Experimental and cross-cultural evidence that parenthood and parental care motives increase social conservatism.
| Title: | Experimental and cross-cultural evidence that parenthood and parental care motives increase social conservatism. |
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| Authors: | Kerry N; Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.; Al-Shawaf L; University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO, USA.; Barbato M; Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile.; Batres C; Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, CA, USA.; Blake KR; University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.; Cha Y; Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.; Chauvin GV; Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.; Clifton JDW; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.; Fernandez AM; Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile.; Galbarczyk A; Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.; Ghossainy ME; Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.; Jang D; Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.; Jasienska G; Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.; Karasawa M; Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.; Laustsen L; Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.; Loria R; Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.; Luberti F; University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.; Moran J; Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.; Pavlović Z; University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.; Petersen MB; Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.; Smith AR; Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.; International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan.; Žeželj I; University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.; Murray DR; Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA. |
| Source: | Proceedings. Biological sciences [Proc Biol Sci] 2022 Sep 14; Vol. 289 (1982), pp. 20220978. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 07. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Royal Society of London Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101245157 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-2954 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09628452 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Proc Biol Sci Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: London : Royal Society of London, c1990- |
| MeSH Terms: | Cross-Cultural Comparison* ; Motivation*; Attitude ; Child ; Female ; Humans ; Politics ; Pregnancy ; Surveys and Questionnaires |
| Abstract: | Differences in attitudes on social issues such as abortion, immigration and sex are hugely divisive, and understanding their origins is among the most important tasks facing human behavioural sciences. Despite the clear psychological importance of parenthood and the motivation to provide care for children, researchers have only recently begun investigating their influence on social and political attitudes. Because socially conservative values ostensibly prioritize safety, stability and family values, we hypothesized that being more invested in parental care might make socially conservative policies more appealing. Studies 1 (preregistered; n = 376) and 2 (n = 1924) find novel evidence of conditional experimental effects of a parenthood prime, such that people who engaged strongly with a childcare manipulation showed an increase in social conservatism. Studies 3 (n = 2610, novel data from 10 countries) and 4 (n = 426 444, World Values Survey data) find evidence that both parenthood and parental care motivation are associated with increased social conservatism around the globe. Further, most of the positive association globally between age and social conservatism is accounted for by parenthood. These findings support the hypothesis that parenthood and parental care motivation increase social conservatism. |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: World Values Survey; parental care motivation; parenthood; political attitudes; social conservatism |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20220907 Date Completed: 20220908 Latest Revision: 20250728 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC9449478 |
| DOI: | 10.1098/rspb.2022.0978 |
| PMID: | 36069015 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
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