The evolutionary basis of risky adolescent behavior: Implications for science, policy, and practice

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 598-623

  Ellis, Bruce J ^a   Del Giudice, Marco ^b   Dishion, Thomas J ^c   Figueredo, Aurelio José ^d   Gray, Peter ^e   Griskevicius, Vladas ^f   Hawley, Patricia H ^g   Jacobs, W Jake ^d   James, Jeneé ^h   Volk, Anthony A ⁱ   Wilson, David Sloan ^j  

^a Environmental Research Laboratory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d University of Arizona   (United States)

^e BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

ⁱ BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^j BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Bullying; Environmental mismatch; Evolution and development; Evolutionary psychology; Intervention

Indexed keywords

DNA (CYTOSINE 5) METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA MODIFICATION METHYLASE AGEI;

ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DNA-CYTOSINE METHYLASES; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; POLICY; RISK-TAKING; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84865658893     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026220     Document Type: Article

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