Free Attachment Style Test
Discover your attachment style and how it affects your relationships.
Attachment Style Screening
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This screening helps identify your attachment patterns in relationships.
I worry about being abandoned by people I'm close to
Understanding
What is Attachment Theory?
Attachment theory, developed by psychologist John Bowlby, explains how early relationships with caregivers shape our expectations and behaviours in adult relationships. Your attachment style—developed in childhood—influences how you relate to romantic partners, friends, and even work colleagues.
There are four main attachment styles: Secure (comfortable with intimacy and independence), Anxious-Preoccupied (fear of abandonment, need for reassurance), Dismissive-Avoidant (uncomfortable with closeness, value independence), and Fearful-Avoidant (desire closeness but fear rejection).
Important: This free attachment style test provides insight into your relationship patterns. Understanding your attachment style can transform how you relate to others. The excellent news is that attachment styles can change—therapy can help you develop more secure attachment patterns at any age.
The Styles
The Four Attachment Styles
Secure Attachment
Comfortable with intimacy and autonomy. Trust others, communicate needs effectively, and handle conflict well. Formed when caregivers were consistently responsive and attuned.
Anxious-Preoccupied Attachment
Fear of abandonment, need frequent reassurance, worry about relationships. May be clingy or overly dependent. Often formed when caregivers were inconsistently available.
Dismissive-Avoidant Attachment
Uncomfortable with closeness, value independence highly, suppress emotions. May appear distant or emotionally unavailable. Often stems from emotionally unavailable caregivers.
Fearful-Avoidant Attachment
Want closeness but fear rejection and hurt. Mixed signals in relationships, difficulty trusting. Often stems from trauma, abuse, or severely inconsistent caregiving.
Treatment
Therapy for Attachment Issues
Attachment-focused therapy helps you understand relationship patterns and develop more secure ways of relating:
Attachment-Based Therapy
Explores how early experiences shaped your attachment style and helps you develop more secure patterns. The therapeutic relationship itself becomes a space to practice secure attachment.
Learn about attachment therapySchema Therapy
Schema therapy addresses core beliefs and patterns developed in childhood, including attachment wounds. Particularly effective for deep-rooted relationship difficulties.
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Attachment Theory Resources
Your Score
Understanding Your Score
Your total score gives a quick estimate of severity. Higher scores suggest symptoms are more frequent and more likely to affect daily life, sleep, work, or relationships.
Your responses suggest a secure attachment style. You likely feel comfortable with intimacy and independence.
Recommended next step: Continue nurturing healthy relationships
Your responses suggest some attachment-related concerns that may affect relationships.
Recommended next step: Understanding your patterns can help
Your responses suggest insecure attachment patterns affecting your relationships.
Recommended next step: Attachment-focused therapy can help
Your responses suggest significant attachment difficulties that may be affecting multiple areas of life.
Recommended next step: Please consider working with a therapist
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions About Attachment Styles
Frequently Asked Questions About Attachment Styles
Is this attachment style test clinically validated?
This screening is based on established attachment theory and validated relationship pattern items. It helps identify your attachment style but is not a formal clinical diagnosis.
What does the attachment test measure?
It measures patterns of closeness, dependence, fear of abandonment, comfort with intimacy, and trust in relationships — the core dimensions of attachment style.
Can my attachment style change?
Yes. Attachment styles are not fixed. Therapy — especially attachment-focused therapy and schema therapy — can help you develop more secure attachment patterns at any age.
What score suggests I should seek help?
If your results suggest insecure attachment patterns affecting your relationships, therapy can help. Even moderate scores matter if relationship difficulties are causing distress.
What therapy works for attachment issues?
Attachment-based therapy, schema therapy, and psychodynamic therapy are effective for addressing attachment wounds and developing more secure relationship patterns.
Is attachment style the same as personality?
No. Attachment style describes how you relate in close relationships, shaped by early experiences. It is one part of your overall psychological makeup and can evolve throughout life.
Important
When to Seek Help
If your results suggest significant attachment difficulties, or relationship patterns are causing repeated distress, professional support can help.
Attachment-focused therapy can transform how you relate to others. You deserve secure, fulfilling connections.
Develop Secure, Fulfilling Relationships
Understanding your attachment style is the first step. Our therapists help you develop more secure attachment patterns, improve relationship satisfaction, and build the connections you deserve.