Birth Weight Predicts Scores on the ADHD Self-Report Scale and Attitudes towards Casual Sex in College Men: A Short-Term Life History Strategy?
| dc.contributor.author | Frederick, Michael | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-14T16:48:26Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-06-14T16:48:26Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Early development can have long-term effects on physiology and behavior. While severe disturbances predictably lead to dysfunction, recent work in humans and animals has led to a growing appreciation for the more subtle ways in which early conditions can modulate behavioral tendencies later in life. Life history theory predicts that early cues signaling a stressful or suboptimal environment might lead an organism to adopt a strategy favoring short-term gains and early reproduction. Fifty college men reported their birth weight, completed the Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Self-Report Scale, and answered a series of questions about their sexual history and attitudes towards short-term sexual encounters. Lower birth weights were associated with higher scores on the ADHD scale (r = -.352; p ≤ .05) and more favorable attitudes towards casual sex (r = -.456; p ≤ 0.001). There was a significant interaction between birth weight and casual sex favorability in predicting number of sexual partners (F1,46 = 4.994; p ≤ .05). This suggests that, although men who are smaller at birth may otherwise be at a disadvantage in reproductive terms, they may offset their reduced fitness by being more willing to engage in casual sex. | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michael_Frederick5/publication/230796590_Birth_Weight_Predicts_Scores_on_the_ADHD_Self-Report_Scale_and_Attitudes_towards_Casual_Sex_in_College_Men_A_Short-Term_Life_History_Strategy/links/5419bb200cf25ebee9887e1f/Birth-Weight-Predicts-Scores-on-the-ADHD-Self-Report-Scale-and-Attitudes-towards-Casual-Sex-in-College-Men-A-Short-Term-Life-History-Strategy.pdf | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 11 pages | en_US |
| dc.genre | journal articles | en_US |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.13016/M2KP0T | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Frederick, M. J. (January 01, 2012). Birth weight predicts scores on the ADHD self-report scale and attitudes towards casual sex in college men: a short-term life history strategy?. Evolutionary Psychology : an International Journal of Evolutionary Approaches to Psychology and Behavior, 10, 2, 342-51. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1474-7049 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11603/4065 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.relation.isAvailableAt | University of Baltimore | |
| dc.subject | Life-history theory | en_US |
| dc.subject | development | en_US |
| dc.subject | ADHD | en_US |
| dc.subject | impulsivity | en_US |
| dc.subject | short-term strategy | en_US |
| dc.title | Birth Weight Predicts Scores on the ADHD Self-Report Scale and Attitudes towards Casual Sex in College Men: A Short-Term Life History Strategy? | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | en_US |