Variation in grandmaternal investment in Ukraine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17701689 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sofiya Shreyer (0000-0001-5549-5694, University of Massachusetts Amherst Massachusetts USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | e24128-e24128 |
| Publication date | 2024-07-04 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Human Biology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1042-0533 • E-ISSN: 1520-6300 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajhb.24128 |
| PMID | 38963171 |
| OpenAlex | W4400322429 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 42 |
In Ukraine, maternal grandmothers have more frequent contact with their grandchildren. This finding supports the idea that grandmaternal investment is an evolutionarily adaptive strategy. However, the bias towards maternal grandmothers may also be explained by a post-socialist cultural context, which necessitates grandmaternal care
Biology · Developmental psychology · Grandchild · Grandparent · Sociology · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology
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