Parents Just Don't Understand: Parent-Offspring Conflict over Mate Choice
Previous research reveals that children and parents are not in complete agreement over which traits are most important for the mate of the child. Children tend to prefer traits that suggest genetic quality, whereas parents prefer characteristics that suggest high parental investment and cooperation...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2010-10-01
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Series: | Evolutionary Psychology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/147470491000800405 |