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Attachment Theory as an Integrative Framework for Family Counseling

College of Education, University of New Mexico.

Contemporary attachment theory may serve as an integrative framework for anticipating and explaining individual behavior in close adult relationships. This discussion briefly introduces the theory and reviews recent findings from several theory-derived studies. In light of these findings, the potential value of an attachment theory perspective on important family dynamics such as affect and distance regulation, cognitive processess, dysfunctional family alignments, and intergenerational patterns is explored.

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