Humans differ greatly in their tendency to discount future events, but the reasons underlying
such inter-individual differences remain poorly understood. Based on the evolutionary …

Extrinsic mortality risks calibrating fast life history (LH) represent a species-general principle
that applies to almost all animals including humans. However, empirical research also finds …

Previous studies revealed that early life stress is associated with romantic relationship
quality in the life history perspective in Western nations. The current study examined the …

External predictive adaptive response (PAR) models assume that developmental exposures
to stress carry predictive information about the future state of the environment, and that …

There is considerable variability in the degree to which individuals rely on their peers to
make decisions. Although theoretical models predict that environmental risks shift the cost …

Sažetak Body mass is widely recognized as a morphological trait which is important for
fitness optimization both in humans and other animals. Here, we propose that body mass is …

Desenvolvida na biologia para entender a evolução das espécies, a teoria da história de
vida passou a ser aplicada na psicologia para compreender as diferenças individuais no …

During human childhood, brain development and body growth compete for limited metabolic
resources, resulting in a trade‐off where energy allocated to brain development can …

An association between early life adversity and a range of coordinated behavioural
responses that favour reproduction at the cost of a degraded health is often reported in …

Self-disturbance is recognized as a key symptom of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).
Although it is the source of significant distress and significant costs to society, it is still poorly …