Attachment styles are classified into secure, anxious-preoccupied, dismissive-avoidant, and fearful-avoidant categories.

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Is it true that attachment styles are classified into secure, anxious-preoccupied, dismissive-avoidant, and fearful-avoidant categories?

Yes. Attachment theory literature, particularly in adult psychology, widely classifies attachment styles into the four specific categories of secure, anxious-preoccupied, dismissive-avoidant, and fearful-avoidant.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 3 sources for, 0 against · Last checked 5 Aug 2026

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Wikipedia: Attachment theory

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Wikipedia: Attachment theory. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attachment_theory

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OpenAIRE: An exploration of marital interaction: the relationship between Gottman's conflict resolution style and 'four horsemen', attachment theory, perception, gender and marital satisfaction

2006

Refers to participants classified into secure and avoidant (dismissive or fearful) attachment categories.

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OpenAIRE: An exploration of marital interaction: the relationship between Gottman's conflict resolution style and 'four horsemen', attachment theory, perception, gender and marital satisfaction. (2006). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.25916/sut.26255762.v1

OpenAIRE: Relationship of Suicidal Ideation and Behavior to Attachment Style in Patients with Major Depression

2015

States attachment styles are classified as secure, preoccupied, fearful, and dismissing.

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OpenAIRE: Relationship of Suicidal Ideation and Behavior to Attachment Style in Patients with Major Depression. (2015). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.5152/npa.2015.7459

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