Browsing by Autor "Cari M. Pick"

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Commonly observed sex differences in direct aggression are absent or reversed in sibling contexts
(Oxford University Press, 2025) Michael E. W. Varnum; Amanda P. Kirsch; Daniel J. Beal; Cari M. Pick; Laith Al-Shawaf; Chiara Ambrosio; María Teresa Barbato; Oumar Barry; Watcharaporn Boonyasiriwat; Eduard Brandstätter
Decades of research support the generalization that human males tend to be more aggressive than females. However, most of that research has examined aggression between unrelated individuals. Data drawn from 24 societies around the globe (<i>n</i> = 4,013) indicate that this generalization does not hold in the context of sibling relationships. In retrospective self-reports, females report being at least as aggressive as males toward their siblings, often more so. This holds for direct as well as indirect aggression, and for aggression between adult siblings as well as aggression that occurred during childhood. Consistent with prior research on sex differences, males reported engaging in more direct aggression toward nonkin than did females in the majority of societies. The results suggest that the dynamics of aggression within the family are different from those outside of it, and ultimately that understanding the role of sex in aggressive tendencies depends on context and target.
Family Matters: Rethinking the Psychology of Human Social Motivation
(SAGE Publishing, 2019) Ahra Ko; Cari M. Pick; Jung Yul Kwon; Michael Barlev; Jaimie Arona Krems; Michael E. W. Varnum; Rebecca Neel; Mark Peysha; Watcharaporn Boonyasiriwat; Eduard Brandstätter
What motives do people prioritize in their social lives? Historically, social psychologists, especially those adopting an evolutionary perspective, have devoted a great deal of research attention to sexual attraction and romantic-partner choice (mate seeking). Research on long-term familial bonds (mate retention and kin care) has been less thoroughly connected to relevant comparative and evolutionary work on other species, and in the case of kin care, these bonds have been less well researched. Examining varied sources of data from 27 societies around the world, we found that people generally view familial motives as primary in importance and mate-seeking motives as relatively low in importance. Compared with other groups, college students, single people, and men place relatively higher emphasis on mate seeking, but even those samples rated kin-care motives as more important. Furthermore, motives linked to long-term familial bonds are positively associated with psychological well-being, but mate-seeking motives are associated with anxiety and depression. We address theoretical and empirical reasons why there has been extensive research on mate seeking and why people prioritize goals related to long-term familial bonds over mating goals. Reallocating relatively greater research effort toward long-term familial relationships would likely yield many interesting new findings relevant to everyday people's highest social priorities.
Family still matters: Human social motivation across 42 countries during a global pandemic
(Elsevier BV, 2022) Cari M. Pick; Ahra Ko; Alexandra S. Wormley; Adi Wiezel; Douglas T. Kenrick; Laith Al-Shawaf; Oumar Barry; Yoella Bereby‐Meyer; Watcharaporn Boonyasiriwat; Eduard Brandstätter
Fundamental social motives measured across forty-two cultures in two waves
(Nature Portfolio, 2022) Cari M. Pick; Ahra Ko; Douglas T. Kenrick; Adi Wiezel; Alexandra S. Wormley; Edmond Awad; Laith Al-Shawaf; Oumar Barry; Yoella Bereby‐Meyer; Watcharaporn Boonyasiriwat
Publisher Correction: Fundamental social motives measured across forty-two cultures in two waves
(Nature Portfolio, 2022) Cari M. Pick; Ahra Ko; Douglas T. Kenrick; Adi Wiezel; Alexandra S. Wormley; Edmond Awad; Laith Al-Shawaf; Oumar Barry; Yoella Bereby‐Meyer; Watcharaporn Boonyasiriwat