On the contrary, children with unresponsive parents develop concepts that they are unworthy of love. This can further lead to depression and anxiety, in their adulthood and have predominately emotional difficulties regarding low self-esteem (Overup et al. 1-7). An examination, conducted by Harry Harlow in 1959, tested baby rhesus monkeys without any contact with other rhesus monkeys but only to props resembling mother monkeys. When these experimented monkeys became adolescents, they were fearful of their surrounding environment, could not interact well with other rhesus monkeys and would engage in wrong sexual behaviours such as attacking potential mates. For people, research have found higher rates for divorced, unmarried and widowed individuals
