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Life history as an integrative theoretical framework advancing the understanding of the attachment system

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2009

Daniel J. Kruger
Daniel J. Kruger
Affiliation:
Health Behaviour & Health Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029. djk2012@gmail.comhttp://www-personal.umich.edu/~kruger
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Abstract

Evolutionary Life History Theory (LHT) is a powerful framework that can be used for understanding behavioral strategies as contingent adaptations to environmental conditions. Del Giudice uses LHT as a foundation for describing the attachment process as an evolved psychological system which evaluates life conditions and chooses reproductive strategies appropriate in the developmental environment, integrating findings across several literatures.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 32 , Issue 1 , February 2009 , pp. 34 - 35
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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