ReviewHormones and behavior2016
Primate paternal care: Interactions between biology and social experience.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 107 citations in OpenAlex.
- Do Parental Hormone Levels Synchronize During the Prenatal and Postpartum Periods? A Systematic Review.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2024Pooled it
- A holistic review of fatherhood in humans and non-human animals: mechanisms of fatherhood, effects on fathers themselves, and interactions of fathers with others.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2026Review
- Hormonal changes in first-time human fathers in relation to paternal investment.Hormones and behavior · 2025Article
- Conserved and differing functions of the endocrine system across different social systems - oxytocin as a case study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Review
- Recalibration of the stress response system over adult development: Is there a perinatal recalibration period?Development and psychopathology · 2023Review
- Prenatal prolactin predicts postnatal parenting attitudes and brain structure remodeling in first-time fathers.Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2023Article
- Survival rates and mortality risks of Plecturocebus cupreus at the California National Primate Research Center.American journal of primatology · 2023Article
- Oxytocin and testosterone administration amplify viewing preferences for sexual images in male rhesus macaques.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2022Article
- Evidence for an adolescent sensitive period to family experiences influencing adult male testosterone production.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022Article
- Motivational increase of androgens and behavior by infant distress calls in highly responsive common marmoset fathers, Callithrix jacchus.Hormones and behavior · 2022Article
- Early life adversity and males: Biology, behavior, and implications for fathers' parenting.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2022Review
- The Neural Basis of Human Fatherhood: A Unique Biocultural Perspective on Plasticity of Brain and Behavior.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2022Review
- Disentangling the Effect of Sex and Caregiving Role: The Investigation of Male Same-Sex Parents as an Opportunity to Learn More About the Neural Parental Caregiving Network.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Prenatal mother-father cortisol linkage predicts infant executive functions at 24 months.Developmental psychobiology · 2021Article
- Love and longevity: A Social Dependency Hypothesis.Comprehensive psychoneuroendocrinology · 2021Review
- Associations between fecal cortisol and biparental care in a pair-living primate.American journal of physical anthropology · 2021Article
- Sharing and caring: Testosterone, fathering, and generosity among BaYaka foragers of the Congo Basin.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Callitrichid responses to dead and dying infants: the effects of paternal bonding and cause of death.Primates; journal of primatology · 2020Review
- How do expectant fathers respond to infant cry? Examining brain and behavioral responses and the moderating role of testosterone.Social cognitive and affective neuroscience · 2020Article
- It takes two! Exploring sex differences in parenting neurobiology and behaviour.Journal of neuroendocrinology · 2019Review
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Abstract
This article is part of a Special Issue "Parental Care".We review recent research on the roles of hormones and social experiences on the development of paternal care in humans and non-human primates. Generally, lower concentrations of testosterone and higher concentrations of oxytocin are associated with greater paternal responsiveness. Hormonal changes prior to the birth appear to be important in preparation for fatherhood and changes after the birth are related to how much time fathers spend with offspring and whether they provide effective care. Prolactin may facilitate approach and the initiation of infant care, and in some biparental non-human primates, it affects body mass regulation. Glucocorticoids may be involved in coordinating reproductive and parental behavior between mates. New research involving intranasal oxytocin and neuropeptide receptor polymorphisms may help us understand individual variation in paternal responsiveness. This area of research, integrating both biological factors and the role of early and adult experience, has the potential to suggest individually designed interventions that can strengthen relationships between fathers and their partners and offspring.
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