Maternal Grandmothers Do Go the Extra Mile: Factoring Distance and Lineage into Differential Contact with Grandchildren

Several studies conducted from an evolutionary perspective have documented differential investment in grandchildren by lineage. The majority of these studies have used retrospective ratings by grandchildren, but only a fraction of these studies have examined actual grandparental behavior. Here we fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Thomas V. Pollet, Daniel Nettle, Mark Nelissen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2007-10-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/147470490700500412