An Introduction To Attachment Theory
John Bowlby was a British Psychoanalyst whose work in research helped form what would become attachment theory (McLeod, 2003). Although Bowlby’s research credits him as the “father of attachment,” (Counselling Tutor Podcast, 2011), attachment theory is the joint work of Bowlby and developmental psychologist Mary Ainsworth (Ainsworth & Bowlby, 1991). While Bowlby was responsible for […]
