About us

A Chinese-language self-assessment site built on attachment theory. We translate decades of academic research into plain language you can use in five minutes, to spend less energy attacking yourself and more on understanding yourself.

Who we are

Attachment Style Test is a Chinese-language, attachment-theory-based self-assessment site. In a few minutes we help you see your pattern in relationships—not to label you, but to hand you a map you can edit.

The team is made up of editors and writers who have long been interested in intimate relationships, attachment theory, and personal growth. We are not therapists and do not provide clinical services. Our role is translation: to take decades of academic research and turn it into a guide a Chinese reader can read in five minutes, use today, and try one small action.

Why we built this

Many people get stuck in "what is wrong with me" or "does he even love me", attacking themselves on repeat. We want to take the attachment framework—validated by countless studies—and present it in plain language, so you spend less energy fighting yourself and more on understanding yourself.

Over fifty years of attachment research points to one core conclusion: attachment patterns are learned, therefore they can be relearned. We want you to see that path.

Our editorial stance

All content on this site is compiled from publicly available academic research and science-communication materials. We do not originate theory. Every claim can be traced back to the work of researchers and therapists such as Bowlby, Ainsworth, Hazan & Shaver, Mary Main, Mikulincer & Shaver, Sue Johnson, Levine, and Tatkin. Specific references appear in the "Further reading" section of each article and in the Sources category page.

Our stance aligns with mainstream attachment research: an attachment pattern is not a character flaw, not a moral label, and not an unchangeable destiny. It is an internal working model shaped by early experience, operating continuously in present relationships, and rewritable through new experience. Understanding it is already half the change.

Where the content comes from

Our tests and articles align with mainstream attachment research: from Bowlby's "secure base", to Ainsworth's "Strange Situation", to Hazan & Shaver's extension into adult love, to Mary Main's disorganized category. We also draw on public science communication works such as Levine's Attached and Johnson's Hold Me Tight.

Specifically, the theoretical framework draws on the following works:

• Bowlby, J. (1969/1982). Attachment and Loss (3 vols.).
• Ainsworth, M. D. S. (1978). Patterns of attachment. American Psychologist.
• Hazan, C. & Shaver, P. (1987). Romantic love conceptualized as an attachment process. JPSP.
• Main, M. & Goldwyn, R. (1984). Adult attachment scoring and classification system (AAI).
• Mikulincer, M. & Shaver, P. R. (2016). Attachment in Adulthood. Guilford Press.
• Johnson, S. (2008). Hold Me Tight. Little, Brown.
• Levine, A. & Heller, R. (2010). Attached. Tarcher.
• Tatkin, S. (2012). Wired for Love. New Harbinger.

Our editorial process

Every article and every test item goes through three steps:

1. Sourcing — pulling core findings from public academic literature, textbooks, and science-communication works by well-known therapists.
2. Structured writing — rewriting in language a Chinese reader can read directly, removing jargon, adding concrete examples and small actionable steps.
3. Cross-checking — fact-checking every citation (names, years, book titles, core claims) and flagging any controversy or simplification.

Articles are headed with "Authors: Attachment Style Test Editorial Team", "Compiled from public academic sources", and a last-updated date. Edits leave a timestamp at the end of the article.

How we handle your data

The test runs entirely in your browser locally. We do not collect, upload, or store your answers. The site's analytics (GA4) and ads (AdSense) only load after you explicitly click "Accept". See our Privacy Policy for details.

Our limitations, stated honestly

We have to be honest about a few things:

• This site is educational science communication, not clinical diagnosis or psychotherapy. Any attachment-style self-test result is "a snapshot", not a substitute for a licensed counselor's professional evaluation.
• We do not hold credentials in psychology, counseling, or psychiatry. Our work is to organize existing research into something more readable, not to provide professional advice.
• Attachment theory is still evolving; new research continues to emerge. Our content reflects the mainstream consensus as of publication date, not "the final answer".
• If you are experiencing serious emotional distress, relationship violence, post-traumatic stress, or self-harm thoughts, please contact a licensed counselor or psychiatrist immediately—do not rely solely on this site.

Updates and feedback

We continuously update articles and tests as new research emerges, user feedback arrives, or content checks surface issues. If you spot a factual error, an inaccurate citation, or a wording that could mislead, please write to [email protected].

What we are not

This site is educational self-assessment. It does not constitute any form of clinical diagnosis or treatment. If you are experiencing serious emotional distress, please seek professional help locally.