Well-Being: A Theoretical Program

A theoretical program of anthropological well-being is described and a special theory linking adaptive potential to biocultural success, longevity, and physical health is tested with a multicultural sample of 133 college students born outside the United States. Those students who scored high in adap...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American anthropologist 1987-12, Vol.89 (4), p.879-895
1. Verfasser:	Colby, Benjamin N.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Authoritarianism Biological altruism California Cognitive problems, arts and sciences, folk traditions, folklore Cross cultural studies Cultural anthropology Cultural Values Diseases Ethnology Ethnopsychiatry. Ethnopsychoanalysis. Ethnopsychology Ethnopsychology Medical anthropology Physical health Physical symptoms Questionnaires Traditional sciences and medicine Well Being Wellbeing
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Zusammenfassung:	A theoretical program of anthropological well-being is described and a special theory linking adaptive potential to biocultural success, longevity, and physical health is tested with a multicultural sample of 133 college students born outside the United States. Those students who scored high in adaptive potential reported fewer symptoms of physical illness. The implications of the theory for a better understanding of cultural dynamics are discussed.
ISSN:	0002-7294 1548-1433
DOI:	10.1525/aa.1987.89.4.02a00080