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Human Behavioural Traits and the Polycrisis: A Systematic Review

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radar:r-55e3dd9b42a3a7dc9ebebd4b2ad7a691

Authors

Nick King · Aled Wynne Jones

Reported year

2025

Reported language

en

Source type

review

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2026-11-13T12:39:25.889955+00:00

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2026-11-13T12:39:25.889955+00:00

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Institutions reported by the source

Anglia Ruskin University

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GB

Documentary abstract — original language

Polycrisis has recently emerged as a term to capture the human predicament, and analyses of the drivers of this have identified causes such as economic growth. However, identification of the fundamental, underpinning causes is needed to effectively mitigate the polycrisis, and human behavioural traits are likely to comprise such fundamental drivers. Specifically, traits that have become maladaptive in the context of modernity are particularly important. We identify three particular maladaptations that are likely the most direct contributors to the polycrisis: warfare; resource overexploitation; and human cognitive biases. A systematic literature review using these maladaptations identified key studies from which behavioural traits underpinning the maladaptations were highlighted. These identified traits form the basis of suggested leverage points in the global system to reduce the likelihood of a polycrisis.

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https://openalex.org/W4407368689

DOI

10.3390/su17041495

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review

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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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