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Current Research: Daphne B. Bugental Daphne Bugental’s research interests span the areas of social cognition, social development, evolutionary psychology, and developmental social neuroscience. Her ongoing research program has two points of focus. The first concerns the distinctive ways in which the various domains of social life (e.g., attachment relationships, power-based relationships) are organized at a biological, social, and cognitive level. The second concerns the causes, consequences, and prevention of conflict and violence within human relationships. The two research areas are integrated within the perspective that relationship dysfunction and the negative outcomes of individuals (e.g., poor health, maladaptive social behavior, cognitive deficits) are fostered when there are threats to the functioning of a particular domain. As one example, she is concerned with the effects of child maltreatment early in life on (1) developing neurohormonal systems, and (2) developing expectations and beliefs about others. As a second example, she is concerned with the physiological and cognitive changes that occur in response to inter-group conflict, and the ways in which such change foster violence. Faculty Home | Current Research | Selected Publications
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