It helps, but this could be solved with increased affection for your children specifically, so I don’t think it’s the actual motivation for the trait.
The core is probably several things, but note that this bias is also part of a larger package of traits that makes someone less disagreeable. I’m guessing that the same selection effects that made men more disagreeable than women are also probably partly responsible for this gender difference.
It helps, but this could be solved with increased affection for your children specifically, so I don’t think it’s the actual motivation for the trait.
The core is probably several things, but note that this bias is also part of a larger package of traits that makes someone less disagreeable. I’m guessing that the same selection effects that made men more disagreeable than women are also probably partly responsible for this gender difference.