on attachment
idiom
British
: working for a limited time in a particular place
—usually + to
She's on attachment to Australia for a month.
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But research on attachment theory tells us that frequent reassurance-seeking is often driven by attachment anxiety, not unresolved issues.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Her PhD in child and adolescent psychology informs her work on attachment, relationships, and emotional safety.
—Dr. Amy Tran, CNBC, 25 Dec. 2025
Research on attachment and conflict beliefs helps explain why this happens.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The concept is based on attachment theory, which includes our early experiences in attachment relationships (e.g., with our parent/s or other caregivers) forming the foundation of our well-being.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 29 Aug. 2023
As an increasing number of psychologists step into the role of mental-health influencer, opening the door to fame and financial incentives, their posts—on attachment styles or unresolved trauma or whatever else might be the disorder du jour—are reaching millions of people.
—Time, 24 Aug. 2023
Jacobs agrees with Büscher on the finding’s potential value but notes that designers working on attachment problems might not readily become aware of such discoveries in insect physiology.
—Gary Hartley, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2022
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Her PhD in child and adolescent psychology informs her work on attachment, relationships, and emotional safety.
—Dr. Amy Tran, CNBC, 25 Dec. 2025
Research on attachment and conflict beliefs helps explain why this happens.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The concept is based on attachment theory, which includes our early experiences in attachment relationships (e.g., with our parent/s or other caregivers) forming the foundation of our well-being.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 29 Aug. 2023
As an increasing number of psychologists step into the role of mental-health influencer, opening the door to fame and financial incentives, their posts—on attachment styles or unresolved trauma or whatever else might be the disorder du jour—are reaching millions of people.
—Time, 24 Aug. 2023
Jacobs agrees with Büscher on the finding’s potential value but notes that designers working on attachment problems might not readily become aware of such discoveries in insect physiology.
—Gary Hartley, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2022
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