Is a successful high-K fitness strategy associated with better mental health?

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Is a successful high-K fitness strategy associated with better mental health?

Evolutionary Psychology 7(1): 28-39 Cezar Giosan, Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, USA, cezar@giosan.comKatarzyna Wyka, Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, USA

Abstract

This study examined the associations between a high-K fitness strategy and mental health. These associations were tested on a sample of 1400 disaster workers who had exposure to a singular traumatic event and who underwent psychological evaluations. The results showed that high-K was an important negative predictor of psychopathology, accounting for significant variance in PTSD, general psychopathology, functional disability, anger, and sleep disturbances. Implications of the results are discussed.

Keywords

Fitness, adaptedness, high-K, r/K, life history theory, psychopathology, PTSD, anger, sleep disturbance, disability.

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