Somatic Symptoms Are Associated With Elevated Blood Pressure and Epstein–Barr Virus Antibodies Among Shuar of the Ecuadorian Amazon
These preliminary findings demonstrate that somatic symptoms reported by Shuar men and women are associated with physiological measures widely associated with chronic psychosocial stress. These findings complement the cross-cultural literature in medical anthropology documenting the close connection between the expression of somatic symptoms and stressful life circumstances and highlight the important role that human biologists can play in exploring biocultural phenomena.
Authors
- Tara J. Cepon‐Robins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4508-8507)
- J. Josh Snodgrass
- Rebecca Seligman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9402-0322)
- Paula S. Tallman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2384-249X)
- Lawrence S. Sugiyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1279-0006)
- Felicia C. Madimenos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5442-232X)
- Thomas W. McDade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5829-648X)
- Melissa A. Liebert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8013-6773)
Institutions
- Queens College, CUNY (US)
- Northwestern University (US)
- University of Oregon (US)
- University of Colorado Boulder (US)
- Loyola University Chicago (US)
- Northern Arizona University (US)
- Field Museum of Natural History (US)
- New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology (US)
- Padjadjaran University (ID)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Human Biology
- Published
- 2024-11-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.24191
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.29
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Wenner-Gren Foundation
- Leakey Foundation
- Northwestern University
- University of Oregon
- National Institutes of Health