The origin of attachment theory can be traced back to John Bowlby, who concluded that attachment is natural and a result of the infant’s instinct for survival and consequent need to be protected (Hutchinson, 2013). Attachment is described as the emotional bond characterized by a reciprocal relationship between the infant attachment system and the caregiving system of the parent (Turner, 2005). Mary Ainsworth produced a ground-breaking study on attachment patterns in early childhood, which produced crucial empirical support for Bowlby’s thesis (Chinnery, 2016). According to Chinnery (2016), Bowlby’s thesis was that the quality of a child’s care profoundly influenced the child’s immediate and successive social and emotional development.
