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Historical Prevalence of Infectious Diseases Within 230 Geopolitical Regions: A Tool for Investigating Origins of Culture
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Regional differences in disease prevalence are associated with a wide array of cross-cultural differences. However, the complex relationships among culture, disease, and other ecological variables remain underinvestigated. Future research into the origins of cultural differences will benefit from the availability of a numerical index identifying the extent to which infectious diseases have been historically prevalent within regions defined by geopolitical borders. This article introduces such an index. This index is based on disease prevalence data obtained from old epidemiological atlases and is calculated for 230 geopolitical regions (mostly nations) around the world.
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“This measure is internally reliable; across a worldwide sample of 160 countries, the 9-item index has Cronbach's alpha = .84”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Murray, D. R., & Schaller, M.
- Affiliations
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Murray, Damian R.
- Venue
- Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2009-10-15
- Volume
- 41
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 99-108
- ISSN
- 0022-0221 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-5422
- OpenAlex
- W2113281787
- Cited by
- 446
- References
- 30
- Citations by year
- 2026: 18 · 2025: 35 · 2024: 23 · 2023: 32 · 2022: 52 · 2021: 70 · 2020: 41 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 25 · 2017: 18 · 2016: 24 · 2015: 18 · 2014: 21 · 2013: 18 · 2012: 13
- FWCI
- 29.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Development › Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Cultural Differences and Values
- Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Language and cultural evolution
- Keywords
- infectious disease prevalence, geopolitical regions, cultural origins, cross-cultural comparison, cultural evolution
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