Does Having Siblings Affect Caretaking Responses to Infants?

Presentation Year

2023

College or Department

College of Professional Studies

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Because siblings often fulfill a caregiver role in the home, this study investigated whether having siblings, and younger siblings in particular, impacts the reward value of and perceptual sensitivity to the ‘baby schema’. Participants completed a cuteness sensitivity rating task and an effort-based keypress task to measure the reward value of cuteness. They also reported whether they had siblings, and if so older vs younger siblings. Contrary to our hypotheses, having siblings did not influence the reward value of or perceptual sensitivity to ‘babyschema’.

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Yes

Primary Contact: First Name

Joshua

Primary Contact: Last Name

Worthington

Primary Contact: Email

jlw242@humboldt.edu

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Graduate Student

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7078263679