Do Step- and Biological Grandparents Show Differences in Investment and Emotional Closeness With Their Grandchildren?

Human children are raised by a variety of caregivers including grandparents. A few studies have assessed potential differences in direct caregiving, financial expenditures, and emotional closeness between biological and step-grandparents. Drawing upon kin selection theory, we hypothesized that step-...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Peter B. Gray, Elizabeth Brogdon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-02-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1474704917694367