Clinical theorists have suggested that disturbed attachments are central to borderline
personality disorder (BPD) psychopathology. This article reviews 13 empirical studies that …

This paper explores the development of BPD as it might emerge in the child's early
interpersonal reactions and how such reactions might evolve into the interpersonal pattern …

This target article presents an integrated evolutionary model of the development of
attachment and human reproductive strategies. It is argued that sex differences in …

The current article examines changes over time in a commonly used measure of adult
attachment style. A cross-temporal meta-analysis was conducted on 94 samples of …

Factor analytic studies describe three sectors of borderline personality disorder
psychopathology: affective, behavioral, and interpersonal (1). The first two of these sectors …

Bowlby's (1969/1982) attachment theory has generated an enormous body of research and
conceptual elaborations. Although attachment theory and research propose that attachment …

Anxiety disorders represent a common but often debilitating form of psychopathology in both
children and adults. While there is a growing understanding of the etiology and maintenance …

Gene–environment interactions interpreted in terms of differential susceptibility may play a
large part in the explanation of individual differences in human development. Reviewing …

▪ Abstract The conceptual and methodological issues involved in the study of gene-
environment correlations (rGE) and interactions (GxE) are discussed in historical context …

According to attachment theory, attachment style derives from social experiences throughout
the life span. The authors tested this expectation by examining associations between the …