Attachment styles and later relationships: which statement best summarizes predictions for each style?

Attachment styles and later relationships: which statement best summarizes predictions for each style?

• A. Secure attachment predicts unhealthy relationships and mistrust; insecure-avoidant predicts closeness; insecure-resistant predicts independence; disorganized predicts stability.
• B. Secure attachment predicts anxiety in relationships; insecure-avoidant predicts high sociability; insecure-resistant predicts low need for closeness; disorganized predicts high predictability.
• C. Secure attachment predicts healthier relationships and trust; insecure-avoidant linked to difficulty with closeness; insecure-resistant linked to clinginess and fear of abandonment; disorganized linked to instability and higher risk of maladaptive relationships.
• D. Attachment styles have no bearing on later relationships.

Answer: (C)