460 BUSS evolved solutions to the adaptive problems our species has faced over millions of
years. Because personality psychology is dedicated to studying human nature in all of its …

A comprehensive evolutionary framework for understanding the maintenance of heritable
behavioral variation in humans is yet to be developed. Some evolutionary psychologists …

In a narrow sense, the five-factor model (FFM) of personality is an empirical generalization
about the covariation of personality traits. As Digman and Inouye (1986) put it,“if a large …

This text deals with the same kinds of problems addressed by self-help books and self-
realization programs: anxiety, frustration, loneliness, depression, self-control. However, it …

This survey (N= 224) found that characteristics collectively known as the Dark Triad (ie
narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism) were correlated with various dimensions of …

We describe an integrated theory of individual differences that traces the behavioral
development of life history from genes to brain to reproductive strategy. We provide …

Although evolutionary psychology has been successful in explaining some species-typical
and sex-differentiated adaptations, a large question that has largely eluded the field is this …

Abstract The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health data were used to test
predictions from life history theory. We hypothesized that (1) in young adulthood an …

Genetic influences on personality differences are ubiquitous, but their nature is not well
understood. A theoretical framework might help, and can be provided by evolutionary …

Until recently, variations in life history strategy were studied exclusively at the species level.
Although this domain of study has been extended to examine systematic differences in life …