Attachment Theory and Gay Male Relationships: A Scoping Review

The purpose of this project was to explore the attachment-related research for gay male couples. We conducted a scoping study that included a search in 9 academic databases for related research that first identified over 17,000 articles and were distilled down to 55 articles for the full review included here. Qualitative content analysis was used to identify emergent themes related to attachment theory and gay male relationships. The results are summarized, areas for further research are identified, and practice implications are suggested.