Life history strategies and psychopathology: the faster the life strategies, the more symptoms of psychopathology

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• 作者：Jessie E. Hurst ; Phillip S. Kavanagh ; ^{phil.kavanagh@unisa.edu.au}
• 关键词：Life history theory ; Life history strategy ; Psychopathology ; Aggression ; Attachment ; Self-harm
• 刊名：Evolution and Human Behavior
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：38
• 期：1
• 页码：1-8
• 全文大小：312 K
• 卷排序：38

文摘

There is little extant empirical literature examining the associations between life history strategies and symptoms of psychopathology. The current study (N = 138) investigated the associations between life history strategies, symptoms of psychopathology, aggression, incidence of self-harm behaviour, and attachment (perceived parental support) in sample drawn from the general population and community mental health service providers. The results from the study indicate those with a faster life strategy report greater levels of aggression and symptoms of psychopathology. Further, perceptions of poorer parental support were associated with a faster life history strategy. Implications for life history theory, conceptualising psychopathology, and future research directions are discussed.