Personality Development in Evolutionary Perspective
- 1 March 1990
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Personality
- Vol. 58 (1) , 141-161
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6494.1990.tb00911.x
Abstract
A relationship between personality processes and evolution can be seen when behaviors associated with sexual maturation, mating, and parenting are examined. This article stipulates the types of proximal cues implicated in the shaping of personality variables that become important in the development of the individual's reproductive behavior.Keywords
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