Darwinian grandparenting: Preferential investment in more certain kin

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-72

  Laham, Simon M ^a   Gonsalkorale, Karen ^a   Von Hippel, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Close relationships; Evolutionary psychology; Grandparenting; Paternal uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EVOLUTION; FAMILY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PATERNITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUSTRALIA; EVOLUTION; FAMILY; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PATERNITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 11144328153     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167204271318     Document Type: Article

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