Analyzing the effects of the Spanish Civil War on biological well-being through new anthropometric indicators

Puche, Javier ; Marco-Gracia, Francisco J. (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: Numerous studies have demonstrated the negative impact of severe economic shocks (such as those associated with wars) on the growth of children and adolescents. Individuals exposed to these shocks during their developmental years exhibited shorter average heights compared to both previous and subsequent generations. Anthropometric research has highlighted the sensitivity of the height variable in understanding the biological well-being of children and adolescents. However, little attention has been paid to the evolution of other anthropometric variables. This study investigates the impact of the famine following the Spanish Civil War on biological well-being in nine municipalities of the Region of Valencia (with over 120,000 observations of individuals born between 1890 and 1955) using two indicators: chest circumference, and the percentage of individuals of short stature. Our findings confirm that both of these anthropometric indicators were responsive to the economic shock of the Civil War. The well-being levels prior to the war took 20 years to recover.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1080/19485565.2024.2310499

Año: 2024

Publicado en: BIODEMOGRAPHY AND SOCIAL BIOLOGY 69, 1 (2024), 19-29
ISSN: 1948-5565

Factor impacto JCR: 1.0 (2024)

Categ. JCR: DEMOGRAPHY rank: 35 / 50 = 0.7 (2024) - Q3 - T3
Categ. JCR: SOCIOLOGY rank: 140 / 219 = 0.639 (2024) - Q3 - T2
Categ. JCR: SOCIAL SCIENCES, BIOMEDICAL rank: 43 / 48 = 0.896 (2024) - Q4 - T3

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 1.7 - Anthropology (Q2) - Demography (Q2) - Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Q3) - Genetics (Q4)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.365 - Anthropology (Q2) - Demography (Q2) - Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Q3) - Genetics (Q4)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S55-23R
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MCINN/PID2019-109470GB-I00
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MCINN/RED2018-102413-T
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/HAR2016-76814-C2-2-P

Tipo y forma: Article (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Área Hª e Instituc.Económ. (Dpto. Economía Aplicada)