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Attachment strategies across sex, ontogeny, and relationship type

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2009

Cari D. Goetz
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712. cdgoetz@mail.utexas.eduperilloux@mail.utexas.edudbuss@psy.utexas.eduhttp://homepage.psy.utexas.edu/homepage/students/Perilloux/http://www.davidbuss.com/
Carin Perilloux
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712. cdgoetz@mail.utexas.eduperilloux@mail.utexas.edudbuss@psy.utexas.eduhttp://homepage.psy.utexas.edu/homepage/students/Perilloux/http://www.davidbuss.com/
David M. Buss
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712. cdgoetz@mail.utexas.eduperilloux@mail.utexas.edudbuss@psy.utexas.eduhttp://homepage.psy.utexas.edu/homepage/students/Perilloux/http://www.davidbuss.com/

Abstract

We propose that middle childhood female ambivalent attachment, given the adaptive problem of uncertainty of future investment, is designed to evoke immediate investment from current caregivers, rather than new investment sources. We suggest greater specificity of strategic attachment solutions to adaptive problems that differ by sex, time, and relationship type.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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