The Psychometric assessment of human life history strategy: a Meta- analytic construct validation

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dc.contributor.authorFigueredo, A J
dc.contributor.authorWolf, P
dc.contributor.authorOlderbak, S
dc.contributor.authorGladden, P
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, H
dc.contributor.authorWenner, C
dc.contributor.authorHill, D
dc.contributor.authorAndrzejczak, D
dc.contributor.authorSisco, M
dc.contributor.authorJacobs, W
dc.contributor.authorHohman, Z
dc.contributor.authorSefcek, J
dc.contributor.authorKruger, J
dc.contributor.authorHowrigan, D P
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-06T15:04:50Z
dc.date.available2016-07-06T15:04:50Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.date.updated2016-06-27T13:04:25Z
dc.description.abstractA growing body of empirical literature supports the validity of psychometric assess ments of human life history strategies, but no comprehensive quantitative summaries have yet been published. We present a psychometric validation study of a 20-item Short-Form of the Arizona Life History Battery (ALHB), the Mini-K, using meta-analytic procedures to survey a multiplicity of published and unpublished studies on English-speaking North American college student samples. Correlations between the Mini-K with other measures of related constructs describe the dimensions of the broader conceptual framework encompassed by human life history strategy and em- pirically establish a nomological network surrounding the Mini-K by quantitatively characterizing its system of relations to related and unrelated constructs. These con- structs include the General Factor of Personality, Mutualistic and Antagonistic Social Strategies, Emotional Intelligence, Executive Functions, Covitality, and Evaluative Self-Assessment as well as other indicators of human life history strategy, including all those comprising the ALHB and many others not used in the ALHB, and indicators of one’s Romantic Partner’s life history strategy. Although a single measure cannot capture something as complex and multifaceted as life history strategy, both the Mini-K and the ALHB of which it is a part, perform as predicted by evolutionary psychological theory within this wider conceptual framework.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationFigueredo, A. J., Wolf, P., Olderbak, S., Gladden, P., Fernandes, H., Wenner, C., ... Howrigan, D. P. (2014). The Psychometric assessment of human life history strategy: a Meta- analytic construct validation. <i>Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20234en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationFigueredo, A J, P Wolf, S Olderbak, P Gladden, H Fernandes, C Wenner, D Hill, et al "The Psychometric assessment of human life history strategy: a Meta- analytic construct validation." <i>Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences</i> (2014) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20234en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationFigueredo, A. J., Wolf, P. S. A., Olderbak, S. G., Gladden, P. R., Fernandes, H. B. F., Wenner, C., ... & Hohman, Z. J. (2014). The psychometric assessment of human life history strategy: A meta-analytic construct validation. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 8(3), 148.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2330-2925en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Figueredo, A J AU - Wolf, P AU - Olderbak, S AU - Gladden, P AU - Fernandes, H AU - Wenner, C AU - Hill, D AU - Andrzejczak, D AU - Sisco, M AU - Jacobs, W AU - Hohman, Z AU - Sefcek, J AU - Kruger, J AU - Howrigan, D P AB - A growing body of empirical literature supports the validity of psychometric assess ments of human life history strategies, but no comprehensive quantitative summaries have yet been published. We present a psychometric validation study of a 20-item Short-Form of the Arizona Life History Battery (ALHB), the Mini-K, using meta-analytic procedures to survey a multiplicity of published and unpublished studies on English-speaking North American college student samples. Correlations between the Mini-K with other measures of related constructs describe the dimensions of the broader conceptual framework encompassed by human life history strategy and em- pirically establish a nomological network surrounding the Mini-K by quantitatively characterizing its system of relations to related and unrelated constructs. These con- structs include the General Factor of Personality, Mutualistic and Antagonistic Social Strategies, Emotional Intelligence, Executive Functions, Covitality, and Evaluative Self-Assessment as well as other indicators of human life history strategy, including all those comprising the ALHB and many others not used in the ALHB, and indicators of one’s Romantic Partner’s life history strategy. Although a single measure cannot capture something as complex and multifaceted as life history strategy, both the Mini-K and the ALHB of which it is a part, perform as predicted by evolutionary psychological theory within this wider conceptual framework. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 SM - 2330-2925 T1 - The Psychometric assessment of human life history strategy: a Meta- analytic construct validation TI - The Psychometric assessment of human life history strategy: a Meta- analytic construct validation UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20234 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/20234
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationFigueredo AJ, Wolf P, Olderbak S, Gladden P, Fernandes H, Wenner C, et al. The Psychometric assessment of human life history strategy: a Meta- analytic construct validation. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences. 2014; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20234.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherAmerican Psychological Associationen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Social Science Research(CSSR)en_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceEvolutionary Behavioral Sciencesen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/ebs/index.aspx
dc.titleThe Psychometric assessment of human life history strategy: a Meta- analytic construct validationen_ZA
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