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Sex, attachment, and the development of reproductive strategies.

The Behavioral and brain sciences - 1 Feb 2009

Del Giudice Marco

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This target article presents an integrated evolutionary model of the development of attachment and human reproductive strategies. It is argued that sex differences in attachment emerge in middle childhood, have adaptive significance in both children and adults, and are part of sex-specific life history strategies. Early psychosocial stress and insecure attachment act as cues of environmental risk, and tend to...

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PMID: 19210806
DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X09000016

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