Attachment, mating, and parenting: An evolutionary interpretation

Human Nature

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 361-381

  Belsky, Jay ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment security; Facultative responses; Mating; Parenting; Reproductive strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031312519     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02913039     Document Type: Article

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