Maternal personality and sex of infant
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9618097 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Valerie J Grant (University of Auckland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 261-266 |
| Publication date | 1990-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Medical Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1129 • E-ISSN: 2056-5194 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1990.tb01618.x |
| PMID | 2245202 |
| OpenAlex | W2013118425 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
This study investigated the hypothesis that dominant women are more likely to conceive sons. A Maternal Personality Questionnaire (MPQ) was constructed, using items from Cattell's 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire. Respondents were 85 women, mainly in the first trimester of pregnancy. Those who later bore sons were found to have scored higher on dominance items (p
Developmental psychology · Dominance (genetics) · Personality · Pregnancy · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Clinical Psychology · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Psychology · Social Psychology
Age Difference Between Husbands and Wives as a Predictor of Rank, Sex of First Child, and Asymmetry of Daughters
Variation of Human Sex Ratios at Birth by the Sex Combinations of the Existing Sibs, and by Reproductive Stopping Rules
Parenting styles and hormone levels as predictors of physical and indirect aggression in boys and girls
Offspring Sex
Trivers-Willard Hypothesis
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1998 - 2016 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |