Nurturant love and caregiving emotions

Makenzie J. O'Neil; Alexander F. Danvers; Michelle N. Shiota

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-77619-4_9

Nurturant love and caregiving emotions

Makenzie J. O'Neil, Alexander F. Danvers, Michelle N. Shiota

Psychology

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Caregiving for one's offspring and young kin facilitates the evolutionary goal of successful reproduction. In this chapter we define an emotional state of nurturant love, elicited by cues of cuteness and helplessness, which activates a suite of physiological, cognitive, and behavioral changes facilitating caregiving toward the eliciting target. We review the literature pertaining to the elicitors and function of nurturant love, compare and contrast this emotion to other affective states that may promote caregiving, discuss empirical evidence regarding the properties and behavioral consequences of nurturant love, and conclude with potential future directions for research in this area.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Function of Emotions
Subtitle of host publication	When and Why Emotions Help Us
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	175-193
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319776194
ISBN (Print)	9783319776187
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77619-4_9
State	Published - Apr 20 2018

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