| Parental attachment, drug use, and facultative sexual strategies. | |
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PMID: 7481923 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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It is often asserted that sexual promiscuity and drug abuse appears to share a common etiology in poor parental attachment. This study explores this claim empirically among 480 college students. Other variables--religiosity, masculinity/femininity, sex, age, and physical appearance--that may enhance or reduce the incidence of promiscuity and drug use were included in multivariate analyses. Parental attachment was significantly related to both variables, and the combination of poor parental attachment and drug use was a strong predictor of promiscuity for both males and females. In multivariate analyses, religiosity was the most important predictor of promiscuity for males, and attachment was the most important for females. The findings are examined guided by the three desiderata commonly accepted as relevant to biosocial attachment theory. |
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Authors:
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A Walsh |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Social biology Volume: 42 ISSN: 0037-766X ISO Abbreviation: Soc Biol Publication Date: 1995 Spring-Summer |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1995-12-01 Completed Date: 1995-12-01 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0205621 Medline TA: Soc Biol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 95-107 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Criminal Justice Administration, Boise State University, Idaho 83725, USA. |
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Adolescent Adult Cross-Sectional Studies Female Gender Identity Humans Incidence Male Object Attachment* Parent-Child Relations* Personality Assessment Risk Factors Sexual Behavior* Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology*, psychology |
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