Influence of Early Childhood Attachment on Relationships in Adolescence and Adulthood

Evaluate the evidence that
early childhood attachment
has an influence in the
formation of relationships
in the period of
adolescence and adulthood

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
The early childhood environment and behaviour forms up a base for the relationship that
an individual going to have in its adulthood or adolescence. The attachment within a child is
refers to as a biological instinct where the proximity to attachment figure get sought as child
started developing sense or perceives discomfort or threat. The children develop several pattern
of attachment which is based on interaction and experiences with their caregiver at very young
age (Elicker, England and Sroufe, 2016). This form up a base for their future relationship in
adolescence and adulthood as in early childhood a child started developing its mind toward a
kind of person they prefer to maintain a relationship with them. As a result of which people
develop a preferable characteristics or nature they want within an individual as well as
relationship which they share with them. In order to study it effectively a critically evaluation
will be made over “the evidence that early childhood attachment has an influence in the
formation of relationships in the period of adolescence and adulthood”. This topic concentrate
over the fact that what are the basic factor that get developed or perceived by the children in their
early childhood regarding the manner in which a relations get build up and a kind of attachment
that each relationship have (Guarnieri, Smorti and Tani, 2015). This in turn further support in
determine the influence that childhood attachment and sense of relationship have over the
development of relationship that get mainly formed at the time of adolescence and adulthood.
MAIN BODY
As per the thoughts of Virgina L. Colin, the early infant attachment can't be overstated as
it plays a significant role in developing a heart of healthy child development and also lays the
foundation for future relationship. It also have a influence over the parent's ability for nurture
and be responsive to their children. This brings up long term influence over the generations of
families. The attachments that a children develop are divided into two parts that are secure
attachment and anxious attachments. Among them the secure adolescence and adults mainly
express their most important love within relationship as friendly, happy and trusting,. As a result
of which their relations remains lasted for longer. But on the other side the avoidant adolescence
or adults have the difficulty in building, maintaining intimate and enjoying relationship. They are
mainly explained as “distant” with few close friends as well as having long term love