kötdési
Kötődési is a Hungarian term referring to the emotional bond between a child and their caregiver. In English, this concept is known as attachment. The closest standard Hungarian term is kötődési, and it is used in psychology to describe how early relationships influence a person’s sense of security, emotion regulation, and behavior later in life.
The concept was developed by British psychologist John Bowlby and, later, American researcher Mary Ainsworth. Bowlby
The four primary attachment patterns are secure, anxious-ambivalent, anxious-avoidant, and disorganized/disoriented. Secure attachment emerges from reliable,
Cross-cultural research shows that distributions of attachment styles vary across societies, but the basic idea—that early
Applications of attachment theory include guiding parenting interventions, improving foster and adoptive care, and informing clinical