Evolution and attachment

Petrovich, Slobodan B.; Gewirtz, Jacob L.; Hess, Eckhard H.

doi:10.1016/s0163-6383(86)80293-4

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...

Ethology and Attachment1

Citation Types

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Year Published

2000

Publication Types

Select...

Article1

Relationship

Self Cite1

Independent0

Authors

Journals

Cited by 1 publication

(1 citation statement)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Two decades ago, Bowlby (1969/1982) attributed the evolutionary origins of attachment to predatory selection pressure, a view that is still widely held by researchers of human development and by authors of texts of child development (e.g., Sroufe & Cooper, 1988). In contrast, from the perspective of contemporary ethology, the most plausible ultimate explanation of the origins of attachment is that behaviors denoting attachment increase the inclusive fitness of the individual whose mode of reproduction is characterized by intricate patterns of parental investment (Petrovich & Gewirtz, 1985; Petrovich, Gewirtz, & Hess, 1986).…”

Section: Ethology and Attachmentmentioning

confidence: 99%