Implicit association to infant faces: Genetics, early care experiences, and cultural factors influence caregiving propensities

• Main Authors: Senese, Vincenzo Paolo, Shinohara, Kazuyuki, Esposito, Gianluca, Doi, Hirokazu, Venuti, Paola, Bornstein, Marc H.
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: IAT; DNA
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84953; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42039
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Genetics, early experience, and culture shape caregiving, but it is still not clear how genetics, early experiences, and cultural factors might interact to influence specific caregiving propensities, such as adult responsiveness to infant cues. To address this gap, 80 Italian adults (50% M; 18–25 ye...