Attached
A science-based guide to understanding adult attachment styles and how they shape our romantic relationships.
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A psychiatrist and a researcher distill decades of attachment research into a friendly guide for adults. Anxious, avoidant, secure, what each style looks like in love, and how to find a healthier match.
Attached presents attachment theory adapted for adult romantic relationships, identifying three primary styles: anxious, avoidant, and secure. Authors Amir Levine and Rachel Heller argue that understanding your style and your partner's predicts relationship satisfaction.
Attached draws on real research from psychology and neuroscience, particularly the work of John Bowlby, Mary Ainsworth, and Cindy Hazan. The popular framing simplifies academic findings but is broadly consistent with mainstream attachment research.
Attached was written by Amir Levine, published in 2010 by Rodale.
Attached is 294 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Attached takes most readers 4 to 6 hours to finish.
Attached is a standalone novel by Amir Levine, not part of a series.
Attached is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
