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| Title |
Fathers are just as good as mothers at recognizing the cries of their baby
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| Published in |
Nature Communications, April 2013
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| DOI | 10.1038/ncomms2713 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Erik Gustafsson, Florence Levréro, David Reby, Nicolas Mathevon |
| Abstract |
Previous investigations of parents' abilities to recognize the cries of their own babies have identified substantial and significant sex differences, with mothers showing greater correct recognition rates than fathers. Such sex differences in parenting abilities are common in non-human mammals and usually attributed to differential evolutionary pressures on male and female parental investment. However, in humans the traditional concept of 'maternal instinct' has received little empirical support and is incongruous given our evolutionary past as cooperative breeders. Here we use a controlled experimental design to show that both fathers and mothers can reliably and equally recognize their own baby from their cries, and that the only crucial factor affecting this ability is the amount of time spent by the parent with their own baby. These results highlight the importance of exposure and learning in the development of this ability, which may rely on shared auditory and cognitive abilities rather than sex-specific innate predispositions. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 194 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 4% |
| Korea, Republic of | 8 | 4% |
| Japan | 4 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 2% |
| Belgium | 3 | 2% |
| Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 3 | 2% |
| France | 3 | 2% |
| Australia | 2 | 1% |
| Spain | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 21 | 11% |
| Unknown | 136 | 70% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 173 | 89% |
| Scientists | 12 | 6% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 8 | 4% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 88 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 2 | 2% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| Austria | 1 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Japan | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 82 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 24% |
| Researcher | 18 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 9% |
| Other | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 14 | 16% |
| Unknown | 13 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 20 | 23% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 18 | 20% |
| Neuroscience | 7 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 5% |
| Engineering | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 16 | 18% |
| Unknown | 19 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 253. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 10 August 2023.
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#147,730
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#2,112
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#848
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#5
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