TY - JOUR
T1 - Life history strategies and psychopathology
T2 - The faster the life strategies, the more symptoms of psychopathology
AU - Hurst, Jessie E.
AU - Kavanagh, Phillip S.
PY - 2017/1
Y1 - 2017/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Aggression
KW - Attachment
KW - Life history strategy
KW - Life history theory
KW - Psychopathology
KW - Self-harm
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85002959941&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2016.06.001
DO - 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2016.06.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85002959941
SN - 1090-5138
VL - 38
SP - 1
EP - 8
JO - Evolution and Human Behavior
JF - Evolution and Human Behavior
IS - 1
ER -
