Socioeconomic Status as Child Affects Response to Stress as Adult

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110706122901.htm

ScienceDaily (July 6, 2011) — When faced with threat, people who grew up poor are more likely to make risky financial choices in search of a quick windfall, according to new research from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management.

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The studies, which built upon earlier research on how mortality cues influence reproductive timings, found those who grew up resource deprived or felt poor were more likely to take risks for immediate rewards when they felt threatened. Subjects who were raised in a more predictable world never worrying about their needs responded to the same stressors by becoming more cautious.

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