Attachment in Middle Childhood: An Evolutionary-Developmental Perspective

Autor/in	Del Giudice, Marco
Titel	Attachment in Middle Childhood: An Evolutionary-Developmental Perspective
Quelle	In: New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, (2015) 148, S.15-30 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1520-3247
Schlagwörter	Attachment Behavior; Child Development; Children; Developmental Stages; Biology; Neurology; Metabolism; Physiology; Gender Differences; Genetics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Kindesentwicklung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Biologie; Neurologie; Stoffwechsel; Physiologie; Geschlechterkonflikt; Humangenetik
Abstract	Middle childhood is a key transitional stage in the development of attachment processes and representations. Here I discuss the middle childhood transition from an evolutionary-developmental perspective and show how this approach offers fresh insight into the function and organization of attachment in this life stage. I begin by presenting an integrated biological model of middle childhood and discussing the neurobiological mechanisms that support the middle childhood transition. I examine the potential role of adrenal androgens, focusing on their activational effects in interaction with early exposure to sex hormones. I then discuss three insights arising from the integrated model and apply them to the development of attachment in middle childhood. I consider the changing functions of attachment in light of social competition, the emergence of sex differences in attachment, and the model's implications for the genetics of attachment in middle childhood. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01