From Psychologies · Laurena Valette · · 1m
What You Imagine When Thinking of Couples Reveals Attachment Style
Your spontaneous couple scenes hint at your attachment style.
In brief
Your spontaneous couple scenes hint at your attachment style. People who imagine others in their future scenarios often have anxious attachment, while those who project alone may avoid relationships. Originally reported by Psychologies.
Spontaneous couple scenes reveal attachment style
The scenes you imagine when thinking of couples can show your attachment style according to a study in the Journal of Individual Differences.
“La scène que vous imaginez spontanément lorsque vous pensez au couple peut en dire long sur votre style d'attachement”
People imagine others in their future scenarios
Over 200 young adults were asked to imagine realistic future scenarios where others naturally appear in their projections.
“Plus de 200 jeunes adultes d'imaginer plusieurs scènes réalistes de leur futur”
Anxious attachment builds future around others
People with anxious attachment often include partners, friends, or family in their future scenarios due to a need for closeness and reassurance.
“Les personnes ayant un attachement anxieux construisent beaucoup plus souvent leur futur autour des autres”
Avoidant attachment projects alone
Those with avoidant attachment imagine scenarios where they exist alone, focusing on their resources rather than others' support.
“Les personnes présentant un attachement évitant imaginent plus volontiers des scènes où elles évoluent seules”
This is not a personality test
The study warns that imagining others doesn't automatically mean anxious attachment, and projecting alone doesn't mean avoidant attachment.
“Se projeter constamment à deux ne signifie pas automatiquement que l'on souffre d' un attachement anxieux”
The bottom line
People who imagine others in their future scenarios often have anxious attachment, while those who project alone may avoid relationships.
