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Attachment, reproduction, and life history trade-offs: A broader view of human mating

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2009

Lane Beckes  and
Jeffry A. Simpson
Lane Beckes
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455. becke119@umn.edusimps108@umn.edu
Jeffry A. Simpson
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455. becke119@umn.edusimps108@umn.edu
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Abstract

In this commentary, we attempt to broaden thinking and dialogue about how our ancestral past might have affected attachment and reproductive strategies. We highlight the theoretical benefits of formulating specific predictions of how different sources of stress might impact attachment and reproductive strategies differently, and we integrate some of these ideas with another recent evolutionary model of human mating.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 32 , Issue 1 , February 2009 , pp. 23 - 24
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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