Income and Wellbeing in a Society on the Verge to Market Integration: The Case of the Tsimane’ in the Bolivian Amazon

Minkin, Dmitrij; Reyes‐García, Victoria

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“…For example, among the several drivers of subjective well-being, income and material wealth have received broad research interest, under the assumption that they have the potential to fulfil universal needs, thus leading to happiness [19][20][21]. However, research in societies with low levels of monetization suggests the people can display high levels of subjective well-being without income [22] and that income might even have negative effects in terms of subjective well-being [23], thus raising issues on the absolute effect of income in happiness. It seems, then, that happiness research could continue to benefit from insights provided by cross-cultural analysis.…”

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“…Similarly, among numerous Amazonian Indigenous peoples, the concepts of “the good life” or “living well” emphasize the importance of maintaining harmonious interpersonal relationships, some of which extend to nonhumans and spirits [ 31 – 33 ]. Furthermore, some evidence indicates that changes in social relations or in relations with their local environments might erode substantially the subjective well-being of Indigenous peoples [ 23 , 27 ].…”

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Happy just because. A cross-cultural study on subjective wellbeing in three Indigenous societies

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While cross-cultural research on subjective well-being and its multiple drivers is growing, the study of happiness among Indigenous peoples continues to be under-represented in the literature. In this work, we measure life satisfaction through open-ended questionnaires to explore levels and drivers of subjective well-being among 474 adults in three Indigenous societies across the tropics: the Tsimane’ in Bolivian lowland Amazonia, the Baka in southeastern Cameroon, and the Punan in Indonesian Borneo. We found that life satisfaction levels in the three studied societies are slightly above neutral, suggesting that most people in the sample consider themselves as moderately happy. We also found that respondents provided explanations mostly when their satisfaction with life was negative, as if moderate happiness was the normal state and explanations were only needed when reporting a different life satisfaction level due to some exceptionally good or bad occurrence. Finally, we also found that issues related to health and–to a lesser extent–social life were the more prominent explanations for life satisfaction. Our research not only highlights the importance to understand, appreciate and respect Indigenous peoples’ own perspectives and insights on subjective well-being, but also suggests that the greatest gains in subjective well-being might be achieved by alleviating the factors that tend to make people unhappy.

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“…Öznel iyi oluş kavramının sıklıkla ele alındığı değişkenlerden biri bireylerin gelir düzeyleridir. Bu doğrultuda ki çalışma bulguları genel olarak bireylerin gelir düzeylerinin öznel iyi oluş ile pozitif bir korelasyon gösterdiği yönündedir (Chow, 2005, s.139;Deaton, 2008, s.53;Diener ve Diener, 1996, s.181;Diener vd., 2003, s.403;Dost, 2007Dost, , s.132, 2010Easterlin, 1974, s.89;Kelley ve Stack, 2000, s.531;Minkin ve Reyes-García, 2016;Moller, 1996, s.16;Paolini vd., 2006, s.331;Stevenson ve Wolfers, 2008Sümer, 2008, s.2) Araştırma kapsamında yapılan literatür taramasında yapılan çalışmaların büyük ölçüde merhamet kavramının uzantısı olarak değerlendirilecek olan öz-anlayış (self-compassion) eksenli olduğu görülmektedir. Bireyin kendisiyle birlikte başkasının acısına olan ilgiyi içeren merhamet odaklı çalışmaların sınırlı sayıda olduğu gözlemlenmiştir.…”

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Merhametin Öznel İyi Oluş Üzerindeki Yordayıcı Etkisinin İncelenmesi

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Gaziantep University Journal of Social Sciences

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ÖzetBu araştırma üniversite öğrencilerinin merhamet düzeylerinin öznel iyi oluş üzerindeki yordayıcı etkisini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışmada ayrıca öğrencilerin algılanan gelir düzeyi ile yerleşim yerinin merhamet ve öznel iyi oluş puanları üzerindeki etkisi ele alınmıştır. Araştırma grubunu 18-32 yaşları arasındaki 198'i kız (% 49.3), 204'ü erkek (% 50.7), toplam 402 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada Merhamet Ölçeği, Öznel İyi Oluş Ölçeği ve Kişisel Bilgi Formu kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre; merhamet ile öznel iyi oluş puanları arasında pozitif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu ve merhametin öznel iyi oluşun anlamlı bir yordayıcısı olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca algılanan gelir düzeyi yüksek olan öğrencilerin öznel iyi oluşlarının algılanan gelir düzeyi alt ve orta olan öğrencilerden daha yüksek olduğu bulgulanmıştır. Son olarak öğrencilerin yaşamlarını geçirdikleri yerleşim yeri açısından merhamet ve öznel iyi oluş puanlarının anlamlı bir farklılık göstermediği saptanmıştır. Anahtar Sözcükler: Merhamet, öznel iyi oluş, gelir düzeyi Abstract This research aimed to investigate the predictive effect of university students' compassion levels on subjective well-being. In the study, the effect of perceived income level and residential area of the students on compassion and subjective well-being scores was also discussed. Totally 402 students including 198 female and 204 male between 18 and 32 years old participated into the research group. In the research, Compassion Scale, Subjective Well-Being Scale, and Personal Information Form were used. According to the research results, it was determined that there was a positive significant relationship between compassion and subjective well-being, and compassion was a significant predictor of subjective well-being. Furthermore, subjective well-being of the students with high perceived income level was proved to be higher rather than the subjective well-being of the students with perceived medium and lower income level. Consequently, it was also determined that compassion and subjective-well-being scores of the students did not differ significantly in terms of the residential area they spend their life. Key Words: Compassion, subjective well-being, level of income GirişMerhamet kavramı birçok din ve öğreti içerisinde kendisine geniş yer bulan bir kavramdır. Psikoloji alanında ise bu kavramın derinlemesine ele alınması son birkaç yıl içerisinde mümkün olmuştur. Önceleri empati, özgecilik, yakınlık ve prososyal davranış kavramları ekseninde ele alınan merhamet kavramı yapısının karmaşık olması empati ile benzerliği ve ölçümünün zor olması gibi nedenlerle psikolojinin konusu olmaktan uzak kalmıştır (Braun, 1992).Gilbert (2005)

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“…Here we present a first test of our hypothesis, exploring the strength of the shape bias in two groups that vary in their level of industrialization: people living in the US, and the Tsimane' living in the Bolivian Amazon. The Tsimane' are an indigenous group of horticulturalists living in the Bolivian Amazon (Huanca, 2008), that have less contact with market-integrated communities (relative to children typically tested in the US; Minkin & Reyes-García, 2017;Masferrer-Dodas et al, 2012;Godoy et al, 2007). The Tsimane' exhibit a variety of cultural differences relative to people from industrialized societies.…”

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The origins of the shape bias: Evidence from the Tsimane'

Jara‐Ettinger¹,

Lévy²,

Sakel³

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In the US, children often generalize the meaning of new words by assuming that objects with the same shape have the same name. We propose that this shape bias is influenced by children’s exposure to objects of different categories (artifacts and natural kinds), and language to talk about them. We present a cross-cultural study between English speakers in the US and Tsimane’ speakers in the Bolivian Amazon. We found that US children and adults were more likely to generalize novel labels by shape rather than by material or color, relative to Tsimane’ participants. Critically, Tsimane’ children and adults systematically avoided generalizing labels to objects that shared no common features with the novel referent. Our results provide initial evidence that the relative exposure to objects of different kinds and language to talk about them can lead to cross-cultural differences on object name learning.

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Income and Wellbeing in a Society on the Verge to Market Integration: The Case of the Tsimane’ in the Bolivian Amazon

Cited by 12 publications

References 43 publications

Happy just because. A cross-cultural study on subjective wellbeing in three Indigenous societies

Happy just because. A cross-cultural study on subjective wellbeing in three Indigenous societies

Merhametin Öznel İyi Oluş Üzerindeki Yordayıcı Etkisinin İncelenmesi

The origins of the shape bias: Evidence from the Tsimane'

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