Relationships & Bonds

Attachment Styles Assessment

Measure your relationship anxiety and avoidance dimensions to discover your adult attachment style.

3–4 min min
24 questions
100% On-Device
Relationships & Bonds
About this Assessment

Adult attachment in romantic relationships is described across two independent dimensions: Anxiety (how much you worry about your partner’s availability and fear abandonment) and Avoidance (how much discomfort you experience with emotional intimacy and mutual dependence). Crossing both axes produces four distinct attachment styles grounded in unique behavioral regulation mechanisms.

Test Questions

Question 1 of 244%

I worry that my partner might stop loving me.

Strongly DisagreeStrongly Agree

Evaluated Psychological Dimensions

This diagnostic calibrates your profile across the following psychometric axes:

Attachment AnxietyAxis 1

Worry regarding partner availability, sensitivity to perceived distance, and active need for reassurance.

Attachment AvoidanceAxis 2

Discomfort with emotional intimacy and mutual dependence, strong preference for self-reliance, and emotional privacy.

Discoverable Archetypes & Result Profiles

Completing the assessment synthesizes your choices into one of 4 distinct archetype profiles:

Secure Attachment

Trust in the bond, natural intimacy, and calm autonomy without defensive alarms

Secure

You generally feel comfortable with both close connection and personal autonomy within romantic relationships. Your attachment system does not require defensive barriers against intimacy, nor does it excessively amplify the search for it. You trust that relationships can weather normal ups and downs without falling apart.

Direct, honest emotional communication without manipulative detoursCapacity to offer steady emotional support without compromising personal boundariesDeep-seated baseline confidence in relationship stability during periods of physical or temporal distance

Anxious-Preoccupied Attachment

Deep sensitivity to the bond, active closeness seeking, and reassuring presence

Hyperactivation

Your partner’s availability and commitment matter deeply to you. Your characteristic way of managing this importance is through a hyperactivation strategy: your internal attachment alarm tends to remain active, prompting you to seek frequent closeness and reassurance. Silences, ambiguity, or physical distance easily generate internal disquiet.

Immense capacity for emotional devotion, empathy, and heartfelt investmentHigh emotional radar attuned to subtle shifts in relationship atmosphereGenuine commitment and persistent dedication to nurturing the partnership

Dismissive-Avoidant Attachment

Self-reliance as refuge, boundary preservation, and emotional composure

Deactivation

You tend to feel more comfortable with independence than with intense emotional intimacy. Your default regulatory approach is a deactivation strategy: rather than turning toward others in times of stress, your attachment system suppresses attachment needs and prioritizes self-reliance — asking for help or showing vulnerability feels unnatural.

Remarkable autonomy, poise, and problem-solving composure during crisesClear recognition and respectful maintenance of personal space and individual freedomGrounded pragmatism that tackles challenges without unnecessary relational drama

Fearful-Avoidant (Disorganized) Attachment

Oscillation between the deep desire for intimacy and the protective urge from vulnerability

Oscillation

Unlike the other styles, this pattern does not rely on a single consistent strategy — it represents an oscillation between hyperactivation and deactivation. On one hand, you deeply fear being rejected or abandoned; on the other hand, close emotional intimacy also triggers authentic distress. You long for closeness while simultaneously dreading it.

Profound psychological insight into the complex nuances and dualities of human emotionVisceral understanding of both the yearning for love and the terror of being hurtImmense capacity for self-healing and personal transformation when met with compassion

How the Scoring Engine Works

Unlike simplistic binary quizzes, YouMetrics uses multidimensional decision matrices. Each answer weights calibrated qualitative vectors, calculating trait equilibrium and providing nuanced self-reflection.

Primary affinity detection with secondary nuance resonance.
Computed on-device: zero personal data tracking.

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about taking and interpreting this assessment:

What does the "Attachment Styles Assessment" evaluate?

Measure your relationship anxiety and avoidance dimensions to discover your adult attachment style. A self-discovery instrument based on the two-dimensional model of adult attachment (Bartholomew & Horowitz; Mikulincer & Shaver). It evaluates your personal tendencies across multidimensional axes to identify your dominant archetype profile.

How long does it take to complete?

The assessment features 24 questions and typically takes about 3–4 min minutes to complete at a comfortable pace.

How are archetype scores and dimensions calculated?

Each response weights decision vectors across measured dimensions (Attachment Anxiety, Attachment Avoidance). The scoring engine calculates your dominant alignment, secondary resonances, and dimensional equilibrium.

Are my responses and results stored privately?

Yes. YouMetrics is built with on-device local storage. Your responses and scores remain strictly inside your browser (localStorage) and are never sent, tracked, or saved on remote servers.

Is this test a clinical diagnosis?

No. All assessments on YouMetrics are intended for personal journaling, qualitative reflection, and educational entertainment. They do not constitute or replace professional clinical or medical evaluations.

Foundations & Context

5 Citations

This assessment is modeled after psychological frameworks, observational typologies, and comparative trait literature.

Attachment Styles Among Young Adults: A Test of a Four-Category Model(Bartholomew, K., & Horowitz, L. M.)

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (1991)

The Attachment Behavioral System in Adulthood: Activation, Psychodynamics, and Interpersonal Processes(Mikulincer, M., & Shaver, P. R.)

Advances in Experimental Social Psychology (2003, 2007)

An Item Response Theory Analysis of Self-Report Measures of Adult Attachment(Fraley, R. C., Waller, N. G., & Brennan, K. A.)

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2000)

Self-Report Measurement of Adult Attachment: An Integrative Overview(Brennan, K. A., Clark, C. L., & Shaver, P. R.)

Attachment Theory and Close Relationships (1998)

Revised Adult Attachment Scale (RAAS)(Collins, N. L.)

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (1996)