Around this topic, he has given invited lectures at Universities (Harvard, U. of Penn, MIT, Columbia U.), corporations (UnitedHealth Care, IDEO, AARP, Samsung), and he’s also been invited to speak at and join the working groups of national- and international-think-tanks (United Nations, OECD, Aspen Ideas Festival, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, The Task Force for Global Health, World Government Summit, National Academy of Sciences). He’s also been recognized as one of Forbe’s 30 Under 30 in Healthcare, recipient of the American Journal of Epidemiology's Paper of the Year Award, the American Psychological Association Division 20 (Aging) Early Career Achievement Award, and an Association for Psychological Science (APS) Rising Star. His insights have been featured in the: NY Times, Atlantic, BBC News, NPR, Washington Post. His research has been cited by policy statements/guidelines formulated by the: United Nations, National Academy of Sciences, American Heart Association, the U.S. Surgeon General. Population aging is one of the most important social trends of the 21st century. In both Canada and the U.S., the # of adults aged ≥65 is projected to increase by 45%-55% in the next 15 years. As societies grapple with the rising tide of chronic conditions, healthcare costs, and long-term care costs, it is imperative to develop a science that informs a more comprehensive approach to healthy aging. Dr. Kim’s overarching goal is to substantially help improve the psychological well-being and physical health of our rapidly growing population. In pursuit of this goal, his program of research revolves around 4 interwoven questions. He studies: 1) Several dimensions of psychological well-being (sense of purpose in life, optimism) and how they relate to health outcomes. 2) The behavioral, biological, and neural mechanisms underlying the association between psychological well-being and health. 3) How an individual’s psychological well-being interacts with the surrounding environment to influence behavioral and physical health outcomes; for example, at the meso-level (dyadic dynamics in couples, neighborhood contexts, altruism/volunteering) and the macro-level (social cohesion, social and racial disparities). 4) And he partners with non-profit/healthcare companies to conduct translational research that test scalable interventions.
Eric S. Kim, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of British Columbia
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A meta-analytic review of the Penn Resiliency Program’s effect on depressive symptoms.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology / Jan 01, 2009
Brunwasser, S. M., Gillham, J. E., & Kim, E. S. (2009). A meta-analytic review of the Penn Resiliency Program’s effect on depressive symptoms. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77(6), 1042–1054. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0017671
Purpose in life and use of preventive health care services
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences / Nov 03, 2014
Kim, E. S., Strecher, V. J., & Ryff, C. D. (2014). Purpose in life and use of preventive health care services. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(46), 16331–16336. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1414826111
Purpose in life and reduced incidence of stroke in older adults: 'The Health and Retirement Study'
Journal of Psychosomatic Research / May 01, 2013
Kim, E. S., Sun, J. K., Park, N., & Peterson, C. (2013). Purpose in life and reduced incidence of stroke in older adults: “The Health and Retirement Study.” Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 74(5), 427–432. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.01.013
Purpose in life and reduced risk of myocardial infarction among older U.S. adults with coronary heart disease: a two-year follow-up
Journal of Behavioral Medicine / Feb 23, 2012
Kim, E. S., Sun, J. K., Park, N., Kubzansky, L. D., & Peterson, C. (2012). Purpose in life and reduced risk of myocardial infarction among older U.S. adults with coronary heart disease: a two-year follow-up. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 36(2), 124–133. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-012-9406-4
Positive Psychological Well-Being and Cardiovascular Disease
Journal of the American College of Cardiology / Sep 01, 2018
Kubzansky, L. D., Huffman, J. C., Boehm, J. K., Hernandez, R., Kim, E. S., Koga, H. K., Feig, E. H., Lloyd-Jones, D. M., Seligman, M. E. P., & Labarthe, D. R. (2018). Positive Psychological Well-Being and Cardiovascular Disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 72(12), 1382–1396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2018.07.042
Optimism and Cause-Specific Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study
American Journal of Epidemiology / Dec 07, 2016
Kim, E. S., Hagan, K. A., Grodstein, F., DeMeo, D. L., De Vivo, I., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2016). Optimism and Cause-Specific Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study. American Journal of Epidemiology, 185(1), 21–29. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kww182
Dispositional Optimism Protects Older Adults From Stroke
Stroke / Oct 01, 2011
Kim, E. S., Park, N., & Peterson, C. (2011). Dispositional Optimism Protects Older Adults From Stroke. Stroke, 42(10), 2855–2859. https://doi.org/10.1161/strokeaha.111.613448
Maintaining Healthy Behavior: a Prospective Study of Psychological Well-Being and Physical Activity
Annals of Behavioral Medicine / Nov 07, 2016
Kim, E. S., Kubzansky, L. D., Soo, J., & Boehm, J. K. (2016). Maintaining Healthy Behavior: a Prospective Study of Psychological Well-Being and Physical Activity. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 51(3), 337–347. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-016-9856-y
Optimism is associated with exceptional longevity in 2 epidemiologic cohorts of men and women
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences / Aug 26, 2019
Lee, L. O., James, P., Zevon, E. S., Kim, E. S., Trudel-Fitzgerald, C., Spiro, A., Grodstein, F., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2019). Optimism is associated with exceptional longevity in 2 epidemiologic cohorts of men and women. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(37), 18357–18362. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1900712116
Prospective Study of the Association Between Dispositional Optimism and Incident Heart Failure
Circulation: Heart Failure / May 01, 2014
Kim, E. S., Smith, J., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2014). Prospective Study of the Association Between Dispositional Optimism and Incident Heart Failure. Circulation: Heart Failure, 7(3), 394–400. https://doi.org/10.1161/circheartfailure.113.000644
Purpose in life and incidence of sleep disturbances
Journal of Behavioral Medicine / Mar 31, 2015
Kim, E. S., Hershner, S. D., & Strecher, V. J. (2015). Purpose in life and incidence of sleep disturbances. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 38(3), 590–597. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-015-9635-4
Positive Psychology and Physical Health
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine / Sep 26, 2014
Park, N., Peterson, C., Szvarca, D., Vander Molen, R. J., Kim, E. S., & Collon, K. (2014). Positive Psychology and Physical Health. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 10(3), 200–206. https://doi.org/10.1177/1559827614550277
Current recommendations on the selection of measures for well-being
Preventive Medicine / Apr 01, 2020
VanderWeele, T. J., Trudel-Fitzgerald, C., Allin, P., Farrelly, C., Fletcher, G., Frederick, D. E., Hall, J., Helliwell, J. F., Kim, E. S., Lauinger, W. A., Lee, M. T., Lyubomirsky, S., Margolis, S., McNeely, E., Messer, N., Tay, L., Viswanath, V., Węziak-Białowolska, D., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2020). Current recommendations on the selection of measures for well-being. Preventive Medicine, 133, 106004. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106004
Positive Epidemiology?
Epidemiology / Mar 01, 2020
VanderWeele, T. J., Chen, Y., Long, K., Kim, E. S., Trudel-Fitzgerald, C., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2020). Positive Epidemiology? Epidemiology, 31(2), 189–193. https://doi.org/10.1097/ede.0000000000001147
Association Between Purpose in Life and Objective Measures of Physical Function in Older Adults
JAMA Psychiatry / Oct 01, 2017
Kim, E. S., Kawachi, I., Chen, Y., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2017). Association Between Purpose in Life and Objective Measures of Physical Function in Older Adults. JAMA Psychiatry, 74(10), 1039. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.2145
Sense of purpose in life and five health behaviors in older adults
Preventive Medicine / Oct 01, 2020
Kim, E. S., Shiba, K., Boehm, J. K., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2020). Sense of purpose in life and five health behaviors in older adults. Preventive Medicine, 139, 106172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106172
Changes in Optimism Are Associated With Changes in Health Over Time Among Older Adults
Social Psychological and Personality Science / Jun 29, 2015
Chopik, W. J., Kim, E. S., & Smith, J. (2015). Changes in Optimism Are Associated With Changes in Health Over Time Among Older Adults. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 6(7), 814–822. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550615590199
Perceived neighborhood social cohesion and stroke
Social Science & Medicine / Nov 01, 2013
Kim, E. S., Park, N., & Peterson, C. (2013). Perceived neighborhood social cohesion and stroke. Social Science & Medicine, 97, 49–55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.08.001
In Search of Cultural Diversity, Revisited: Recent Publication Trends in Cross-Cultural and Ethnic Minority Psychology
Review of General Psychology / Sep 01, 2013
Hartmann, W. E., Kim, E. S., Kim, J. H. J., Nguyen, T. U., Wendt, D. C., Nagata, D. K., & Gone, J. P. (2013). In Search of Cultural Diversity, Revisited: Recent Publication Trends in Cross-Cultural and Ethnic Minority Psychology. Review of General Psychology, 17(3), 243–254. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0032260
Perceived Neighborhood Social Cohesion and Preventive Healthcare Use
American Journal of Preventive Medicine / Aug 01, 2017
Kim, E. S., & Kawachi, I. (2017). Perceived Neighborhood Social Cohesion and Preventive Healthcare Use. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 53(2), e35–e40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2017.01.007
Volunteering is prospectively associated with health care use among older adults
Social Science & Medicine / Jan 01, 2016
Kim, E. S., & Konrath, S. H. (2016). Volunteering is prospectively associated with health care use among older adults. Social Science & Medicine, 149, 122–129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.11.043
The role of Hope in subsequent health and well-being for older adults: An outcome-wide longitudinal approach
Global Epidemiology / Nov 01, 2020
Long, K. N. G., Kim, E. S., Chen, Y., Wilson, M. F., Worthington Jr, E. L., & VanderWeele, T. J. (2020). The role of Hope in subsequent health and well-being for older adults: An outcome-wide longitudinal approach. Global Epidemiology, 2, 100018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloepi.2020.100018
Life Satisfaction and Subsequent Physical, Behavioral, and Psychosocial Health in Older Adults
The Milbank Quarterly / Feb 02, 2021
KIM, E. S., DELANEY, S. W., TAY, L., CHEN, Y., DIENER, E., & VANDERWEELE, T. J. (2021). Life Satisfaction and Subsequent Physical, Behavioral, and Psychosocial Health in Older Adults. The Milbank Quarterly, 99(1), 209–239. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0009.12497
Sense of Purpose in Life and Cardiovascular Disease: Underlying Mechanisms and Future Directions
Current Cardiology Reports / Oct 31, 2019
Kim, E. S., Delaney, S. W., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2019). Sense of Purpose in Life and Cardiovascular Disease: Underlying Mechanisms and Future Directions. Current Cardiology Reports, 21(11). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-019-1222-9
Optimism versus pessimism as predictors of physical health: A comprehensive reanalysis of dispositional optimism research.
American Psychologist / Apr 01, 2021
Scheier, M. F., Swanson, J. D., Barlow, M. A., Greenhouse, J. B., Wrosch, C., & Tindle, H. A. (2021). Optimism versus pessimism as predictors of physical health: A comprehensive reanalysis of dispositional optimism research. American Psychologist, 76(3), 529–548. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000666
Longitudinal associations between psychological well-being and the consumption of fruits and vegetables.
Health Psychology / Oct 01, 2018
Boehm, J. K., Soo, J., Zevon, E. S., Chen, Y., Kim, E. S., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2018). Longitudinal associations between psychological well-being and the consumption of fruits and vegetables. Health Psychology, 37(10), 959–967. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000643
The link between discrimination and telomere length in African American adults.
Health Psychology / May 01, 2017
Lee, D. B., Kim, E. S., & Neblett, E. W. (2017). The link between discrimination and telomere length in African American adults. Health Psychology, 36(5), 458–467. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000450
Volunteering and Subsequent Health and Well-Being in Older Adults: An Outcome-Wide Longitudinal Approach
American Journal of Preventive Medicine / Aug 01, 2020
Kim, E. S., Whillans, A. V., Lee, M. T., Chen, Y., & VanderWeele, T. J. (2020). Volunteering and Subsequent Health and Well-Being in Older Adults: An Outcome-Wide Longitudinal Approach. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 59(2), 176–186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2020.03.004
Life Satisfaction and Frequency of Doctor Visits
Psychosomatic Medicine / Jan 01, 2014
Kim, E. S., Park, N., Sun, J. K., Smith, J., & Peterson, C. (2014). Life Satisfaction and Frequency of Doctor Visits. Psychosomatic Medicine, 76(1), 86–93. https://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000000024
Perceived neighbourhood social cohesion and myocardial infarction
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health / Aug 18, 2014
Kim, E. S., Hawes, A. M., & Smith, J. (2014). Perceived neighbourhood social cohesion and myocardial infarction. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 68(11), 1020–1026. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2014-204009
Sense of Mission and Subsequent Health and Well-Being Among Young Adults: An Outcome-Wide Analysis
American Journal of Epidemiology / Jan 12, 2019
Chen, Y., Kim, E. S., Koh, H. K., Frazier, A. L., & VanderWeele, T. J. (2019). Sense of Mission and Subsequent Health and Well-Being Among Young Adults: An Outcome-Wide Analysis. American Journal of Epidemiology, 188(4), 664–673. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwz009
Optimism and Healthy Aging in Women
American Journal of Preventive Medicine / Jan 01, 2019
James, P., Kim, E. S., Kubzansky, L. D., Zevon, E. S., Trudel-Fitzgerald, C., & Grodstein, F. (2019). Optimism and Healthy Aging in Women. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 56(1), 116–124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2018.07.037
Dispositional Optimism and Incidence of Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults
Psychosomatic Medicine / Sep 01, 2016
Gawronski, K. A. B., Kim, E. S., Langa, K. M., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2016). Dispositional Optimism and Incidence of Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults. Psychosomatic Medicine, 78(7), 819–828. https://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000000345
Life satisfaction and use of preventive health care services.
Health Psychology / Jul 01, 2015
Kim, E. S., Kubzansky, L. D., & Smith, J. (2015). Life satisfaction and use of preventive health care services. Health Psychology, 34(7), 779–782. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000174
Religious-service attendance and subsequent health and well-being throughout adulthood: evidence from three prospective cohorts
International Journal of Epidemiology / Aug 13, 2020
Chen, Y., Kim, E. S., & VanderWeele, T. J. (2020). Religious-service attendance and subsequent health and well-being throughout adulthood: evidence from three prospective cohorts. International Journal of Epidemiology, 49(6), 2030–2040. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyaa120
Are people healthier if their partners are more optimistic? The dyadic effect of optimism on health among older adults
Journal of Psychosomatic Research / Jun 01, 2014
Kim, E. S., Chopik, W. J., & Smith, J. (2014). Are people healthier if their partners are more optimistic? The dyadic effect of optimism on health among older adults. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 76(6), 447–453. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.03.104
Resilient Aging: Psychological Well-Being and Social Well-Being as Targets for the Promotion of Healthy Aging
Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine / Jan 01, 2021
Kim, E. S., Tkatch, R., Martin, D., MacLeod, S., Sandy, L., & Yeh, C. (2021). Resilient Aging: Psychological Well-Being and Social Well-Being as Targets for the Promotion of Healthy Aging. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 7, 233372142110029. https://doi.org/10.1177/23337214211002951
Optimism and Healthy Aging in Women and Men
American Journal of Epidemiology / Mar 05, 2019
Kim, E. S., James, P., Zevon, E. S., Trudel-Fitzgerald, C., Kubzansky, L. D., & Grodstein, F. (2019). Optimism and Healthy Aging in Women and Men. American Journal of Epidemiology, 188(6), 1084–1091. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwz056
Perceived neighborhood social cohesion and subsequent health and well-being in older adults: An outcome-wide longitudinal approach
Health & Place / Nov 01, 2020
Kim, E. S., Chen, Y., Kawachi, I., & VanderWeele, T. J. (2020). Perceived neighborhood social cohesion and subsequent health and well-being in older adults: An outcome-wide longitudinal approach. Health & Place, 66, 102420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102420
The positive influence of sense of control on physical, behavioral, and psychosocial health in older adults: An outcome-wide approach
Preventive Medicine / Aug 01, 2021
Hong, J. H., Lachman, M. E., Charles, S. T., Chen, Y., Wilson, C. L., Nakamura, J. S., VanderWeele, T. J., & Kim, E. S. (2021). The positive influence of sense of control on physical, behavioral, and psychosocial health in older adults: An outcome-wide approach. Preventive Medicine, 149, 106612. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106612
Changes in optimism and pessimism in response to life events: Evidence from three large panel studies
Journal of Research in Personality / Oct 01, 2020
Chopik, W. J., Oh, J., Kim, E. S., Schwaba, T., Krämer, M. D., Richter, D., & Smith, J. (2020). Changes in optimism and pessimism in response to life events: Evidence from three large panel studies. Journal of Research in Personality, 88, 103985. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2020.103985
Purpose in life and conflict-related neural responses during health decision-making.
Health Psychology / Jun 01, 2019
Kang, Y., Strecher, V. J., Kim, E., & Falk, E. B. (2019). Purpose in life and conflict-related neural responses during health decision-making. Health Psychology, 38(6), 545–552. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000729
Prospective associations of happiness and optimism with lifestyle over up to two decades
Preventive Medicine / Sep 01, 2019
Trudel-Fitzgerald, C., James, P., Kim, E. S., Zevon, E. S., Grodstein, F., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2019). Prospective associations of happiness and optimism with lifestyle over up to two decades. Preventive Medicine, 126, 105754. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105754
Satisfaction with aging and use of preventive health services
Preventive Medicine / Dec 01, 2014
Kim, E. S., Moored, K. D., Giasson, H. L., & Smith, J. (2014). Satisfaction with aging and use of preventive health services. Preventive Medicine, 69, 176–180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.09.008
Positive Self-Perceptions of Aging and Lower Rate of Overnight Hospitalization in the US Population Over Age 50
Psychosomatic Medicine / Jan 01, 2017
Sun, J. K., Kim, E. S., & Smith, J. (2017). Positive Self-Perceptions of Aging and Lower Rate of Overnight Hospitalization in the US Population Over Age 50. Psychosomatic Medicine, 79(1), 81–90. https://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000000364
Sense of Purpose in Life and Subsequent Physical, Behavioral, and Psychosocial Health: An Outcome-Wide Approach
American Journal of Health Promotion / Aug 18, 2021
Kim, E. S., Chen, Y., Nakamura, J. S., Ryff, C. D., & VanderWeele, T. J. (2021). Sense of Purpose in Life and Subsequent Physical, Behavioral, and Psychosocial Health: An Outcome-Wide Approach. American Journal of Health Promotion, 36(1), 137–147. https://doi.org/10.1177/08901171211038545
Mediators of the Association Between Religious Service Attendance and Mortality
American Journal of Epidemiology / Sep 27, 2018
Kim, E. S., & VanderWeele, T. J. (2018). Mediators of the Association Between Religious Service Attendance and Mortality. American Journal of Epidemiology, 188(1), 96–101. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwy211
An examination of dyadic changes in optimism and physical health over time.
Health Psychology / Jan 01, 2018
Chopik, W. J., Kim, E. S., & Smith, J. (2018). An examination of dyadic changes in optimism and physical health over time. Health Psychology, 37(1), 42–50. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000549
Can optimism decrease the risk of illness and disease among the elderly?
Aging Health / Feb 01, 2012
Peterson, C., Park, N., & Kim, E. S. (2012). Can optimism decrease the risk of illness and disease among the elderly? Aging Health, 8(1), 5–8. https://doi.org/10.2217/ahe.11.81
A prospective study of positive psychological well-being and coronary heart disease.
Health Psychology / May 01, 2011
Boehm, J. K., Peterson, C., Kivimaki, M., & Kubzansky, L. (2011). A prospective study of positive psychological well-being and coronary heart disease. Health Psychology, 30(3), 259–267. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0023124
Extending Research Linking Purpose in Life to Health: The Challenges of Inequality, the Potential of the Arts, and the Imperative of Virtue
The Ecology of Purposeful Living Across the Lifespan / Jan 01, 2020
Ryff, C. D., & Kim, E. S. (2020). Extending Research Linking Purpose in Life to Health: The Challenges of Inequality, the Potential of the Arts, and the Imperative of Virtue. The Ecology of Purposeful Living Across the Lifespan, 29–58. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52078-6_3
Associations Between Purpose in Life and Mortality by SES
American Journal of Preventive Medicine / Aug 01, 2021
Shiba, K., Kubzansky, L. D., Williams, D. R., VanderWeele, T. J., & Kim, E. S. (2021). Associations Between Purpose in Life and Mortality by SES. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 61(2), e53–e61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2021.02.011
Ikigai and subsequent health and wellbeing among Japanese older adults: Longitudinal outcome-wide analysis
The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific / Apr 01, 2022
Okuzono, S. S., Shiba, K., Kim, E. S., Shirai, K., Kondo, N., Fujiwara, T., Kondo, K., Lomas, T., Trudel-Fitzgerald, C., Kawachi, I., & VanderWeele, T. J. (2022). Ikigai and subsequent health and wellbeing among Japanese older adults: Longitudinal outcome-wide analysis. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 21, 100391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100391
Happiness, health, and mortality
The Lancet / Jul 01, 2016
Kubzansky, L. D., Kim, E. S., Salinas, J., Huffman, J. C., & Kawachi, I. (2016). Happiness, health, and mortality. The Lancet, 388(10039), 27. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(16)30896-0
Associations Between Satisfaction With Aging and Health and Well-being Outcomes Among Older US Adults
JAMA Network Open / Feb 09, 2022
Nakamura, J. S., Hong, J. H., Smith, J., Chopik, W. J., Chen, Y., VanderWeele, T. J., & Kim, E. S. (2022). Associations Between Satisfaction With Aging and Health and Well-being Outcomes Among Older US Adults. JAMA Network Open, 5(2), e2147797. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.47797
Antecedents of purpose in life: Evidence from a lagged exposure-wide analysis
Cogent Psychology / Oct 06, 2020
Chen, Y., Kim, E. S., Shields, A. E., & VanderWeele, T. J. (2020). Antecedents of purpose in life: Evidence from a lagged exposure-wide analysis. Cogent Psychology, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2020.1825043
Potentially traumatic events and serious life stressors are prospectively associated with frequency of doctor visits and overnight hospital visits
Journal of Psychosomatic Research / Aug 01, 2014
Gawronski, K. A. B., Kim, E. S., & Miller, L. E. (2014). Potentially traumatic events and serious life stressors are prospectively associated with frequency of doctor visits and overnight hospital visits. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 77(2), 90–96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.05.009
Sense of Purpose in Life and Likelihood of Future Illicit Drug Use or Prescription Medication Misuse
Psychosomatic Medicine / Jul 16, 2020
Kim, E. S., Ryff, C., Hassett, A., Brummett, C., Yeh, C., & Strecher, V. (2020). Sense of Purpose in Life and Likelihood of Future Illicit Drug Use or Prescription Medication Misuse. Psychosomatic Medicine, 82(7), 715–721. https://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000000842
Healthy in a crummy world: Implications of primal world beliefs for health psychology
Medical Hypotheses / Feb 01, 2020
Clifton, J. D. W., & Kim, E. S. (2020). Healthy in a crummy world: Implications of primal world beliefs for health psychology. Medical Hypotheses, 135, 109463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2019.109463
Are all domains of life satisfaction equal? Differential associations with health and well-being in older adults
Quality of Life Research / Aug 31, 2021
Nakamura, J. S., Delaney, S. W., Diener, E., VanderWeele, T. J., & Kim, E. S. (2021). Are all domains of life satisfaction equal? Differential associations with health and well-being in older adults. Quality of Life Research, 31(4), 1043–1056. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-021-02977-0
The association between actor/partner optimism and cognitive functioning among older couples
Journal of Personality / Dec 12, 2019
Oh, J., Chopik, W. J., & Kim, E. S. (2019). The association between actor/partner optimism and cognitive functioning among older couples. Journal of Personality, 88(4), 822–832. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12529
Early-life stress, depressive symptoms, and inflammation: the role of social factors
Aging & Mental Health / Jan 27, 2021
Nakamura, J. S., Kim, E. S., Rentscher, K. E., Bower, J. E., & Kuhlman, K. R. (2021). Early-life stress, depressive symptoms, and inflammation: the role of social factors. Aging & Mental Health, 26(4), 843–851. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2021.1876636
A Changing Landscape of Health Opportunity in the United States: Increases in the Strength of Association Between Childhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Adult Health Between the 1990s and the 2010s
American Journal of Epidemiology / Mar 12, 2021
Fuller-Rowell, T. E., Nichols, O. I., Jokela, M., Kim, E. S., Yildirim, E. D., & Ryff, C. D. (2021). A Changing Landscape of Health Opportunity in the United States: Increases in the Strength of Association Between Childhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Adult Health Between the 1990s and the 2010s. American Journal of Epidemiology, 190(11), 2284–2293. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwab060
The Relation of Optimism to Relative Telomere Length in Older Men and Women
Psychosomatic Medicine / Nov 05, 2019
Kim, E. S., Tindle, H. A., Kubzansky, L. D., Liu, S., Duncan, M. S., Manson, J. E., Springfield, S., Salmoirago-Blotcher, E., Shadyab, A. H., Liu, B., Grodstein, F., & De Vivo, I. (2019). The Relation of Optimism to Relative Telomere Length in Older Men and Women. Psychosomatic Medicine, 82(2), 165–171. https://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000000764
Sense of purpose in life and inflammation in healthy older adults: A longitudinal study
Psychoneuroendocrinology / Jul 01, 2022
Guimond, A.-J., Shiba, K., Kim, E. S., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2022). Sense of purpose in life and inflammation in healthy older adults: A longitudinal study. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 141, 105746. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105746
Social Media as an Emerging Data Resource for Epidemiologic Research: Characteristics of Regular and Nonregular Social Media Users in Nurses’ Health Study II
American Journal of Epidemiology / Oct 08, 2019
Kim, E. S., James, P., Zevon, E. S., Trudel-Fitzgerald, C., Kubzansky, L. D., & Grodstein, F. (2019). Social Media as an Emerging Data Resource for Epidemiologic Research: Characteristics of Regular and Nonregular Social Media Users in Nurses’ Health Study II. American Journal of Epidemiology, 189(2), 156–161. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwz224
Brief well-being assessments, or nothing at all?
Preventive Medicine / Jun 01, 2020
VanderWeele, T. J., Trudel-Fitzgerald, C., Allin, P., Farrelly, C., Fletcher, G., Frederick, D. E., Hall, J., Helliwell, J. F., Kim, E. S., Lauinger, W. A., Lee, M. T., Lyubomirsky, S., Margolis, S., McNeely, E., Tay, L., Viswanath, V., Węziak-Białowolska, D., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2020). Brief well-being assessments, or nothing at all? Preventive Medicine, 135, 106095. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106095
Optimism is not associated with two indicators of DNA methylation aging
Aging / Jul 18, 2019
Kim, E. S., Fong, K., Lee, L., Spiro, A., Schwartz, J., Whitsel, E., Horvath, S., Wang, C., Hou, L., Baccarelli, A. A., Li, Y., Stewart, J., Manson, J. E., Grodstein, F., DeMeo, D. L., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2019). Optimism is not associated with two indicators of DNA methylation aging. Aging, 11(14), 4970–4989. https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.102090
What makes life purposeful? Identifying the antecedents of a sense of purpose in life using a lagged exposure-wide approach
SSM - Population Health / Sep 01, 2022
Nakamura, J. S., Chen, Y., VanderWeele, T. J., & Kim, E. S. (2022). What makes life purposeful? Identifying the antecedents of a sense of purpose in life using a lagged exposure-wide approach. SSM - Population Health, 19, 101235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101235
Positive psychological well-being
The Routledge International Handbook of Psychosocial Epidemiology / Dec 14, 2017
Boehm, J. K., Kim, E. S., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2017). Positive psychological well-being. The Routledge International Handbook of Psychosocial Epidemiology, 156–169. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315673097-7
Interventions to Modify Psychological Well-Being: Progress, Promises, and an Agenda for Future Research
Affective Science / Mar 01, 2023
Kubzansky, L. D., Kim, E. S., Boehm, J. K., Davidson, R. J., Huffman, J. C., Loucks, E. B., Lyubomirsky, S., Picard, R. W., Schueller, S. M., Trudel-Fitzgerald, C., VanderWeele, T. J., Warran, K., Yeager, D. S., Yeh, C. S., & Moskowitz, J. T. (2023). Interventions to Modify Psychological Well-Being: Progress, Promises, and an Agenda for Future Research. Affective Science, 4(1), 174–184. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42761-022-00167-w
Identifying pathways to increased volunteering in older US adults
Scientific Reports / Jul 27, 2022
Nakamura, J. S., Lee, M. T., Chen, F. S., Archer Lee, Y., Fried, L. P., VanderWeele, T. J., & Kim, E. S. (2022). Identifying pathways to increased volunteering in older US adults. Scientific Reports, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-16912-x
Informal Helping and Subsequent Health and Well-Being in Older U.S. Adults
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine / May 26, 2023
Nakamura, J. S., Lee, M. T., VanderWeele, T. J., & Kim, E. S. (2023). Informal Helping and Subsequent Health and Well-Being in Older U.S. Adults. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-023-10187-w
Friendship and Loneliness: A Prototype Roadmap for Health System Action
American Journal of Preventive Medicine / Jul 01, 2022
Hong, J. H., Yeh, C. S., Sandy, L. G., Fellows, A., Martin, D. C., Shaeffer, J. A., Tkatch, R., Parker, K., & Kim, E. S. (2022). Friendship and Loneliness: A Prototype Roadmap for Health System Action. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 63(1), 141–145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2022.01.017
Optimism and risk of mortality among African-Americans: The Jackson heart study
Preventive Medicine / Jan 01, 2022
Lee, H. H., Kubzansky, L. D., Okuzono, S. S., Trudel-Fitzgerald, C., James, P., Koga, H. K., Kim, E. S., Glover, L. M., Sims, M., & Grodstein, F. (2022). Optimism and risk of mortality among African-Americans: The Jackson heart study. Preventive Medicine, 154, 106899. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106899
Reduced epigenetic age in older adults who volunteer
Psychoneuroendocrinology / Feb 01, 2023
Nakamura, J. S., Kwok, C., Huang, A., Strecher, V. J., Kim, E. S., & Cole, S. W. (2023). Reduced epigenetic age in older adults who volunteer. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 148, 106000. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.106000
Epigenome-Wide Analysis of DNA Methylation and Optimism in Women and Men
Psychosomatic Medicine / Oct 03, 2022
Wang, C., DeMeo, D. L., Kim, E. S., Cardenas, A., Fong, K. C., Lee, L. O., Spiro, A., Whitsel, E. A., Horvath, S., Hou, L., Baccarelli, A. A., Li, Y., Stewart, J. D., Manson, J. E., Grodstein, F., Kubzansky, L. D., & Schwartz, J. D. (2022). Epigenome-Wide Analysis of DNA Methylation and Optimism in Women and Men. Psychosomatic Medicine, 85(1), 89–97. https://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000001147
Purpose in life and 8-year mortality by gender and race/ethnicity among older adults in the U.S
Preventive Medicine / Nov 01, 2022
Shiba, K., Kubzansky, L. D., Williams, D. R., VanderWeele, T. J., & Kim, E. S. (2022). Purpose in life and 8-year mortality by gender and race/ethnicity among older adults in the U.S. Preventive Medicine, 164, 107310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107310
Health psychology and behavioral medicine researchers in Canada: An environmental scan
Journal of Health Psychology / Sep 20, 2022
Ross, K. M., Hoggan, R., Campbell, T. S., Gordon, J., Gosselin Boucher, V., Kim, E., Lavoie, K., Linden, W., Rash, J. A., Rouleau, C. R., Stewart, S. H., & Presseau, J. (2022). Health psychology and behavioral medicine researchers in Canada: An environmental scan. Journal of Health Psychology, 28(6), 509–523. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053221124748
Optimism and telomere length among African American adults in the Jackson Heart Study
Psychoneuroendocrinology / Mar 01, 2021
Lee, H. H., Okuzono, S. S., Kim, E. S., De Vivo, I., Raffield, L. M., Glover, L., Sims, M., Grodstein, F., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2021). Optimism and telomere length among African American adults in the Jackson Heart Study. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 125, 105124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.105124
Are loneliness and social isolation equal threats to health and well-being? An outcome-wide longitudinal approach
SSM - Population Health / Sep 01, 2023
Hong, J. H., Nakamura, J. S., Berkman, L. F., Chen, F. S., Shiba, K., Chen, Y., Kim, E. S., & VanderWeele, T. J. (2023). Are loneliness and social isolation equal threats to health and well-being? An outcome-wide longitudinal approach. SSM - Population Health, 23, 101459. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101459
Who Benefits From Helping? Moderators of the Association Between Informal Helping and Mortality
Annals of Behavioral Medicine / Aug 04, 2023
Nakamura, J. S., Shiba, K., Jensen, S. M., VanderWeele, T. J., & Kim, E. S. (2023). Who Benefits From Helping? Moderators of the Association Between Informal Helping and Mortality. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaad042
Psychometric properties of the Comprehensive Measure of Meaning
Jul 20, 2023
Padgett, R. N., Hanson, J. A., Nakamura, J. S., Ritchie-Dunham, J. L., Kim, E. S., & VanderWeele, T. (2023). Psychometric properties of the Comprehensive Measure of Meaning. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/dj3xp
Introduction to Special Issue: Interventions to Modify Psychological Well-Being and Population Health
Affective Science / Mar 01, 2023
Kim, E. S., Moskowitz, J. T., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2023). Introduction to Special Issue: Interventions to Modify Psychological Well-Being and Population Health. Affective Science, 4(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42761-023-00184-3
Reduced Epigenetic Age in Older Adults With High Sense of Purpose in Life
The Journals of Gerontology: Series A / Mar 26, 2023
Kim, E. S., Nakamura, J. S., Strecher, V. J., & Cole, S. W. (2023). Reduced Epigenetic Age in Older Adults With High Sense of Purpose in Life. The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, 78(7), 1092–1099. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glad092
Social support and social strain from children and subsequent health and well-being among older U.S. adults
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships / Mar 20, 2023
Wilkinson, R., Nakamura, J. S., Kim, E. S., & VanderWeele, T. J. (2023). Social support and social strain from children and subsequent health and well-being among older U.S. adults. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 026540752311649. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075231164900
Identifying pathways to religious service attendance among older adults: A lagged exposure-wide analysis
PLOS ONE / Nov 29, 2022
Cowden, R. G., Nakamura, J. S., Chen, Z. J., Case, B., Kim, E. S., & VanderWeele, T. J. (2022). Identifying pathways to religious service attendance among older adults: A lagged exposure-wide analysis. PLOS ONE, 17(11), e0278178. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278178
Pathways to reduced overnight hospitalizations in older adults: Evaluating 62 physical, behavioral, and psychosocial factors
PLOS ONE / Nov 10, 2022
Nakamura, J. S., Oh, J., VanderWeele, T. J., & Kim, E. S. (2022). Pathways to reduced overnight hospitalizations in older adults: Evaluating 62 physical, behavioral, and psychosocial factors. PLOS ONE, 17(11), e0277222. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277222
Health and well-being consequences of optimism across 25 years in the Rochester Adult Longitudinal Study
Journal of Research in Personality / Aug 01, 2022
Oh, J., Purol, M. F., Weidmann, R., Chopik, W. J., Kim, E. S., Baranski, E., Schwaba, T., Lodi-Smith, J., & Whitbourne, S. K. (2022). Health and well-being consequences of optimism across 25 years in the Rochester Adult Longitudinal Study. Journal of Research in Personality, 99, 104237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2022.104237
Fuller-Rowell et al. Respond to “The Long Shadow of Childhood Disadvantage”
American Journal of Epidemiology / Jun 08, 2021
Fuller-Rowell, T. E., Nichols, O. I., Jokela, M., Kim, E. S., Yildirim, E. D., & Ryff, C. D. (2021). Fuller-Rowell et al. Respond to “The Long Shadow of Childhood Disadvantage.” American Journal of Epidemiology, 190(11), 2297–2299. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwab169
Current Recommendations on the Selection of Measures for Well-Being
Measuring Well-Being / May 14, 2021
VanderWeele, T. J., Trudel-Fitzgerald, C., Allin, P. V., Farrelly, C., Fletcher, G., Frederick, D. E., Hall, J., Helliwell, J. F., Kim, E. S., Lauinger, W. A., Lee, M. T., Lyubomirsky, S., Margolis, S., McNeely, E., Messer, N. G., Tay, L., Vish Viswanath, K., Węziak-Białowolska, D., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2021). Current Recommendations on the Selection of Measures for Well-Being. Measuring Well-Being, 501-C17.P108. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197512531.003.0018
The Authors Respond
Epidemiology / Sep 01, 2020
VanderWeele, T. J., Chen, Y., Long, K., Kim, E. S., Trudel-Fitzgerald, C., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2020). The Authors Respond. Epidemiology, 31(5), e37–e38. https://doi.org/10.1097/ede.0000000000001204
The Brain and Social Connectedness: GCBH Recommendations on Social Engagement and Brain Health
Feb 13, 2017
(2017). The Brain and Social Connectedness: GCBH Recommendations on Social Engagement and Brain Health. https://doi.org/10.26419/pia.00015.001
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