Physical distancing is related to fewer electronic and in-person contacts and to increased loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic among older Europeans
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DOI: 10.1007/s11136-021-02949-4
Abstract: During the COVID-19 pandemic older adults are asked to maintain physical distancing, which can be linked to loneliness. While older people are encouraged to use electronic communication to stay socially connected, it remains an open… read more here.
Keywords: physical distancing; distancing; loneliness; person ... See more keywords
Negotiating eldercare in Akuapem, Ghana: care-scripts and the role of non-kin
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DOI: 10.1017/s0001972016000735
Abstract: Abstract In contemporary Ghana, adult children are considered responsible for the care of aged parents. Within this idealized framework, two aspects of eldercare are overlooked. Firstly, such a narrative obscures the role of non-kin and… read more here.
Keywords: role non; ghana; non kin; care ... See more keywords
Plastic female choice to optimally balance (k)in- and out-breeding in a predatory mite
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64793-9
Abstract: Both close inbreeding and extreme outbreeding may negatively affect direct fitness. Optimal outbreeding theory suggests that females should preferentially mate with distantly related males. (K)in breeding theory suggests that, at similar direct fitness costs of… read more here.
Keywords: inbreeding extreme; extreme outbreeding; close inbreeding; plastic female ... See more keywords
Evolution of non-kin cooperation: social assortment by cooperative phenotype in guppies
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.181493
Abstract: Cooperation among non-kin constitutes a conundrum for evolutionary biology. Theory suggests that non-kin cooperation can evolve if individuals differ consistently in their cooperative phenotypes and assort socially by these, such that cooperative individuals interact predominantly… read more here.
Keywords: kin cooperation; cooperative phenotypes; assortment cooperativeness; non kin ... See more keywords
The psychosocial benefits of providing non-kin childcare in older adults: A longitudinal study with older New Zealanders
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DOI: 10.1177/1359105319893011
Abstract: Community grandparenting may promote the well-being of older adults. We examined the impact of non-kin and grandparental childcare on quality of life and loneliness using longitudinal data from 2653 older New Zealanders collected over 2 years.… read more here.
Keywords: older new; providing non; new zealanders; non kin ... See more keywords
Kin and Non-Kin Connected Plants Benefit More Than Disconnected Kin and Non-Kin Plants under Nutrient-Competitive Environments
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DOI: 10.3390/plants12030487
Abstract: In the natural environment, plants grow and interact with both conspecific and heterospecific neighbours under different environmental conditions. In this study, we tested whether Chenopodium quinoa Willd genotypes differ in growth performance when grown with… read more here.
Keywords: disconnected plants; kin connected; kin non; non kin ... See more keywords