The Significance of Secure Attachment in Human Growth and Development

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Introduction
Individuals spend their lifetime in the presence of others. The interaction that prevails
among people helps them to identify some aspects consciously or unconsciously, and their
mental schemata become conditioned to act according to the stimuli (Pellerone, Ramaci, Herrera
López & Craparo, 2013). this is process is what psychologist call formation of attachment.
Children rely on their parents and the people around them to make the association that complete
their development of attachments. There has been little literature emphasising the contribution of
attachment in adulthood and the implications it has on the development and life of the post-
adolescence persons. However, according to Fonagy (2018), adults have a unique way of
forming identity and like children; their minds need to make complete mental needs and feed
their need for attachment. The idea of attachment formation came by John Bowlby when he
propounded the theory of attachment to elucidate the distress that young children separated from
their parents went through (Toffoli, 2016). Therefore, he highlighted the necessity for attachment
for children for holistic growth. Secure attachment is a critical element for a comprehensive
development that facilitates the formation of relationships, self-identity, confidence, and
achievement in life.
Literature review
Secure attachment is imperative for human growth and development. Attachment is an
enduring psychological state that links people to others across space and time (Toffoli, 2016).
Indeed, people have attachment to others without reciprocation. For instance, children may seek
for the association when under pain from their figure of attachment just to have a feeling of
safety. Thus, the feeling is what drives individuals to seek attachments with others. According to

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Ragelienė (2016), fear is one of the most significant elements that inform the need for a reprieve
figure among living species. However, the feeling and response of the figures of association
towards people seeking attachment help them feel more secure. In case a parents fail to address
the needs of their children, they may feel rejected and become insecure something that inhibits
their feeling of safety (Abubakar et al., 2013). It is important to highlight that attachment
happens throughout the life of human beings, successful formation of association with others
helps nourish their emotional state, and they feel accomplished.
Secure Attachment and Successful Relationship Formations
Relationship formation is a significant element of human life. From birth, children look
up to their parents and caregivers to help them form a complete association. This association
helps them feel part of the society that they live. According to Jenaabadi and Rigi (2014), the
process of relationship formation is like a learning process where a person learns how to respond
to the environment around them constructively. The kind of bond that develops between people
depends on the intrigues that the figure of association has on its subject. For instance, if a child
feels insecure with an adult, they may become emotionally alienated and seek for an appealing
source of love. Relationship formation is not only a child concept as it continues outside the
home environment where adults try to develop bonds with their friends and their loved ones
(Sestito & Sica, 2014). For instance, when an individual chooses to engage in love with opposite
sex the attachment complexes play a significant role in completing the process. However, it is
crucial to highlight that psychologists argue that the success of relationship formation in
adulthood depends on the emotional relationship of a child in their infant age (Honari & Saremi,
2015). Notably, attachment styles can be safe or unsafe. Unsafe associations such as anxiety,
avoidance, fear and dismissal make individuals retracted from reality, and they may exhibit