Editorial: Attachment Theory in Educational Psychology - Frontiers
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How the emotional bonds children form with caregivers quietly determine their success in the classroom — Attachment Theory is reshaping how educators think about learning itself.
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Theory Briefing
- Bowlby's Attachment Theory, born in clinical psychology, is now being applied to explain student engagement and academic resilience in schools.
- Children with secure attachments to caregivers show stronger self-regulation in class — a key predictor of long-term educational outcomes.
- The editorial, from Turin's Department of Philosophy and Education Sciences, signals a growing academic push to embed attachment frameworks into teaching practice.