Attachment Style Test
Based on Hazan & Shaver's adult attachment theory and the Experiences in Close Relationships scale. Your attachment style — formed in childhood — governs how you behave in every romantic relationship. Most people have never had this explained to them.
Attachment Style Test
24 questions based on the ECR attachment scale. Your attachment style — formed in childhood — explains almost everything about your relationships.
~4 minutes · Based on ECR scale (Brennan et al. 1998)
01 /How to Play
- Answer 24 statements about how you typically feel and behave in close relationships.
- Respond based on your general patterns, not one specific relationship.
- Rate each statement from 1 (not at all like me) to 5 (very much like me).
- Your scores on Anxiety and Avoidance dimensions determine your attachment style.
- Results explain what your style means for your relationships.
02 /The Science
Attachment theory, originated by John Bowlby and extended by Mary Ainsworth, identifies how early caregiver relationships create internal working models that persist into adulthood. Hazan and Shaver (1987) demonstrated these patterns manifest in adult romantic relationships. The Experiences in Close Relationships scale (Brennan et al., 1998) identifies two dimensions: Attachment Anxiety (fear of abandonment) and Attachment Avoidance (discomfort with closeness). These two axes produce four attachment styles: Secure (low anxiety, low avoidance), Anxious-Preoccupied (high anxiety, low avoidance), Dismissive-Avoidant (low anxiety, high avoidance), and Fearful-Avoidant (high anxiety, high avoidance).
03 /Pro Tips
- Attachment styles are not permanent — they shift with secure relationship experiences.
- Knowing your style is the first step toward changing patterns that don't serve you.
- Two anxiously-attached partners amplify each other's fears — awareness helps.
- Dismissive-avoidants often don't recognize their own patterns — notice any resistance.
- Therapy (especially attachment-focused) measurably shifts insecure attachment styles.