There has been much talk about how the first years of children's lives are what define many aspects of their adult life. Several studies have analyzed the importance of the environment in the development of the baby, and how the environment around them may or may not affect them in the future.
Now, a study conducted in two parts, with 78 years of separation between each one, found that the environment in which children grow, influences the quality of their emotional relationships In your adult life.
The study: 60 years later
This is probably one of the studies that has had the longest duration, as the first part of it was carried out in 1938 and in 2016 the second part was carried out, in which we can find the results that we will share below.
Published in the magazine Psychological Science, the study, which focused solely on men, found that those who during their childhood grew up in a caring, understanding and welcoming environment, they had stronger relationships and managed their emotions better.
Through the collection of information of 81 men during their adolescence, and later during the decades of their 80s and 90s, this study sought to verify the existing hypothesis that the affectionate relationship between parents and children could predict a higher level of security in terms of attachment with their partner in adult life.
The results found that there was indeed a positive relationship between growing up in a more welcoming environment during childhood and greater security of attachment to their partners more than 60 years later.
This is because Growing up in an environment of love, men were able to better regulate their emotions in their adult lives, especially during stressful situations, which helped them have more stable relationships.
Once again, we can verify that the environment and environment in which our children develop during their first years of life are extremely important, and that the type of attachment they receive can define their mental health in adulthood, so their emotional and physical well-being should always be our priority as parents.
