Evolutionary Psychology

Van Vugt, M., Vespi, C., & Colarelli, S. (2024). Evolutioanry I/O Psychology: Working with Human Nature. In M. Fisher (Ed.). APA Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology. (link to chapter)

Van Vugt, M. (2017). Evolutionary psychology: theoretical foundations for the study of organizations. Journal of Organization Design, 6(1), 1-16.(link to article) Abstract This article provides an introduction to evolutionary psychology and its relevance to organizational design theory and practice. Evolutionary psychology assumes that human nature reflect adaptations to an ancestral...

Li, N. P., Yong, J. C., & Van Vugt, M. (2020). Evolutionary psychology’s next challenge: Solving modern problems using a mismatch perspective. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 14(4), 362.(link to article) Abstract As acceptance of evolutionary perspectives in mainstream psychology grows, it becomes increasingly pertinent to ask what evolutionary psychology can do to solve real-world...

Tan, K., Li, N. P., Meltzer, A. L., Chin, J. L., Tan, L. K., Lim, A. J., ... & van Vugt, M. (2022). Effects of economic uncertainty and socioeconomic status on reproductive timing: A life history approach. Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology, 3, 100040. Abstract Why do some people have children earlier compared to others who delay reproduction? Drawing from an evolutionary,...

van Prooijen, J. W., & Van Vugt, M. (2018). Conspiracy theories: Evolved functions and psychological mechanisms. Perspectives on psychological science, 1745691618774270.      

Li. N. P., Van Vugt, M., & Colarelli., S. M. (2017). The evolutionary mismatch hypothesis: Implications for psychological science. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 1-7. DOI: 10.1177/0963721417731378 Abstract Human psychological mechanisms are adaptations that evolved to process environmental inputs, turning them into behavioral outputs that, on average, increase survival...

Van Vugt, M. (2017). Evolutionary psychology: Theoretical foundations for the study of organizations. Journal of Organization Design, 6(1), 9. Abstract This article provides an introduction to evolutionary psychology and its relevance to organizational design theory and practice. Evolutionary psychology assumes that human nature reflect adaptations to an ancestral environment that was intensely...

Brosnan, S. F., Newton-Fisher, N. E., & Van Vugt, M. (2009). A melding of minds: When primatology meets personality and social psychology. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 13, 129-147. DOI: 10.1177/1088868309335127