This 1987 article proposes that romantic love between adult lovers can be conceptualized as an attachment process analogous to the affectional bonds formed between infants and parents.
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- Romantic love conceptualized as an attachment process. (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Romantic-love-conceptualized-as-an-attachment-Hazan-Shaver/dc48c6b4021dfbb5d7ba16032ca3ecb7777cb7ab (semanticscholar.org)
- https://www.psychologywizard.net/uploads/2/6/6/4/26640833/hazanshaver1987.pdf (psychologywizard.net)
- https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2F0022-3514.52.3.511 (psycnet.apa.org)
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/19588648_Romantic_Love_Conceptualized_as_an_Attachment_Process (researchgate.net)
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