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Mind the gap: Development and validation of an evolutionary mismatched lifestyle scale and its impact on health and wellbeing

Jiaqing O Orcid Logo, Trefor Aspden Orcid Logo, Andrew Thomas Orcid Logo, Lei Chang, Moon-Ho Ringo Ho, Norman P. Li, Mark van Vugt

Heliyon, Volume: 10, Issue: 15, Start page: e34997

Swansea University Author: Andrew Thomas Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e34997

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Identifying an integrative framework that could appropriately delineate underlying mechanisms and individual risk/protective factors for human health has remained elusive. Evolutionary mismatch theory provides a comprehensive, integrative model for understanding the underlying causes and mechanisms...

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