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Psychological well-being revisited: advances in the science and practice of eudaimonia by Ryff, Carol D

“…This article reviews research and interventions that have grown up around a model of psychological well-being generated more than two decades ago to address…”
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Positive Psychology: Looking Back and Looking Forward by Ryff, Carol D

“…Envisioning the future of positive psychology (PP) requires looking at its past. To that end, I first review prior critiques of PP to underscore that certain…”
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Purpose in life and use of preventive health care services by Kim, Eric S., Strecher, Victor J., Ryff, Carol D.

“…Purpose in life has been linked with better health (mental and physical) and health behaviors, but its link with patterns of health care use are understudied…”
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Meaning-Making in the Face of Intersecting Catastrophes: COVID-19 and the Plague of Inequality by Ryff, Carol D.

“…Beyond the enormous toll in illness and death, the COVID-19 pandemic unleashed multiple additional problems (job loss, evictions, hunger) that are…”
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Know Thyself and Become What You Are: A Eudaimonic Approach to Psychological Well-Being by Ryff, Carol D., Singer, Burton H.

“…In an effort to strengthen conceptual foundations of eudaimonic well-being, key messages from Aristotle’s Nichomacean Ethics are revisited. Also examined are…”
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Spirituality and Well-Being: Theory, Science, and the Nature Connection by Ryff, Carol D

“…The links between spirituality and eudaimonic well-being are examined, beginning with a look at theoretical issues as to whether spirituality is best construed…”
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Who Participates? Accounting for Longitudinal Retention in the MIDUS National Study of Health and Well-Being by Radler, Barry T., Ryff, Carol D.

“…Objectives: This article uses data from MIDUS (Midlife in the United States), a national study of Americans (N = 7,108), to investigate factors that predict…”
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Culture and Social Hierarchy: Self- and Other-Oriented Correlates of Socioeconomic Status Across Cultures by Miyamoto, Yuri, Yoo, Jiah, Levine, Cynthia S., Park, Jiyoung, Boylan, Jennifer Morozink, Sims, Tamara, Markus, Hazel Rose, Kitayama, Shinobu, Kawakami, Norito, Karasawa, Mayumi, Coe, Christopher L., Love, Gayle D., Ryff, Carol D.

“…Current theorizing on socioeconomic status (SES) focuses on the availability of resources and the freedom they afford as a key determinant of the association…”
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Scientific Imperatives Vis-à-vis Growing Inequality in America by Kirsch, Julie A., Love, Gayle D., Radler, Barry T., Ryff, Carol D.

“…A landmark article published in the American Psychologist (Adler et al., 1994) encouraged psychologists to engage in research on socioeconomic inequality and…”
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Purpose in life predicts better emotional recovery from negative stimuli by Schaefer, Stacey M, Morozink Boylan, Jennifer, van Reekum, Carien M, Lapate, Regina C, Norris, Catherine J, Ryff, Carol D, Davidson, Richard J

“…Purpose in life predicts both health and longevity suggesting that the ability to find meaning from life's experiences, especially when confronting life's…”
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Longitudinal Profiles of Psychological Well-Being and Health: Findings From Japan by Yoo, Jiah, Ryff, Carol D

“…Studies have reported relationships between psychological well-being and physical health in Western cultural contexts. However, longitudinal associations…”
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Personality Trait Level and Change as Predictors of Health Outcomes: Findings From a National Study of Americans (MIDUS) by Turiano, Nicholas A., Pitzer, Lindsay, Armour, Cherie, Karlamangla, Arun, Ryff, Carol D., Mroczek, Daniel K.

“…Objectives. Personality traits predict numerous health outcomes, but previous studies have rarely used personality change to predict health. Methods. The…”
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Psychosocial Adjustment Among Cancer Survivors: Findings From a National Survey of Health and Well-Being by Costanzo, Erin S, Ryff, Carol D, Singer, Burton H

“…Objective: The current study examined whether cancer survivors showed impairment, resilience, or growth responses relative to a sociodemographically matched…”
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Eudaimonic well-being, inequality, and health: Recent findings and future directions by Ryff, Carol D.

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Conscientiousness and Smoking: Do Cultural Context and Gender Matter? by Lee, Chioun, Gao, Manjing, Ryff, Carol D

“…Prior studies have found that conscientiousness has a protective effect against smoking, but evidence for this relationship mostly comes from Western contexts…”
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Linking Positive Affect to Blood Lipids: A Cultural Perspective by Yoo, Jiah, Miyamoto, Yuri, Rigotti, Attilio, Ryff, Carol D.

“…Higher levels of positive affect have been associated with better physical health. While positive affect is seen as highly desirable among Westerners, East…”
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Entrepreneurship and eudaimonic well-being: Five venues for new science by Ryff, Carol D.

“…Researchers in entrepreneurial studies are increasingly interested in the psychological well-being of entrepreneurs. Approaches to well-being tend to be…”
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Lighten UP! A community-based group intervention to promote psychological well-being in older adults by Friedman, Elliot M., Ruini, Chiara, Foy, Renee, Jaros, LaVerne, Sampson, Hellen, Ryff, Carol D.

“…Objectives: Aging is often characterized by declines in physical and mental health and increased risk for depression and social isolation. A protective factor…”
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Persistently high psychological well-being predicts better HDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels: findings from the midlife in the U.S. (MIDUS) longitudinal study by Radler, Barry T, Rigotti, Attilio, Ryff, Carol D

“…Psychological correlates of blood lipid levels have been previously evaluated mostly in cross sectional studies. However, prospectively measured psychological…”
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Just How Bad Negative Affect Is for Your Health Depends on Culture by Curhan, Katherine B., Sims, Tamara, Markus, Hazel R., Kitayama, Shinobu, Karasawa, Mayumi, Kawakami, Norito, Love, Gayle D., Coe, Christopher L., Miyamoto, Yuri, Ryff, Carol D.

“…Pressman, Lopez and Gallagher (2013) conclude that across the globe negative emotions are bad for one’s health. Yet, just how bad negative emotions are for…”
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