Does grandpa care, too? – Discriminative grandparental investment is associated with phenotypic resemblance and sociodemographic parameters in an Austrian sample

Author(s):  
Astrid Molnar ◽  
Victoria A. Schimpl ◽  
Stefanie A. Hofer ◽  
Lukretia E. Marx ◽  
Sylvia Kirchengast



Author(s):  
Sascha Schwarz ◽  
Alexander Pashos ◽  
Harald A Euler


2010 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christiane A. Hoppmann ◽  
Petra L. Klumb

AbstractThe target article emphasizes the need to identify psychological mechanisms underlying grandparental investment, particularly in low-risk family contexts. We extend this approach by addressing the changing demands of balancing work and family in low-risk families. Taking a lifespan psychological perspective, we identify additional motivators and potential benefits of grandparental investment for grandparents themselves and for subsequent generations.



2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 787-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
MIRKKA DANIELSBACKA ◽  
ANTTI O. TANSKANEN


2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Coall ◽  
Ralph Hertwig


2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Coall ◽  
Marc Meier ◽  
Ralph Hertwig ◽  
Michaela Wänke ◽  
François Höpflinger


2010 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brad R. Huber

AbstractThis commentary suggests that there is more continuity in pre- and post-demographic transition populations with respect to grandparental investments than is assumed by Coall & Hertwig (C&H). Recent research employing high-quality data supports the claim that sex-biased grandparental investments are likely to exist in industrialized societies, and that the economic status of grandparents is related to their long-term fitness.



2010 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-25
Author(s):  
Debra Friedman ◽  
Michael Hechter

AbstractWhat makes the question of grandparental investment so very interesting is trying to tease out the underlying motivations. Grandparental investment is variable and grandparental altruism, if it exists at all, is also variable. Neither evolutionary theory nor rational choice theory has an easy time explaining this variation, and insight is further impeded by the absence of any compelling empirical studies designed for the purpose of testing alternative explanations of variations in grandparental investment.



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