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Mother nature: Applicability to contemporary attachment styles
Matthew Jenkins1,2, Sabine Egger1
1Te Whatu Ora, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Summary
Humanity
Area of Science:
- Environmental psychology
- Sociology
- Anthropology
Background:
- Humanity's connection to nature is increasingly disrupted.
- Attachment theory provides a framework for understanding this human-nature bond.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the shifting human attachment to the natural world.
- To analyze the repercussions of nature detachment using attachment theory.
Main Methods:
- Investigated the human-nature connection through the lens of caregiver-child attachment styles.
- Utilized indigenous case studies, sociology, and anthropology.
Main Results:
- Rapid population growth and urbanization have disrupted secure attachment with nature.
- Evidence of this disruption is observable in ancient societies and maps onto contemporary attachment domains.
Conclusions:
- Re-establishing a secure attachment to nature is crucial.
- This can address mental health and environmental challenges, especially amid the climate crisis.
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