Family Matters:: Rethinking the Psychology of Human Social Motivation

Ahra Ko; Cari M. Pick; Jung Yul Kwon; Michael Barlev; Jaimie Arona Krems; Michael E.W. Varnum; Rebecca Neel; Mark Peysha; Watcharaporn Boonyasiriwat; Eduard Brandstätter; Ana Carla Crispim; Julio Eduardo Cruz; Daniel David; Oana A. David; Renata Pereira de Felipe; Velichko H. Fetvadjiev; Ronald Fischer; Silvia Galdi; Oscar Galindo; Galina Golovina; Luis Gomez-Jacinto; Sylvie Graf; Igor Grossmann; Pelin Gul; Takeshi Hamamura; Shihui Han; Hidefumi Hitokoto; Martina Hřebíčková; Jennifer Lee Johnson; Johannes A. Karl; Oksana Malanchuk; Asuka Murata; Jinkyung Na; Jiaqing O; Muhammed Rizwan; Eric Roth; Sergio Antonio Salgado Salgado; Elena Samoylenko; Tatyana Savchenko; A. Timur Sevincer; Adrian Stanciu; Eunkook M. Suh; Thomas Talhelm; Ayse K. Uskul; Irem Uz; Danilo Zambrano; Douglas T. Kenrick

doi:10.1177/1745691619872986

Family Matters: Rethinking the Psychology of Human Social Motivation

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Family Matters: Rethinking the Psychology of Human Social Motivation. / Ko, Ahra; Pick, Cari M.; Kwon, Jung Yul et al.
In: Perspectives on Psychological Science, Vol. 15, No. 1, 01.01.2020, p. 173-201.

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Ko, A, Pick, CM, Kwon, JY, Barlev, M, Krems, JA, Varnum, MEW, Neel, R, Peysha, M, Boonyasiriwat, W, Brandstätter, E, Crispim, AC, Cruz, JE, David, D, David, OA, de Felipe, RP, Fetvadjiev, VH, Fischer, R, Galdi, S, Galindo, O, Golovina, G, Gomez-Jacinto, L, Graf, S, Grossmann, I, Gul, P, Hamamura, T, Han, S, Hitokoto, H, Hřebíčková, M, Johnson, JL, Karl, JA, Malanchuk, O, Murata, A, Na, J, O, J, Rizwan, M, Roth, E, Salgado, SAS, Samoylenko, E, Savchenko, T, Sevincer, AT, Stanciu, A, Suh, EM, Talhelm, T, Uskul, AK, Uz, I, Zambrano, D & Kenrick, DT 2020, 'Family Matters: Rethinking the Psychology of Human Social Motivation', Perspectives on Psychological Science, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 173-201. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691619872986

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Ko, A., Pick, C. M., Kwon, J. Y., Barlev, M., Krems, J. A., Varnum, M. E. W., Neel, R., Peysha, M., Boonyasiriwat, W., Brandstätter, E., Crispim, A. C., Cruz, J. E., David, D., David, O. A., de Felipe, R. P., Fetvadjiev, V. H., Fischer, R., Galdi, S., Galindo, O., ... Kenrick, D. T. (2020). Family Matters: Rethinking the Psychology of Human Social Motivation. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 15(1), 173-201. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691619872986

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Ko A, Pick CM, Kwon JY, Barlev M, Krems JA, Varnum MEW et al. Family Matters: Rethinking the Psychology of Human Social Motivation. Perspectives on Psychological Science. 2020 Jan 1;15(1):173-201. doi: 10.1177/1745691619872986

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title = "Family Matters:: Rethinking the Psychology of Human Social Motivation",

abstract = "What motives do people prioritize in their social lives? Historically, social psychologists, especially those adopting an evolutionary perspective, have devoted a great deal of research attention to sexual attraction and romantic-partner choice (mate seeking). Research on long-term familial bonds (mate retention and kin care) has been less thoroughly connected to relevant comparative and evolutionary work on other species, and in the case of kin care, these bonds have been less well researched. Examining varied sources of data from 27 societies around the world, we found that people generally view familial motives as primary in importance and mate-seeking motives as relatively low in importance. Compared with other groups, college students, single people, and men place relatively higher emphasis on mate seeking, but even those samples rated kin-care motives as more important. Furthermore, motives linked to long-term familial bonds are positively associated with psychological well-being, but mate-seeking motives are associated with anxiety and depression. We address theoretical and empirical reasons why there has been extensive research on mate seeking and why people prioritize goals related to long-term familial bonds over mating goals. Reallocating relatively greater research effort toward long-term familial relationships would likely yield many interesting new findings relevant to everyday people{\textquoteright}s highest social priorities.",

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author = "Ahra Ko and Pick, {Cari M.} and Kwon, {Jung Yul} and Michael Barlev and Krems, {Jaimie Arona} and Varnum, {Michael E.W.} and Rebecca Neel and Mark Peysha and Watcharaporn Boonyasiriwat and Eduard Brandst{\"a}tter and Crispim, {Ana Carla} and Cruz, {Julio Eduardo} and Daniel David and David, {Oana A.} and {de Felipe}, {Renata Pereira} and Fetvadjiev, {Velichko H.} and Ronald Fischer and Silvia Galdi and Oscar Galindo and Galina Golovina and Luis Gomez-Jacinto and Sylvie Graf and Igor Grossmann and Pelin Gul and Takeshi Hamamura and Shihui Han and Hidefumi Hitokoto and Martina H{\v r}eb{\'i}{\v c}kov{\'a} and Johnson, {Jennifer Lee} and Karl, {Johannes A.} and Oksana Malanchuk and Asuka Murata and Jinkyung Na and Jiaqing O and Muhammed Rizwan and Eric Roth and Salgado, {Sergio Antonio Salgado} and Elena Samoylenko and Tatyana Savchenko and Sevincer, {A. Timur} and Adrian Stanciu and Suh, {Eunkook M.} and Thomas Talhelm and Uskul, {Ayse K.} and Irem Uz and Danilo Zambrano and Kenrick, {Douglas T.}",

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AU - Barlev, Michael

AU - Krems, Jaimie Arona

AU - Varnum, Michael E.W.

AU - Neel, Rebecca

AU - Peysha, Mark

AU - Boonyasiriwat, Watcharaporn

AU - Brandstätter, Eduard

AU - Crispim, Ana Carla

AU - Cruz, Julio Eduardo

AU - David, Daniel

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AU - Golovina, Galina

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AU - Gul, Pelin

AU - Hamamura, Takeshi

AU - Han, Shihui

AU - Hitokoto, Hidefumi

AU - Hřebíčková, Martina

AU - Johnson, Jennifer Lee

AU - Karl, Johannes A.

AU - Malanchuk, Oksana

AU - Murata, Asuka

AU - Na, Jinkyung

AU - O, Jiaqing

AU - Rizwan, Muhammed

AU - Roth, Eric

AU - Salgado, Sergio Antonio Salgado

AU - Samoylenko, Elena

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AU - Sevincer, A. Timur

AU - Stanciu, Adrian

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