A5069930540- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Identity, Memory, and Therapy
- Personality Traits and Psychology
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
University of British Columbia
2023-2025
University of Victoria
2018-2024
Monash University
2024
English Institute of Sport
2022
University of Bath
2022
University of Houston - Victoria
2020
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway
2020
Carleton University
2016-2018
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....
Current literature suggests that neuroticism is positively associated with maladaptive life choices, likelihood of disease, and mortality. However, recent research has identified circumstances under which positive outcomes. The current project examined whether "healthy neuroticism", defined as the interaction conscientiousness, was following health behaviors: smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity. Using a pre-registered multi-study coordinated integrative data analysis (IDA)...
Having supportive others appears valuable for developing a purpose, at least during adolescence and young adulthood. However, work has yet to consider whether sense of purpose social support change in tandem or predict one another older Using subsample (N = 7,452) adults from the Health Retirement Study, we estimate associations life strain four domains (spouses/partners, children, family, friends) using bivariate growth models. Participants provided responses three assessment occasions, 4...
Research suggests that generativity may serve as a path to the experience of purpose in life. However, little is known about how this relationship influenced by age and future time perspective (FTP). The present study aimed investigate FTP moderators association between sense purpose. A total 787 participants ranging from 19 94 years ( M = 50.23; SD 16.47) completed self-report measures generativity, FTP, part broader study. Correlational analyses revealed age, were positively associated...
Early investigations of the neuroticism by conscientiousness interaction with regards to health have been promising, but date, there no systematic this that account for various personality measurement instruments, varying populations, or aspects health. The current study - second three uses a coordinated analysis approach test impact on prevalence and incidence chronic conditions. Using 15 pre-existing longitudinal studies (N > 49,375), we found did not moderate relationship between having...
The existing literature suggests that impaired olfaction may be an early marker for cognitive decline. Tracking the earliest stages of progression to dementia is paramount, and yet importance olfactory ability throughout states death remains unclear.
Individual differences in the Big Five personality traits have emerged as predictors of health and longevity. Although there are robust protective effects for higher levels conscientiousness, results mixed other traits. In particular, neuroticism significantly predicted an increased risk mortality, no-risk at all, even a reduced dying. The current study hypothesizes that one potential reason discrepancy these findings is interactions among key largely been ignored. Thus, we focus on testing...
Abstract One of the biggest challenges for research on goal pursuit and self‐regulation has been to understand factors that drive one's goals over long‐term as well day‐to‐day. Purpose in life, a component psychological wellbeing received increased interest health sciences its ability predict myriad behaviours. The present work integrates literature purpose life with organization posits represents higher‐order cognitive process which reciprocally stimulates selection maintenance is itself...
Given increasing incidence of cognitive impairment and dementia, further understanding modifiable factors contributing to increased healthspan is crucial. Extensive literature provides evidence that physical activity (PA) delays the onset impairment; however, it unclear whether engaging in PA older adulthood sufficient influence progression through status categories.Applying a coordinated analysis approach, this project independently analyzed 14 longitudinal studies (NTotal = 52 039; mean...
The degree to which individuals engage in leisure activities has been shown predict well-being older adults, but it is not known whether such may help adults maintain purposefulness into retirement. current study sought address activity engagement associated with purpose life and this association differs based on retirement status. We used data from three waves of the Health Retirement Study between 2008 2016. Multilevel growth models accounted for both within- between-person effects...
Abstract Background Identification of those who are most at risk developing specific patterns disease across different populations is required for directing public health policy. Here, we contrast prevalence and cross-national incidence, co-occurrence related factors population samples from the U.S., Canada, England Ireland. Methods Participants ( n = 62,111) were drawn US Health Retirement Study 10,858); Canadian Longitudinal on Ageing 36,647); English 7938) The Irish 6668). Self-reported...
Abstract Background systemic inflammation appears to play an important role in the pathogenesis and expression of Alzheimer’s disease other dementias. Previous research has found that elevated levels serum C-reactive protein (CRP) is associated with poorer cognitive functioning increased risk for dementia. However, most studies are limited by single CRP measurements, which fail capture long-term inflammatory exposures or dynamic changes cognition may occur across repeated measurements....
Objective: The current study sought to examine the associations between long-term health behavior engagement within couples and test whether perceiving support or strain from a spouse impacts one's own behaviors. Method: Data 5,233 in English Longitudinal Study of Ageing were used trajectories physical activity, smoking, fruit vegetable consumption, alcohol use over period up 12 years. Dyadic multilevel models examined patterns change each while allowing male female partners covary...
Objectives Previous studies have found a positive association between having sense of purpose in life and memory functioning old age. We extend these findings by examining the relationships purpose, performance, subjective beliefs over time large sample adults mid to later adulthood.Method used data from 3633 participants second third wave MIDUS study. Cross-lagged panel analysis investigated variables at two points, which were approximately 9 years apart, while controlling for gender, age,...
Individuals higher in depressive symptoms commonly present with neuropsychological deficits including poorer memory performance. Sense of purpose life has been shown to promote resilience cognitive impairment older adulthood, but it is unclear whether may also protect against associated symptoms.Cognitive functioning among 4599 American adults (Mage = 74.33 years, range 65-104 56.84% female) was examined across a 12-year follow-up period. Depressive symptomatology assessed at each wave using...
There is an urgent need to better understand frailty and its predisposing factors. Although numerous cross-sectional studies have identified various risk protective factors of frailty, there a limited understanding longitudinal progression. Furthermore, discrepancies in the methodologies these hamper comparability results. Here, we use coordinated analytical approach 5 independent cohorts evaluate trajectories effect 3 previously critical factors: sex, age, education.We derived index (FI)...
Within-couple similarities in personality traits tend to be positively associated with relationship well-being. However, research this area is typically based on cross-sectional designs, thereby limiting examination of longitudinal concordance. Given that life experiences shape within-person change personality, and partners within a couple often experience similar events, investigation within-couple synchrony associations marital outcomes warranted.
Studies have reported that the age-adjusted incidence of cognitive impairment and dementia may decreased over past two decades. Aging is predominant risk factor for Alzheimer's disease related dementias neurocognitive decline. However, aging cannot explain changes in overall dementia. The objective this position paper was to describe potential cohort period effects decline Cohort long been demographic literature, but starting early 1980s, researchers began reporting trends function. At same...
Abstract Despite the growing use of retirement communities and ageing care facilities, little is known about how residing in residences may impact aspects older adult wellbeing. Living these hold particular influence on residents’ sense purpose, if they feel limited their opportunities for individual action, or could serve to promote purposefulness depending social connections available. The current study sought explore contributing factors as well barriers purpose adults living three...
While research into meaning in life (MIL) recognizes its developmental nature, there is little empirical evidence age differences MIL, especially terms of constituent components purpose, coherence, and significance. Using Local Structural Equation Modeling, we examined cross-sectional mean-level structural MIL subcomponents a sample 782 US adults (19–85 years). We found general increase overall significance across the lifespan. In contrast, exploratory analyses using subjective rather than...
It is unclear how the onset of a major health condition, such as stroke, may impact sense purpose long-term and whether social factors influence this change. We examined changes in 716 stroke patients ( M age = 72.09 years, 52.5% female) who participated Health Retirement Study between 2006 2014. Multilevel growth modeling indicated that recent patients’ declined over time relative to pre-stroke purpose, whereas those suffering prior baseline demonstrated stability. Furthermore, support was...
The COVID-19 pandemic has limited how we engage with daily activities, given the need to reduce outbreak by working-at-home, physical distancing, and sheltering-in-place. These limitations have a direct impact on our ability enact purposeful without this life engagement, feel sense of direction lives.1Scheier MF Wrosch C Baum A et al.The engagement test: assessing purpose in life.J Behav Med. 2006; 29: 291-298Crossref PubMed Scopus (343) Google Scholar Given focus is impacting work, often...
Grip strength is a popular and valuable measure in studies of physical functional capabilities old age. The influence historical trends differential period-specific exposures can complicate the interpretation biomarkers aging health requires careful analysis aging, birth cohort, period effects. This study evaluates effects period, cohort on grip population adults older adults.