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Current Opinion in Psychology

Volume 25, February 2019, Pages 177-181
Current Opinion in Psychology

Editorial overview: Attachment in adulthood: A dynamic field with a rich past and a bright future

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Attachment in adulthood: a dynamic field with a rich past and a bright future

Few theories in psychology have attracted as much interest, attention, and research during the past five decades as attachment theory. There are several reasons for these trends. First, attachment theory offers a well-articulated, novel perspective on social and personality development ‘from the cradle to the grave’ [1]. Second, the theory contains a set of principles and hypotheses that provide a clear roadmap, which has successfully guided several major research programs [2,3]. Third,

Jeffry A. Simpson is a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota. His research focuses on interpersonal relationships, evolution and social behavior, and how interpersonal experiences early in life affect life affect adult outcomes. He has served as editor of Personal Relationships (from 1998–2001) and the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology: Interpersonal Relations and Group Processes (from 2009–2014).

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    Jeffry A. Simpson is a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota. His research focuses on interpersonal relationships, evolution and social behavior, and how interpersonal experiences early in life affect life affect adult outcomes. He has served as editor of Personal Relationships (from 1998–2001) and the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology: Interpersonal Relations and Group Processes (from 2009–2014).

    Gery C. Karantzas is an Associate Professor in the School of Psychology at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia. He was the former national convener of Australian Psychological Society Psychology of Relationships Interest Group. He has published numerous studies in the area of relationship science, and his research activities have been funded by the Australian Research Council and the National Health and Medical Research Council.

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