A diversified portfolio model of adaptability.

Area of Science:

• Psychology
• Adaptation Science
• Behavioral Economics

Background:

• Financial portfolio models optimize risk and return through diversification.
• Existing adaptability models (e.g., self-complexity, risk/resilience, social cognitive theory) offer partial explanations.
• A gap exists in understanding the antecedents of adaptive processes across psychological models.

Purpose of the Study:

• Introduce the Diversified Portfolio Model (DPM) of adaptability.
• Integrate key features from diverse adaptability theories.
• Provide a comprehensive biopsychosocial framework for understanding adaptation.

Main Methods:

• Conceptual development of the DPM based on portfolio diversification principles.
• Integration of concepts from Linville's self-complexity, risk and resilience models, and Bandura's social cognitive theory.
• Relating the DPM to the established biopsychosocial model.

Main Results:

• The DPM posits that diversified investment across life experiences, roles, and relationships fosters positive adaptation.
• The model offers an integrative framework for adaptability across biopsychosocial levels.
• It illuminates antecedents of adaptive processes within various psychological models.

Conclusions:

• The DPM provides a novel, integrative approach to understanding and enhancing human adaptability.
• It bridges existing theories and addresses a gap in explaining adaptive process antecedents.
• The model offers a foundation for future research on increasing adaptiveness.