Gurven, Michael, Buoro, Yoann, Eid Rodriguez, Daniel, Sayre, Katherine, Trumble, Benjamin C., Pyhälä, Arild, Kaplan, Hillard, Angelsen, Arild, Stieglitz, Jonathan and Reyes-García, Victoria (2024) Subjective well-being across the life course among non-industrialized populations. Science Advances, vol. 10 (n° 43).

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Identification Number : 10.1126/sciadv.ado0952

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.

Item Type: Article
Language: English
Date: 23 October 2024
Refereed: Yes
Place of Publication: Washington
Subjects: B- ECONOMIE ET FINANCE
Divisions: TSE-R (Toulouse)
Site: UT1
Date Deposited: 25 Oct 2024 07:31
Last Modified: 25 Oct 2024 07:31
OAI Identifier: oai:tse-fr.eu:129892
URI: https://publications.ut-capitole.fr/id/eprint/49791
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