By Traci Pedersen, PsychCentral, June 11, 2020
Women who experienced childhood trauma are more likely to become mothers at a younger age than those with a more stable childhood, according to a new Finnish study of girls who had been exposed to the trauma of war.
The findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, support evolutionary theory which states that people living in an unstable environment with high mortality rates are better off reproducing sooner rather than taking the risk of not having the chance later.
Overall, the study shows that the severe trauma children experience from living in war zones, natural disasters or perhaps even epidemics can have unexpected effects that resurface later in their lives.
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