The general case seems to be "constant stress" not poverty itself.
> And here’s the kicker: “This cannot be explained by differences in time available, nutrition, or work effort. Nor can it be explained with stress.”
How about your own claim? You can start with yourself, which should be much easier since if you want to ask the person something you just have to do it in your head.
How about your own claim?
You can start with yourself, which should be much easier since if you want to ask the person something you just have to do it in your head.
If you were even an iota as critical about your own content-free mutterings you could make the world a better place. Seriously.
The focus and context of the study was poverty, not stress. One done on stress might provide some relative material, and be useful, but your assumption is a bit irresponsible.
So I think they are saying "mental preoccupation" more than "stress" per se is the cause of the decline. At a certain point, however, mental preoccupation is the same as stress so it may be a distinction without a difference.