#451 Nicole Barbaro: Attachment Theory, Behavior Genetics, Intimate Partner Violence, and Spanking
RECORDED ON MARCH 18th 2021.
Dr. Nicole Barbaro is Educational Research Scientist for WGU Labs, an Adjunct Professor at Utah Valley University, and the Communications Officer for the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Her interests are in human sexual psychology and behavior, including application of life history theory and sperm competition theory.
In this episode, we focus on attachment theory and behavioral genetics. We dissect attachment theory, going through topics like the different attachment styles; their relationship with personality; what we know about the behavioral genetics of attachment; the shared and the non-shared environment; the evolution of attachment; and environment unpredictability. We discuss the relationship between anxious attachment and intimate partner violence. We talk about a recent paper on the effects of spanking on psychosocial outcomes. Finally, we discuss the relationship between behavioral genetics and evolutionary psychology, and we end with a question from a patron of the show.
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Intro
Attachment styles
Attachment in different relationships
The behavioral genetics of attachment
Is attachment a personality trait?
What about friendships?
Attachment theory since John Bowlby
The evolution of attachment
Environmental unpredictability
Spanking and psychosocial outcomes
The relationship between evolutionary psychology and behavioral genetics
Question from a patron
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Follow Nicole’s work:
Website: https://www.nicolebarbaro.com/
Articles of Researchgate: https://bit.ly/2TQs0eg
Twitter handle: @NicoleBarbaro