Subjective well-being across the life course among non-industrialized populations
Gurven, Michael (University of California. Department of Anthropology)
Buoro, Yoann (University of California. Department of Anthropology)
Rodriguez, Daniel Eid (University of California. Department of Anthropology)
Sayre, Katherine (University of California. Department of Anthropology)
Trumble, Benjamin (Arizona State University. Center for Evolution and Medicine)
Pyhälä, Aili (University of Helsinki. Global Development Studies)
Kaplan, Hillard (Chapman University. Argyros School of Business and Economics)
Angelsen, Arild (Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor, Indonesia.)
Stieglitz, Jonathan (Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Toulouse School of Economics, Université Toulouse 1 Capitole, Toulouse, France.)
Reyes-García, Victoria (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Antropologia Social i Cultural)

Date:	2024
Description:	12 pàg.
Abstract:	Subjective well-being (SWB) is often described as being U-shaped over adulthood, declining to a midlife slump and then improving thereafter. Improved SWB in later adulthood has been considered a paradox given age-related declines in health and social losses. While SWB has mostly been studied in high-income countries, it remains largely unexplored in rural subsistence populations lacking formal institutions that reliably promote social welfare. Here, we evaluate the age profile of SWB among three small-scale subsistence societies (n = 468; study 1), forest users from 23 low-income countries (n = 6987; study 2), and Tsimane' horticulturalists (n = 1872; study 3). Across multiple specifications, we find variability in SWB age profiles. In some cases, we find no age-related differences in SWB or even inverted U-shapes. Adjusting for confounders reduces observed age effects. Our findings highlight variability in average well-being trajectories over the life course. Ensuring successful aging will require a greater focus on cultural and socioecological determinants of individual trajectories.
Grants:	Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación CEX2019-000940-M European Commission FP7/2007-2013 European Commission FP7-261971-LEK
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Published in:	Science advances, Vol. 10 Núm. 43 (2024) , ISSN 2375-2548

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ado0952
PMID: 39441925

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