Reciprocity in Interpersonal Relationships: An Evolutionary Perspective on Its Importance for Health and Well-being

摘要: Based on an evolutionary analysis of reciprocal altruism, it is argued that humans have developed innate mechanisms to expect reciprocity in interpersonal relationships and a lack accompanied by negative affect. The authors present overview their own research programme documenting the importance wide variety relationships, including marital lesbian extradyadic sexual friendships, professional informal helping with colleagues supervisors at work, organization which one employed. In view this broad range seem be governed similar principles reciprocity, seems basic psychological mechanism we suggest rooted evolution.