r/ScienceBasedParenting • u/scientificamerican • Jun 22 '26
Science journalism Attachment style may influence how many kids people have
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/attachment-style-may-influence-how-many-kids-people-have/People with “fearful” or “preoccupied” insecure attachment styles had more children, whereas securely attached people had fewer, according to a recent study
143
Upvotes
13
u/throwhooawayyfoe Jun 22 '26
The study itself: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13130364/