TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Conti, Gabriella
AU  - Hansman, Christopher
AU  - Heckman, James J.
AU  - Novak, Matthew F.X.
AU  - Ruggiero, Angela M.
AU  - Suomi, Stephen J.
        TI  - Primate Evidence on the Late Health Effects of Early Life Adversity
        PY  - 2012/Apr/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 6495
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp6495
        AB  - 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 which 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 which are not compensated by a normal social environment later in life.
        KW  - maternal behavior
KW  - health
KW  - rhesus monkeys
KW  - social deprivation
        ER  -