Answer quickly and honestly, about how you usually are, not how you would like to be. There are no right answers.
What this test measures
Adult attachment research has shown that the way we bond with partners, and sometimes close friends, can be described with two dimensions. Attachment anxiety is how much you worry about rejection or abandonment. Attachment avoidance is how uncomfortable you are with closeness and depending on others.
Your position on these two dimensions places you in one of four styles: secure, anxious, avoidant (also called dismissive) or fearful-avoidant (also called disorganized).
How it works
You answer 18 statements about your close relationships, from strongly disagree to strongly agree. Half measure anxiety, half measure avoidance, and some are reversed so the test cannot be gamed by agreeing with everything.
The questions were written for Inner Map following the two-dimension model established by Brennan, Clark and Shaver (1998) and refined by Fraley and colleagues. Your scores are calculated instantly on your device.
What you get
Your attachment style, your exact position on both dimensions, and five short chapters: how you love, what you need, how you react under stress, where the pattern often comes from, and concrete ways to grow toward more security.
Attachment styles are not life sentences. Research shows they can shift with safe relationships, self-awareness and support, which is why Inner Map lets you retake the test and see your progress.
The four attachment styles
Your privacy
Inner Map calculates your result entirely in your browser. Your answers are never sent to a server, never sold and never used for advertising. There is no account to create and no email to give.
If you share your result, the link contains only your scores, never your individual answers. Your last results are saved on your own device so you can compare them over time, and you can clear them anytime by clearing your browser data.
Frequently asked questions
What are the four attachment styles?
Secure (comfortable with closeness and independence), anxious (craves closeness, fears abandonment), avoidant (values independence, uncomfortable with too much closeness) and fearful-avoidant (wants closeness but fears it at the same time).
Can my attachment style change?
Yes. Attachment is shaped by experience, which means new experiences can change it. Stable, safe relationships, therapy and self-awareness can all move someone toward what researchers call earned security.
Is anxious attachment bad?
No style is bad. Each one is an adaptation that made sense at some point. Anxious attachment simply means your nervous system reads distance as danger, which you can learn to regulate.
Should I take this test for my partner?
It works best when you answer for yourself. If you are curious about a partner, invite them to take it, then compare results together. It can be a gentle way to start an honest conversation.
Sources
- Brennan, K. A., Clark, C. L., & Shaver, P. R. (1998). Self-report measurement of adult attachment: An integrative overview. In Attachment theory and close relationships (pp. 46-76). Guilford Press.
- Fraley, R. C., Waller, N. G., & Brennan, K. A. (2000). An item response theory analysis of self-report measures of adult attachment. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78(2), 350-365.
- Hazan, C., & Shaver, P. (1987). Romantic love conceptualized as an attachment process. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 52(3), 511-524.
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