The adaptive basis of psychosocial acceleration: Comment on beyond mental health, life history strategies articles

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 718-721

  Nettle, Daniel ^a   Frankenhuis, Willem E ^b   Rickard, Ian J ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developmental plasticity; Evolutionary developmental psychology; Father absence; Psychosocial acceleration theory

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NOTE; PEER GROUP; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PEER GROUP; PREGNANCY; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84865624353     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027507     Document Type: Note

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