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T1  - Maternal guilt 
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UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/178767 
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A1  - Rotkirch, Anna; Janhunen, Kristiina 
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Y1  - 2009 
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AB  - The recent emphasis on humans as cooperative breeders invites new research on human family dynamics. In this paper we look at maternal guilt as a consequence of conditional maternal investment. Solicited texts written by Finnish mothers with under school-aged children in 2007 (n = 63) described maternal emotions perceived as difficult and forbidden. Content analysis of guilt-inducing situations showed that guilt arose from diverging interest and negotiations between the mother and child (i.e., c... 
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KW  - motherhood; guilt; cooperative breeding; motherhood myth; human parenting; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; SURVIVAL; GROWTH; GENDER; CONFLICT; CHILDREN; FATHERS; EMPATHY; 514 Sociology 
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