Primate evidence on the late health effects of early-life adversity.
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Abstract
This paper exploits a unique ongoing experiment to analyze the effects of early rearing conditions on physical and mental health in a sample of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). We analyze the health records of 231 monkeys that were randomly allocated at birth across three rearing conditions: mother rearing, peer rearing, and surrogate peer rearing. We show that the lack of a secure attachment relationship in the early years engendered by adverse rearing conditions has detrimental long-term effects on health that are not compensated for by a normal social environment later in life.
Medical subject headings
- Adaptation, Psychological
- Behavior, Animal
- Macaca mulatta
- Maternal Deprivation
- Social Environment
- Stress, Psychological