Prosocial reputation and stress among contemporary hunter-gatherers: the Hadza case
Abstract It has been suggested that having a reputation for being prosocial is a critical part of social status across all human societies. It has also been argued that prosocial behavior confers benefits, whether physiological, such as stress reduction, or social, such as building allies or becomin...
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| author | Piotr Fedurek Athena Aktipis Lee Cronk Dariusz Danel Laurent Lacroix Julia Lehmann Ibrahim Mabulla Jerryson E. Makambi J. Colette Berbesque |
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| description | Abstract It has been suggested that having a reputation for being prosocial is a critical part of social status across all human societies. It has also been argued that prosocial behavior confers benefits, whether physiological, such as stress reduction, or social, such as building allies or becoming more popular. Here, we investigate the relationship between helping reputation (being named as someone others would go to for help), and hair-derived chronic stress (hair cortisol concentration). In a sample of 77 women and 62 men, we found that perceived helping reputation was not related to chronic stress. Overall, the results of our study suggest that, in an egalitarian society with fluid camp membership and widely practiced generosity such as the Hadza, helping reputation does not necessarily boost stress-related health benefits through prestige-signaling mechanisms observed in hierarchical, large-scale societies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1f01ce4bc37842ea9b7f5204e4b537012025-08-20T02:13:55ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-09-0114111110.1038/s41598-024-72238-wProsocial reputation and stress among contemporary hunter-gatherers: the Hadza casePiotr Fedurek0Athena Aktipis1Lee Cronk2Dariusz Danel3Laurent Lacroix4Julia Lehmann5Ibrahim Mabulla6Jerryson E. Makambi7J. Colette Berbesque8School of Human and Life Sciences, University of RoehamptonDepartment of Psychology, Arizona State UniversityDepartment of Anthropology, Rutgers UniversityDepartment of Anthropology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, IITD PANHealth Sciences Research Centre, Roehampton UniversitySchool of Human and Life Sciences, University of RoehamptonNational Museums of TanzaniaMount Meru Tour Guide and International Language SchoolSchool of Human and Life Sciences, University of RoehamptonAbstract It has been suggested that having a reputation for being prosocial is a critical part of social status across all human societies. It has also been argued that prosocial behavior confers benefits, whether physiological, such as stress reduction, or social, such as building allies or becoming more popular. Here, we investigate the relationship between helping reputation (being named as someone others would go to for help), and hair-derived chronic stress (hair cortisol concentration). In a sample of 77 women and 62 men, we found that perceived helping reputation was not related to chronic stress. Overall, the results of our study suggest that, in an egalitarian society with fluid camp membership and widely practiced generosity such as the Hadza, helping reputation does not necessarily boost stress-related health benefits through prestige-signaling mechanisms observed in hierarchical, large-scale societies.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-72238-wCooperationCortisolGenerosityHunter-gatherersProsociality |
| spellingShingle | Piotr Fedurek Athena Aktipis Lee Cronk Dariusz Danel Laurent Lacroix Julia Lehmann Ibrahim Mabulla Jerryson E. Makambi J. Colette Berbesque Prosocial reputation and stress among contemporary hunter-gatherers: the Hadza case Scientific Reports Cooperation Cortisol Generosity Hunter-gatherers Prosociality |
| title | Prosocial reputation and stress among contemporary hunter-gatherers: the Hadza case |
| title_full | Prosocial reputation and stress among contemporary hunter-gatherers: the Hadza case |
| title_fullStr | Prosocial reputation and stress among contemporary hunter-gatherers: the Hadza case |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prosocial reputation and stress among contemporary hunter-gatherers: the Hadza case |
| title_short | Prosocial reputation and stress among contemporary hunter-gatherers: the Hadza case |
| title_sort | prosocial reputation and stress among contemporary hunter gatherers the hadza case |
| topic | Cooperation Cortisol Generosity Hunter-gatherers Prosociality |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-72238-w |
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