic more thoroughly then beginning with the work of John Bowlby (1958), who was the first behavioural psychologist to establish a working theory around attachment, is a very good place to start. Read more…