This paper presents the Adaptive Calibration Model (ACM), an evolutionary–developmental
theory of individual differences in the functioning of the stress response system. The stress …

Highlights•In harsh environments, people become more present-oriented.•Present-
orientation increases vigilance, impulsivity, and future discounting.•Present-orientation …

Past research found that environmental uncertainty leads people to behave differently
depending on their childhood environment. For example, economic uncertainty leads …

This chapter provides an overview of life history theory (LHT). LHT conceptualizes specific
allocation tradeoffs in terms of three broad, fundamental trade‐offs: the present‐future …

Interest in incorporating life history research from evolutionary biology into the human
sciences has grown rapidly in recent years. Two core features of this research have the …

This paper proposes a model for developmental psychopathology that is informed by recent
research suggestive of a single model of mental health disorder (the p factor) and seeks to …

We hypothesize that black women experience accelerated biological aging in response to
repeated or prolonged adaptation to subjective and objective stressors. Drawing on stress …

In this article, I outline a general framework for the evolutionary analysis of mental disorders
based on the concepts of life history theory. I synthesize and extend a large body of work …

This second edition reviews the new research findings and theoretical advances on fathers,
families, child development, programs, and policies that have occurred in the past decade …

Why do people resort to plastic surgery to look young? Why are stepchildren at greatest risk
of fatal abuse? Why do we prefer gossip to algebra? Why must Dogon wives live alone in a …