Parenthood raises authoritarianism while higher education lowers it

Evidence

Higher education usually lowers it, especially among High RWAs. It appears that getting older, per se, does not cause RWA scores to climb. But becoming parents likely will. — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 1186

Categorization

• QUESTION: Why would becoming parents raise RWA scores? Is this a values-conservatism effect or a responsibility/protection effect? Worth chasing the mechanism.
• XREF: connects to: Higher education reinforces obedience to authority rather than independent thought. — bell hooks, Teaching to Transgress: Education as…, 17