Passing Bonds: The Intergenerational Transmission of Attachment Styles to Offspring

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dc.contributor.authorSantarem Barbosa, Mariana
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-24T21:06:05Z
dc.date.available2025-09-24T21:06:05Z
dc.date.issued2025-03-10
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines how attachment styles are transmitted from caregivers to children and their impact on the mental health of the offspring, as well as their relationships with themselves and others. Different attachment styles and risk factors that lead to insecure attachments are examined. The paper also examines how caregiver behaviours influence a child's internal working model. Research is reviewed to show that secure and insecure attachment relationships primarily stem from maternal sensitivity, past relationship dynamics, parental mental health, and environmental influences. This capstone aims to support psychoeducational and counselling interventions. It integrates mentalizing, attachment-based interventions, and psychodynamics to help caregivers foster healthier attachment styles in their children, ultimately reducing the negative developmental effects of poor attachment patterns across generations.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/4719
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.institutionCity University of Seattle (CityU)
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
dc.subjectattachment
dc.subjectintergenerational transmission
dc.subjectparenting
dc.subjectattachment styles
dc.subjectinternal working models
dc.subjectinsecure attachment
dc.titlePassing Bonds: The Intergenerational Transmission of Attachment Styles to Offspring
dc.typeCapstone
thesis.degree.disciplineCounselling Psychology
thesis.degree.grantorCity University of Seattle (CityU)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Counselling
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