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First published 2023-5

The Holy Father (and Mother)? Multiple Tests of the Hypothesis That Parenthood and Parental Care Motivation Lead to Greater Religiosity

Nicholas Kerry, Marjorie L. Prokosch, Damian R. Murray

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

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First published 1976-12

Development of a Motivation and Potential for Adoptive Parenthood Scale

Byron W. Lindholm, John Touliatos

Psychological Reports

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First published 1976-12

A Factor Analytic Study of Motivation and Potential for Adoptive Parenthood

Byron W. Lindholm, John Touliatos

Psychological Reports

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First published 2010-5

Human Motives,Happiness,and the Puzzle of Parenthood

Sonja Lyubomirsky, Julia K. Boehm

Perspectives on Psychological Science

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First published 2024-2

“Who is the mum? Who is the dad?”: Same-sex couples’ motivations for and experiences of parenthood

Kayleigh Charlton

Sexualities

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First published 2022-4

Parenthood Desire in Italian Homosexual Couples

Alessandra Santona, Arianna Vecchi, Laura Gorla [...]

Journal of Family Issues

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First published 2020-3

Politics and Parental Care: Experimental and Mediational Tests of the Causal Link Between Parenting Motivation and Social Conservatism

Nicholas Kerry, Damian R. Murray

Social Psychological and Personality Science

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First published 1979-6

Motives for Parenthood: A Comparison of Students' and Parents' Values

R. Wade Wheeler, Henry Oles

Psychological Reports

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First published 2026-5

Predictors of Parent Engagement in Part C Early Intervention for Autism: The Role of Single Parenthood and Initial Motivation

Hannah Tokish, Brooke Ingersoll, the RISE Research Network

Autism

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First published 1980-12

The Lure of Motherhood

Mary-Joan Gerson

Psychology of Women Quarterly

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