Importance Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is often accompanied by a history of high-
risk sexual behavior and somatic comorbidities. Yet, these features are most often …

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 …

Economic games are well-established tools that offer a convenient approach to study social
behaviour. Although widely used, recent evidence suggests that decisions made in the …

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 …

What features of people's childhood environments go on to shape their prosocial behavior
during adulthood? Past studies linking childhood environment to adult prosocial behavior …

Humans are inherently social, and being socially connected is exceptionally significant.
Specifically, social connections can work as a buffer against harmful effects of aversive …

Human cooperation has mostly been explained with the theory of reciprocal altruism, in
which return is essentially delayed. A body of life-history psychology literature, therefore …

This thesis aims to extend the existing knowledge-base on trust and cooperation
development during adolescence and early adulthood, but also on the specific methods to …

What features of people's childhood environments go on to shape their prosocial behavior
during adulthood? Past studies linking childhood environment to adult prosocial behavior …