Attachment Style Test

Learn how you form close relationships and why some bonds feel easy or hard in about 11 minutes. Get clear insights into your attachment style and practical next steps for healthier connections.

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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How the Scales are Structured

example score

3/15

Secure (S)

Measures the degree to which you tend to feel secure, trusting, and comfortable with closeness and mutual support in relationships.

Low secure

Moderate secure

High secure

0 – 5: Low secure | 6 – 10: Moderate secure | 11 – 15: High secure

A score of 3 falls in the Low secure range, suggesting you may find consistent trust, openness, or emotional safety in close relationships harder to access at times.

example score

3/15

Anxious (A)

Measures the tendency toward anxious attachment patterns such as fear of rejection, heightened need for reassurance, and self-sacrificing behavior in close relationships.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 5: Low | 6 – 10: Moderate | 11 – 15: High

A score of 3 falls in the Low range, suggesting anxious attachment concerns are generally minimal and may show up only occasionally under stress or uncertainty.

example score

4/15

Anxious-Avoidant (AA)

Measures the degree to which you experience a push–pull pattern in close relationships, wanting intimacy while also pulling away due to mistrust or insecurity.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 5: Low | 6 – 10: Moderate | 11 – 15: High

A score of 4 falls in the Low range, suggesting this ambivalent closeness-versus-distance pattern is less prominent for you in intimate relationships.

example score

8/15

Dismissive-Avoidant (DA)

Measures the tendency to downplay intimacy and create emotional or physical distance in close relationships.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 5: Low | 6 – 10: Moderate | 11 – 15: High

A score of 8 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable but not dominant pattern of dismissing closeness and leaning toward independence when relationships feel emotionally demanding.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Relationship Pattern Seekers

41%OF USERS

People who notice repeating conflicts or distance in dating or long-term relationships and want to understand their emotional patterns.

Healing After a Breakup

33%OF USERS

Those recovering from a painful separation who want clarity on what went wrong and how to choose healthier connections next time.

Therapy and Coaching Clients

26%OF USERS

Individuals already doing personal growth work who want a clear attachment-style result to guide conversations and practical changes.

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

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Safe (reliable) (S()

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Anxious (A)

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Avoidant-dismissive (A)

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4.1

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

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- Yes
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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

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Attachment Style Test - Symptoms and Signs

close relationships

love

attachment

This measure is designed to screen for patterns of attachment-related thoughts, emotions, and behaviors in close relationships. The Attachment Style Test provides a structured self-report format to help identify a respondent’s predominant attachment tendencies and areas that may contribute to recurrent relational distress.

It consists of 60 items and typically takes about 11 minutes to complete. Results are commonly interpreted as reflecting broad attachment style categories (e.g., secure, anxious, avoidant), and may be used to support clinical case formulation, treatment planning, and psychoeducation. The Attachment Style Test is not a diagnostic instrument and should be considered in the context of clinical interview, history, and other assessment data.

Author: John Bowlby, Mary D. Salter Ainsworth

Literature: Mikulincer, M., & Shaver, P. R. Attachment in adulthood: Structure, dynamics, and change. Guilford Press. 2007.