Attachment Style in College Students: Family Origins and Mental Health Correlates

The ability of humans to form meaningful relationships with others is an essential aspect of our everyday lives. The relationships and bonds that form between family members and with peers is a common source of both happiness and support. This paper will provide a review of attachment theory, propose a method for measuring and categorizing various styles of attachment and attachment behaviors, and consider family factors that influence attachment style, and the mental health correlates that are related to an individual’s attachment style.