Ethological Contributions to the Study of Human Motherhood

Sternglanz, Sarah Hall; Nash, Alison

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“…Most of our knowledge of the biological regulation of maternal behavior in mammals has been obtained from rats and sheep [43,75]. In humans, however, parental behavior is affected by experiential, cognitive, and social variables to a greater extent than in rats and sheep, leading some psychologists to believe that human parenting has little in common with the caregiving behavior of other mammals [91]. The parental behavior of nonhuman primates (hereafter primates), particularly of those phylogenetically closest to us, i.e.…”

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The biology of human parenting: insights from nonhuman primates

Maestripieri

1999

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

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Primate and human parenting have often been viewed as completely emancipated from neuroendocrine in¯uences and primarily dependent on experience, social and cognitive processes. A review of recent ®ndings of primate research on the neurobiological regulation of parental responsiveness, the causes of variability in parenting styles, and the determinants of infant abuse suggests that primate parenting is more sensitive to neuroendocrine mechanisms than previously thought. The ®ndings of primate research can have important implications for human research and encourage the investigation of biological in¯uences on human parenting. q

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The biology of human parenting: insights from nonhuman primates

Maestripieri

1999

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

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“…In human and nonhuman primates, maternal responsiveness has often been viewed as emancipated from neuroendocrine modulation and entirely dependent on experiential, cognitive, and social factors (Benedek, 1970;Coe, 1990;Sternglanz and Nash, 1991;Keverne, 1996; see Maestripieri, in press, for a review). This view implies a fundamental difference in the regulation of maternal behavior between primates and other mammals, where maternal responsiveness is affected by the endocrine changes underlying pregnancy and lactation.…”

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Maternal Responsiveness Increases during Pregnancy and after Estrogen Treatment in Macaques

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Zehr

1998

Hormones and Behavior

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Biological determinants of maternal behavior

Avdeeva

2022

Современная Зарубежная Психология

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The article deals with the problem of the biological foundations of maternal behavior in foreign psychology. Two sources that activate parental behavior are considered: hormonal processes occurring in the mother's body and stimulation from the child. Both classical and contemporary studies of maternal behavior in response to the infant's innate activity repertoire are presented; risks for establishing interaction in a dyad; basic neurobiological mechanisms of “bonding” in the postpartum period. Modern trends in the study of the role of early contact not only of the mother, but also of the father with the fetus before birth are shown, in order to establish the interaction and attachment of parents to the child after birth. The programs of early intervention aimed at supporting the biological determinants of parental behavior are considered: the formation of a positive attitude towards the child, the prevention of risks of violation of the psychological health of parents in connection with the birth of a child.

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Ethological Contributions to the Study of Human Motherhood

Cited by 3 publications

References 41 publications

The biology of human parenting: insights from nonhuman primates

The biology of human parenting: insights from nonhuman primates

Maternal Responsiveness Increases during Pregnancy and after Estrogen Treatment in Macaques

Biological determinants of maternal behavior

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