The relationship between birth order and prosociality: An evolutionary perspective

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 96, Issue , 2016, Pages 18-22

  Salmon, Catherine ^a   Cuthbertson, Alyssa Marie ^b   Figueredo, Aurelio José ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS   (United States)

^b The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; Birth order; Parental investment; Prosociality

Indexed keywords

BIRTH ORDER;

EID: 84961171117     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.02.066     Document Type: Article

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