When does Liking Children Lead to Parenthood? Younger Siblings, Implicit Prosocial Power Motivation, and Explicit Love for Children Predict Parenthood across Cultures

Athanasios Chasiotis; Jan Hofer; Domingo Campos

doi:10.1556/jcep.4.2006.2.2

Journal of Cultural and Evolutionary Psychology

Volume/Issue:: Volume 4: Issue 2

When does Liking Children Lead to Parenthood? Younger Siblings, Implicit Prosocial Power Motivation, and Explicit Love for Children Predict Parenthood across Cultures

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Athanasios Chasiotis

Athanasios Chasiotis Cross-cultural Life-span Psychology Research group, University of Osnabrück, Department of Human Sciences Seminarstr. 20, D-49069 Osnabrück, Germany
University of Osnabrück Germany
University of Costa Rica Costa Rica

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Jan Hofer

Jan Hofer Cross-cultural Life-span Psychology Research group, University of Osnabrück, Department of Human Sciences Seminarstr. 20, D-49069 Osnabrück, Germany
University of Osnabrück Germany
University of Costa Rica Costa Rica

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Domingo Campos

Domingo Campos Cross-cultural Life-span Psychology Research group, University of Osnabrück, Department of Human Sciences Seminarstr. 20, D-49069 Osnabrück, Germany
University of Osnabrück Germany
University of Costa Rica Costa Rica

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Pages:: 95–123

Online Publication Date:: 26 Feb 2007

Publication Date:: 01 Jun 2006

Article Category:: Research Article

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1556/jcep.4.2006.2.2

Keywords:: birth order; cross-cultural developmental psychology; implicit motivation; life-history theory; parenthood; parenting motivation; structural equation modelling; explicit self-report measures; childbearing motivation; evolutionary psychology

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This study tests the cross-cultural applicability of a developmental pathway model explaining childbearing as behavioral outcome variable. This is done by using the childhood context variables birth order and implicit prosocial power motivation, and explicit love for children in adulthood as predictors. The model assumes that the interactional context of having younger siblings during childhood shapes the development of implicit prosocial motivation which in turn influences the verbalized, explicit articulation of parenting attitudes finally leading to becoming a parent. After examining the data for comparability across three selected cultures from Latin-America, Africa, and Europe, the model was tested via structural equation modelling. Results showed that the model is valid for males as well as females and can be applied in all three cultural samples. These findings point at a universal developmental pathway by specifying contextual and motivational factors leading to parenting behavior. Implications for evolutionary, cross-cultural, and developmental psychology are discussed.

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Journal of Cultural and Evolutionary Psychology

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Journal of Cultural and Evolutionary Psychology
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Year of Foundation	2003
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