Attachment Style Test

In seven minutes, the Attachment Style Test uses 36 questions to help you reflect on how you approach closeness, independence, trust, and conflict in relationships. Your result highlights characteristic tendencies and can provide a clearer starting point for understanding your relational responses and personal growth.

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How the Scales are Structured

Avoidant TypeAT

This scale measures the tendency to prioritize independence and emotional distance in close relationships, especially under stress or conflict.

example score19/24

19/24Higher avoidantexample score

0 – 17Lower avoidant

18 – 24Higher avoidant

A score of 19 falls in the Higher avoidant range, suggesting you may often manage closeness by downplaying emotions and keeping relational distance to feel secure.

Anxious TypeAT

Measures sensitivity to rejection and the tendency to seek reassurance and closeness in relationships due to fear of abandonment.

example score9/24

9/24Moderateexample score

0 – 7Low

8 – 15Moderate

16 – 24High

A score of 9 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting occasional worries about rejection and periodic reassurance-seeking without these patterns consistently dominating your relationships.

Attachment Security LevelASL

Measures how securely you tend to form stable, supportive bonds and cope with relational stress.

example score16/24

16/24Moderate securityexample score

0 – 8Low security

9 – 17Moderate security

18 – 24High security

A score of 16 indicates moderate attachment security, suggesting you value closeness and can maintain relationships but may feel less steady under stress at times.

Attachment Insecurity LevelAIL

Measures how strongly relationship stress triggers insecurity and difficulty trusting a partner.

example score9/24

9/24Moderate insecurityexample score

0 – 6Low insecurity

7 – 13Moderate insecurity

14 – 24High insecurity

A score of 9 falls in the Moderate insecurity range, suggesting some relationship-related worries (e.g., abandonment or feeling trapped) that may show up under stress but are not pervasive.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Relationship pattern seekers

41%OF USERS

People who notice recurring issues like jealousy, clinginess, or shutting down and want a clear picture of their attachment habits.

Newly dating or committed

34%OF USERS

People entering a new relationship or deepening commitment who want to understand how they handle closeness, trust, and conflict.

Post-breakup self-reflectors

25%OF USERS

People processing a breakup who want to make sense of what happened and identify changes for healthier relationships next time.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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See How You Compare

Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

Shaded area — where most people score

Dot — the average

You — your score lands on each curve after the test— your score, after the test

Avoidant TypeAT

You?

Average9.8

Typical rangeTypical6.5 – 13.1

Possible0 – 24

Anxious TypeAT

You?

Average6

Typical rangeTypical2.2 – 9.9

Possible0 – 24

Level of Attachment SecurityLoAS

You?

Average7.9

Typical rangeTypical4.2 – 11.6

Possible0 – 24

Level of Attachment InsecurityLoAI

You?

Average15.6

Typical rangeTypical12.6 – 18.6

Possible0 – 24

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

To begin, think of one person who is especially important to you and your relationship with that person. This may be a current relationship or a recent relationship you recall. Unless otherwise specified, the terms “partner” and “relationship” in this questionnaire refer to the person and relationship you selected. The first section assesses secure versus insecure attachment. One set of items is intended to clarify how you feel about yourself and how you perceive yourself within the relationship. You will first answer questions about your feelings, and then questions about what you think and what you do to improve the relationship. Another set of items focuses on the actions you actively take to achieve a sense of security in the relationship. These items will primarily address your beliefs and behaviors. The second section assesses manifestations of insecure attachment. This section is intended to clarify how often you experience insecurity associated with anxious or avoidant attachment. Even if the first section indicates a secure attachment pattern, there are many ways to respond to stress; therefore, this section is intended for all respondents. Each item presents two response options. Keep the same relationship in mind as in the first section.

- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often

These are 3 of the 36 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

Attachment Style Test - Description and methodology of the test

close relationships

attachment

People considering an attachment style quiz can use this questionnaire to examine how they respond to closeness, independence, trust, and tension in an intimate relationship. The Attachment Style Test is intended for people who want a structured way to reflect on recurring relational patterns. Its result organizes those responses into interpretable tendencies rather than assigning a fixed identity.

What This Assessment Explores

The questionnaire examines how someone manages closeness, boundaries, trust, and conflict when a relationship feels uncertain or demanding, making it a relationship attachment test for everyday relational patterns. Items cover self-neglect, rejection sensitivity, reassurance seeking, privacy, anger, compromise, separation, and repair. The result describes attachment-related tendencies in everyday relationships rather than a complete personality profile or diagnosis.

The result is organized into four displayed dimensions:

Avoidant Type (0-24) measures distancing and emotional restraint; Lower avoidant: 0-17; Higher avoidant: 18-24.
Anxious Type (0-24) measures rejection sensitivity and reassurance-seeking; Low: 0-7; Moderate: 8-15; High: 16-24.
Attachment Security Level (0-24) measures capacity for stable, supportive connection; Low security: 0-8; Moderate security: 9-17; High security: 18-24.
Attachment Insecurity Level (0-24) measures difficulty coping with relational stress and trusting a partner; Low insecurity: 0-6; Moderate: 7-13; High: 14-24.

Methodology and Scientific Basis

This adult attachment test uses self-report. Its response format includes statements answered with Rarely, Sometimes, or Often, alongside paired alternatives indicating different preferences or reactions. Themes cover current relationship experiences, conflict habits, and earlier family impressions.

Responses yield four displayed scores. No standardised scoring, population norms, or validation evidence are stated, so the bands should be read descriptively rather than as validated thresholds. Read the profile across dimensions and in light of recent relationship circumstances, not as a permanent trait.

Hazan and Shaver (1987) supply the link between romantic relationships and attachment processes. Bartholomew and Horowitz (1991) offer a four-category model relevant to security, anxiety, and avoidance, while Collins and Read (1990) connect adult working models with relationship quality. The questionnaire is conceptually consistent with these sources, but is not established as a standardized reproduction or validated adaptation of any published instrument.

Memory, self-awareness, candid reporting, and current stress can shape answers. The result is most useful as structured reflection on recurring reactions and relationship needs; it cannot explain the causes of difficulty or predict how a relationship will develop.

Author: Cindy Hazan, Phillip R. Shaver

Literature:

Hazan, C., & Shaver, P. R. (1987). Romantic love conceptualized as an attachment process. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 52(3), 511-524. 10.1037/0022-3514.52.3.511
Bartholomew, K., & Horowitz, L. M. (1991). Attachment styles among young adults: A test of a four-category model. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 61(2), 226-244. 10.1037/0022-3514.61.2.226
Collins, N. L., & Read, S. J. (1990). Adult attachment, working models, and relationship quality in dating couples. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 58(4), 644-663. 10.1037/0022-3514.58.4.644

Updated: 2025-10-02

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