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Attachment as an Organizational Framework for Research on Close Relationships
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Recent years have witnessed a proliferation of research on close relationships and the emergence of a new relationship subdiscipline within the social sciences. To date, the new science of relationships has been dominated by data. This article is based on the conviction that progress now hinges on the development of theory to organize and interpret extant findings and to guide future investigations. Through a selective but extensive review of the major bodies of empirical literature, we attempt to show that attachment theory can incorporate a broad range of findings on adult relationships. In addition, attachment theory addresses an impressive array of research questions concerning the functions, emotional dynamics, evolutionary origins, and developmental pathways of human affectional bonds. We conclude that a comprehensive theory of close relationships is both desirable and, with the integration of existing theories and concepts, currently achievable.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Hazan, C., & Shaver, P. R.
- Venue
- Psychological Inquiry
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1994-01
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-22
- ISSN
- 1047-840X (ISSN-L)
- 1532-7965
- OpenAlex
- W2152938859
- Cited by
- 2,059
- References
- 13
- FWCI
- 41.81
- Type
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- Language
- en
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