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RubyRaven907 t1_iwvsurl wrote

Reply to comment by AaronRodgersToe in Psychologists demonstrate why feeling appreciated is particularly important for avoidantly attached individuals by chrisdh79

That it’s dated make it any less relevant? I’m sincere in asking this.

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BrainlessPhD t1_iwwaht4 wrote

No, it's one of the few social psychology theories that has really withstood the test of time and many, many replications. There are some relevant criticisms that it takes a fairly Western perspective (See a recent PNAS paper arguing that its conceptualization of child socioemotional development is not universal across cultures), but the theory has roots in Mary Ainsworth's work studying family dynamics in Uganda, so it's not completely based only on Western research.

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RubyRaven907 t1_iwwbwe7 wrote

I’m so glad you guys didn’t burn down Attachment Theory because my own parenting philosophy relied heavily on it! Thanks @aaronrogerstoe too!

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