Functional Disability and Social Conflict Increase Risk of Depression in Older Adulthood Among Bolivian Forager-Farmers
Objectives: To present an explanatory framework for depression in older adulthood in a small-scale society. We propose that depression is a consequence of functional disability, which can reduce subsistence productivity, and resource transfers within and across generations. Social conflict can disrupt risk management strategies and should also be associated with depression. Methods: To evaluate depression among Tsimane forager-farmers of Bolivia, we developed a reliable interview based on focus groups and a review of validated depression scales. Older adults (mean ± SD age = 62 ± 9, n = 325) were recruited regardless of their health status. Demographic, economic, and medical data were collected during annual censuses and routine medical exams. Results: Depression is associated with reduced energetic status, greater physical limitations, and reduced subsistence involvement after controlling for potential confounds such as age, sex, number of reported unresolved conflicts, and market involvement. Depression is also associated with greater reported conflict, particularly with non-kin. Discussion: Tsimane depression is associated with functional disability, reduced subsistence productivity and interpersonal conflict, all of which can disrupt resource flows. Depression appears to be a response to conditions regularly experienced over human history, and not simply a byproduct of modernity
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2014
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Authors: | Stieglitz, Jonathan ; Schniter, Eric ; von Rueden, Christopher ; Kaplan, Hillard S. ; Gurven, Michael |
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[S.l.] : SSRN |
Description of contents: | Abstract [papers.ssrn.com] |
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Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | In: Journal of Gerontology: Pscyhological Sciences and Social Sciences, doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbu080 First published online: July 1, 2014 Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments May 21, 2014 erstellt Volltext nicht verfügbar |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014145482
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