It's for fun and self-reflection. It isn't a psychological test and it can't diagnose anything. If relationships are causing you real distress, a licensed therapist is the right person to talk to.
The quiz runs in your browser and saves nothing. You'll see your two underlying scores, how they map onto the four styles, and a few gentle ideas for each.
How the attachment style test works
- 1Rate 24 statementsFrom strongly disagree to strongly agree, thinking about romantic relationships in general.
- 2Get two scoresHalf the statements measure attachment anxiety and half measure avoidance. Some count in reverse.
- 3See all four stylesYour two scores combine into a percentage for secure, anxious, avoidant and fearful-avoidant.
- 4Reflect, or shareRead what your style means, or copy a link to show a partner.
The four attachment styles
Each style is a pattern in how people handle closeness and distance:
- Secure: comfortable with closeness and with independence. Trusts partners and says what they need.
- Anxious (also called anxious-preoccupied): wants a lot of closeness, and worries about losing it.
- Avoidant (also called dismissive-avoidant): values independence, and pulls back when things get too close.
- Fearful-avoidant: wants closeness, but finds it hard to trust.
Where attachment theory comes from
Attachment theory was developed by psychiatrist John Bowlby, and in the 1980s researchers extended it to adult relationships (Wikipedia). Adult attachment is usually described with four styles: secure, anxious-preoccupied, dismissive-avoidant and fearful-avoidant (Wikipedia).
Many research questionnaires score two things, attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance, and combine them to place people in those four styles (Wikipedia). This quiz works the same way, with our own statements. They haven't been scientifically tested, so your result is a starting point for reflection, not a measurement.
How to read your attachment style results
Low anxiety and low avoidance point to secure. High anxiety with low avoidance points to anxious, the reverse points to avoidant, and both high point to fearful-avoidant. Most people are a mix, and the percentages show how close you are to each style.
Your answers can depend on your current relationship or a recent breakup, so take the quiz when you're feeling settled, and retake it later if you like.
If your result worries you
A quiz can't see the whole picture of your life. If the same patterns keep hurting your relationships, a licensed therapist can help you understand them and change them. That kind of support works best with a real person.
Updated October 2026