Relationship Between Self‐Reported Storytelling Ability and Reproductive Success Among Three Non‐Western Populations in Nigeria, Pakistan, and Papua

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Authors

Piotr Fedurek · University of Wrocław

Ike E. Onyishi · University of Nigeria

Syed Imran Ali Shah · Superior University

Chijioke Kenneth Ayogu · University of Nigeria

Slawomir Koziel · Wroclaw Medical University

Damian C. Ugwu · University of Nigeria

Piotr Sorokowski ·

Abstract

The association between storytelling ability and reproductive success appears context-dependent and may differ between egalitarian and hierarchical societies. Findings suggest that storytelling ability may be more strongly related to the likelihood of parenthood than to completed fertility in certain socioecological settings.

Topics & Keywords

Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior Family Dynamics and Relationships Intimate Partner and Family Violence

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Human Biology

Volume 38, Issue 4, pp. e70248-e70248

DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.70248

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