Which attachment style is characterized by adults who struggle to trust others and hesitate to engage in close relationships?

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29 Aug 2023
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The avoidant (dismissive) attachment style involves individuals who find it hard to trust others and tend to avoid forming close emotional bonds. Secure (confident) attachment reflects comfort with intimacy, anxious (preoccupied) attachment involves fear of abandonment, and insecure (unstable) is a general category that includes avoidant and anxious types.

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