Authors
Junhui Wu, Daniel Balliet, Joshua M Tybur, Sakura Arai, Paul AM Van Lange, Toshio Yamagishi
Publication date
2017/7/1
Journal
Evolution and Human Behavior
Volume
38
Issue
4
Pages
496-505
Publisher
Elsevier
Description
Across five studies using samples from both Japan and United States (N = 2345), we take a multi-method approach to test the prediction from life history theory that a slow, compared to fast, life history strategy promotes investment in cooperative relationships. Studies 1 and 2 examined how different measures as proxies for life history strategy (i.e., Mini-K and High-K Strategy Scale) relate to cooperation in various economic games. Studies 3 to 5 measured early childhood environments (i.e., childhood harshness and unpredictability), manipulated resource scarcity using previously validated methods, and then measured cooperation. Across our studies, we also examined four hypothesized psychological mechanisms that could explain the relation between life history strategy and cooperation: temporal discounting, concern for reputation, social value orientation, and trust in others. Overall, we found no support for the …
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