A5036120539- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Personality Traits and Psychology
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Identity, Memory, and Therapy
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Forgiveness and Related Behaviors
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Washington University in St. Louis
2017-2025
University of Washington
2024
Charleston Southern University
2022
Northwestern University
2021
Carleton University
2013-2020
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2009-2019
KU Leuven
2019
Paderborn University
2018
University of Virginia
2016
Arizona State University
2016
Using the Revised Youth Purpose Survey (Bundick et al., 2006 Bundick, M, Andrews, Jones, A, Mariano, JM, Bronk, KC and Damon, W. 2006. youth purpose survey, Stanford, CA: Unpublished instrument, Stanford Center on Adolescence. [Google Scholar]), Trait Hope Scale (Snyder 1991 Snyder, CR. 2003. March). Measuring hope in children. Paper presented at Child Trends Indicators of Positive Development Conference. 2003, Washington, DC. Satisfaction with Life (Diener, Emmons, Larsen, & Griffin, 1985...
Having a purpose in life has been cited consistently as an indicator of healthy aging for several reasons, including its potential reducing mortality risk. In the current study, we sought to extend previous findings by examining whether promotes longevity across adult years, using data from longitudinal Midlife United States (MIDUS) sample. Proportional-hazards models demonstrated that purposeful individuals lived longer than their counterparts did during 14 years after baseline assessment,...
In an ongoing effort to identify predictors of educational success and achievement, grit has emerged as a seemingly useful disposition. Grit is conceived the combination perseverance consistency interest over time, but predictive utility these two dimensions rarely been explored separately, limited research available considered small number outcomes. This article draws upon three samples at universities examine relationships between various student Multiple regression results indicated that...
The present study investigated whether an intervention aimed to increase cognitive ability in older adults also changes the personality trait of openness experience. Older completed a 16-week program inductive reasoning training supplemented by weekly crossword and Sudoku puzzles. Changes experience were modeled across four assessments over 30 weeks using latent growth curve models. Results indicate that participants condition increased compared with waitlist control group. is one first...
Personality traits are powerful predictors of outcomes in the domains education, work, relationships, health, and well-being. The recognized importance personality has raised questions about their policy relevance, that is, potential to inform actions designed improve human welfare. Traditionally, use applied settings been predicated on ability predict valued outcomes, typically under assumption functionally unchanging. This assumption, however, is both untrue a limiting factor using more...
Personality traits continue to change throughout the lifespan. However, we still know little about when, why, and how personality change. In this paper, review current state of scientific evidence regarding nature, sources, processes trait stability We revisit past disputes over relative importance genetic environmental influences, discuss studies on life events development, summarize theory research processes. doing so, derive general principles highlight limitations research, present broad...
Having a sense of purpose has been discussed as developmental asset for youth and an outgrowth establishing identity. Using the identity capital model theoretical framework, 3 studies examined mediator in relationship between well-being among adolescents emerging adults. In Study 1A, (n = 110), commitment was positively associated with positive affect, hope, happiness adolescents, fully mediated associations these indices well-being. These findings were replicated 1B 398), sample adults...
While personality traits have been linked concurrently to health status and prospectively outcomes such as mortality, it is currently unknown whether predict the diagnosis of a number specific diseases (e.g., lung disease, heart stroke) that may account for their mortality effects more generally. A sample ( N = 6,904) participants from Health Retirement Study, longitudinal study older adults, completed measures reported on current conditions. Four years later, were followed up see if they...
Objective-Conscientious individuals experience better physical health, in part because of their greater propensity to behave ways that maintain wellness.The current study examined whether and how adherence mediates the relation between conscientiousness health.Moreover, it was these effects differed for adhering doctor's orders (doctor adherence) versus medication regimens (medication adherence), as latter is likely more relevant older adults' health.Methods-A nationwide sample adults (N =...
Identity and purpose in life can serve as internal assets during the transition to adulthood. Although these two facets of self are closely linked, they usually studied separately. The rare research that has considered identity together focused exclusively on commitment domains, neglecting process exploration often precedes commitment. current study built existing work by investigating simultaneous predictors subjective well-being a sample emerging adults ( N = 850, M age 19.96) examining...
Accruing evidence points to the value of studying purpose in life across adolescence and emerging adulthood. Research though is needed understand unique role predicting well-being developmentally relevant outcomes during The current studies (total n = 669) found support for development a new brief measure using data from American Canadian samples, while demonstrating two important findings. First, predicted adulthood, even when controlling Big Five personality traits. Second, was positively...
Are recent cohorts of college students more narcissistic than their predecessors? To address debates about the so-called “narcissism epidemic,” we used data from three (1990s: N = 1,166; 2000s: 33,647; 2010s: 25,412) to test whether narcissism levels (overall and specific facets) have increased across generations. We also tested our measure, Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI), showed measurement equivalence cohorts, a critical analysis that had been overlooked in prior research. found...
Having a sense of purpose in life has been consistently demonstrated as predictor positive health outcomes, including less perceived stress, yet, little is known about the role on stressful days.The current study investigated moderator stressor-related changes daily physical symptoms, affect, and negative affect.A subset Midlife United States (n = 1949, mage: 56.4 years) reported their purpose, along with up to eight assessments stressors, symptoms. Multilevel models evaluated whether was...
While a training model of cognitive intervention targets the improvement particular skills through instruction and practice, an engagement is based on idea that being embedded in intellectually socially complex environment can impact cognition, perhaps even broadly, without explicit instruction.We contrasted these two models enrichment by randomly
With an increasingly aging population, more work is needed to identify factors which may promote the maintenance of normal cognitive functioning. The current study tested concurrent association between sense purpose in life and variables episodic memory, executive functioning, composite functioning adults (N = 3489, Mage 56.3 years, SD 12.27, Range 32-84 years) from Midlife United States (MIDUS). Correlational analyses suggested that was associated with higher scores for overall cognition....
Objectives: Though cross-sectional research has suggested that sense of purpose declines into older adulthood, it remains unclear whether inter-individual variability occurs in these trajectories, and what factors predict trajectories. The current study provides one the first longitudinal investigations how individuals' fluctuates adulthood.Method: Participants from Health Retirement Study (n = 4,234, mean age 65 years), completed assessments over three years, along with multiple potential...