The assumption that early stress leads to dysregulation and impairment is widespread in
developmental science and informs prevailing models (eg, toxic stress). An alternative …

We examine the relationship between the general factor of personality (GFP) and emotional
intelligence (EI) and specifically test the hypothesis that the GFP is a social effectiveness …

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

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 …

The pace-of-life syndrome (POLS) hypothesis specifies that closely related species or
populations experiencing different ecological conditions should differ in a suite of metabolic …

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 …

Why do some people take risks and live for the present, whereas others avoid risks and save
for the future? The evolutionary framework of life history theory predicts that preferences for …

The current paper synthesizes theory and data from the field of life history (LH) evolution to
advance a new developmental theory of variation in human LH strategies. The theory posits …

Why do some people have children early, whereas others delay reproduction? By
considering the trade-offs between using one's resources for reproduction versus other …

The use of sacred values by humans to enforce cooperation has been seen throughout
human history, as demonstrated by philosophers like Marx and Aristotle observing that …