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The evolutionary basis of sex differences in parenting and its relationship with child anxiety in Western societies
Significance
- Anxiety impacts men’s ability to teach sons gender roles.
- Women’s anxiety doesn’t hinder teaching daughters protective roles.
- Western study reveals anxiety’s effect on paternal teaching.
- Men’s anxiety may limit their sons’ exploration and competition.
- Mothers’ anxiety less affects nurturing their daughters’ roles.
References
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Contact: Eline L. Möller. University of Amsterdam
Source: Journal of Experimental Psychopathology