Understanding this link may help scientists devise ways of training autistic children to look at faces, helping them
form stronger social bonds.
«The presence of a father in a group facilitates the development
of strong social bonds among his offspring,» says Lynch, who believes that relationships with paternal kin may be just as critical to the social structure of an olive baboon group than those made up of maternal kin.
Other possible factors that might explain or influence the altruistic behavior — such as higher cognition (measured by brain size), hunting in groups, or
stronger social bonds between group members — showed either much weaker correlations or no correlation at all with helping behaviors.
It is a staple of conservatism that
strong social bonds are essential to human flourishing.
Research shows that people with
strong social bonds — those who are married or enjoy close family and church ties — tend to be happier and healthier than those lacking such bonds.
Add in clean air, hygiene,
strong social bonds and a sense of purpose in life and you have all the ingredients long, healthy, happy life.
Catherine Naughton said: «Research has previously shown that
strong social bonds can act as a beneficial psychological resource, especially in times of need.
This last point emphasizes that
strong social bonds are indicated by vocal exchanges, the researchers wrote, because the vocalizing lemur could not be seen or smelled by the animal that replied.
Some researchers hypothesize groups strand when
their strong social bonds compel them to follow a distressed individual into shallow waters.
Scratching also reduced the chance of aggression between individuals who did not have
a strong social bond.
These dogs are highly territorial and have
a strong social bond with their animals.
They are a dynamic society with
strong social bonds.