Possible rhinencephalic influences on human maternal behavior: a cross-cultural study

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By Hines, Dwight, Martindale, Colin

Abstract

Authors study the correlation between maternal behavior and reference to odors in folktales. They find several significant relationships between odor references in folk tales, maternal behavior, and various aspects of infant and child socialization.

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Hypotheses (7)

HypothesisSupported
"Of . . . child rearing practices in infancy references to odors [in folktales] correlates negatively with absence of pain inflicted by the nurturant agent" (4)Supported
"Partial correlations showed a positive relation between [odor references in folktales and] oral satisfaction potential . . . sexual satisfaction potential . . . and average satisfaction potential in middle childhood" (4)Supported
"In middle childhood . . . odor references [in folktales] was negatively related to: socialization anxiety, anal socialization anxiety, sexual socialization anxiety . . . and mean socialization anxiety" (4,5)Supported
"References to odors [in folktales was positively correlated with] age of weaning" (5)Supported
"Age of independence training . . . correlated negatively with references to odor [in folktales]" (5)Supported
"Measures of child rearing variables in later childhood . . . show a positive relation between anxiety about nonperformance of nurturance and references to odors [in folktales]" (5)Supported
"There is a negative relation between odor references [in folktales] and anxiety about nonperformance of achievement and nonperformance of self reliance" (5)Supported
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