Incorporating epigenetic mechanisms to advance fetal programming theories
Decades of fetal programming research indicates that we may be able to map the origins of
many physical, psychological, and medical variations and morbidities before the birth of the …
many physical, psychological, and medical variations and morbidities before the birth of the …
The psychometric evaluation of human life histories: A reply to Figueredo, Cabeza de Baca, Black, Garcia, Fernandes, Wolf, and Woodley (2015)
LT Copping, A Campbell, S Muncer… - Evolutionary …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
A recent critique of Copping, Campbell, and Muncer raised several issues concerning the
validity of psychometric assessment techniques in the study of life history (LH) strategies. In …
validity of psychometric assessment techniques in the study of life history (LH) strategies. In …
The adaptive calibration model of stress responsivity: An empirical test in the Tracking Adolescents' Individual Lives Survey study
BJ Ellis, AJ Oldehinkel, E Nederhof - Development and …, 2017 - cambridge.org
The adaptive calibration model (ACM) is a theory of developmental programing focusing on
calibration of stress response systems and associated life history strategies to local …
calibration of stress response systems and associated life history strategies to local …
Intimate partner violence, interpersonal aggression, and life history strategy.
We integrate life history (LH) theory with “hot/cool” systems theory of self-regulation to
predict sexually and socially coercive behaviors, including intimate partner violence (IPV) …
predict sexually and socially coercive behaviors, including intimate partner violence (IPV) …
The behavioral correlates of overall and distinctive life history strategy.
RA Sherman, AJ Figueredo… - Journal of Personality and …, 2013 - psycnet.apa.org
Life history (LH) theory provides an evolutionary theoretical framework for understanding
individual differences in maturation, mating, reproduction, parenting, and social interaction …
individual differences in maturation, mating, reproduction, parenting, and social interaction …
Demography and the rise, apparent fall, and resurgence of eugenics
R Sear - Population studies, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Demography was heavily involved in the eugenics movement of the early twentieth century
but, along with most other social science disciplines, largely rejected eugenic thinking in the …
but, along with most other social science disciplines, largely rejected eugenic thinking in the …
Procrastination as a fast life history strategy
Research has revealed that procrastination—the purposive delay of an intended course of
action—is a maladaptive behavior. However, by drawing on an evolutionary life history (LF) …
action—is a maladaptive behavior. However, by drawing on an evolutionary life history (LF) …
Human life history strategies: Calibrated to external or internal cues?
KJ Chua, AW Lukaszewski… - Evolutionary …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Human life history (LH) strategies are theoretically regulated by developmental exposure to
environmental cues that ancestrally predicted LH-relevant world states (eg, risk of morbidity …
environmental cues that ancestrally predicted LH-relevant world states (eg, risk of morbidity …
Implications of life-history strategies for obesity
The association between low socioeconomic status (SES) and obesity is well documented.
In the current research, a life history theory (LHT) framework provided an explanation for this …
In the current research, a life history theory (LHT) framework provided an explanation for this …
Mating fast and slow? Sociosexual orientations are not reflective of life history trajectories
T Dinh, SW Gangestad - Evolution and Human Behavior, 2024 - Elsevier
Within evolutionary psychology, a dominant assumption is that adaptive variation in fast
versus slow life history strategies centrally includes variation in sociosexual orientations …
versus slow life history strategies centrally includes variation in sociosexual orientations …