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Women More Likely Than Men To Reject Unattractive Babies

June 27, 2009 by 3healthymonkeys

Is there really such a thing as unconditional maternal love? A recent study says “no”.

Women are more likely than men to reject unattractive-looking babies, according to a study by researchers at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital, possibly reflecting an evolutionary-derived need for diverting limited resources towards the nurturing of healthy offspring. The findings also challenge the idea of unconditional maternal love.

“Our study shows how beauty can affect parental attitudes,” said Igor Elman, senior author of the research, director of the Clinical Psychopathology Laboratory at McLean Hospital, and associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. “It shows women are more invested in raising healthy babies and that they are more prone to reject unattractive kids.”

The full study is available online at PLoS ONE if you would like to get involved in the full detailed methodology.

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