Antonio Terracciano

"Meaning in life" is a critical component of psychological well-being; Now @LPClifespan & colleagues use @uk_biobank data & find that meaning in life is associated with lower risk of incident #Parkinsons over 5 years I'm off to find me so meaning in life! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

📢New in GeroScience by Springer Nature Recent study by @LPClifespan found that higher purpose in life is associated with a lower risk of slow walking speed and a lower risk of developing slow walking speed over time. ⬇ link.springer.com/article/10.100… #Purpose #Gaitspeed #Walking #aging #olderadults #Metaanalysis @FloridaState

Caregivers observe large changes in personality with dementia. In this study, we show similar declines in purpose in life, life satisfaction, happiness, belonging, social connection, and increases in loneliness... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Two large prospective studies found consistent evidence that purpose in life has a small but accelerating decline during the early stages of cognitive impairment. Purpose in Life Before and After Onset of Cognitive Impairment jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Loneliness and Risk of Parkinson Disease jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

#Personality traits did not moderate the effectiveness of physical and cognitive training interventions with the possible exception of the CERAD global measure of cognition doi.org/10.1016/j.paid…

Of the 51 million tons of plastic waste US households produced in 2021, just 2.4 million tons (5 percent) were recycled, new research shows. The findings show that plastic recycling is a “myth,” says the analysis by environmental nonprofit @greenpeaceusa. trib.al/hLhzaC5

More evidence that purpose in life (meaning) is consistently protective against dementia (meta-analysis N = 214,270). sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

It's #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek, so I'm here to remind you that disability comes in all shapes and forms. I'm also here to reflect on how getting an #invisibleillness / becoming disabled is still a whirlwind of an experience despite being diagnosed >2 years ago.

Excellent piece by Monica Panetto (an Italian reporter), Come siamo cambiati durante la pandemia? Lo rivela uno studio sulla personalità ilbolive.unipd.it/it/news/come-s…

@ShinerRebecca Our love to your family. Thank you for sharing with us about Leo.

My son Leo died a month ago today. Here he is right before heading to Russia for study abroad--my adventurous, joyful son, ready to take on our big world. I am grateful to have been and to still be his mom. burgessandtedescofuneralhomes.com/obituaries/leo…

Personality traits have a robust association with average memory performance. Higher neuroticism and lower conscientiousness were associated with declines in memory performance only among samples with more than two memory assessments pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36179266/

See our work on personality change during COVID19. Most changes were seen in young adults (increased in neuroticism and declined in agreeableness and conscientiousness) dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…

Interesting study and commentaries on the higher prices for humans than for pets for the same generic drug in the US. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

@SPSPnews Congratulations!!

As we continue to celebrate our 2022 awardees, we're excited to announce the winners of the 2022 SPSP Early- and Mid-Career Awards. Please join us in applauding this year's winners for their commitment and contribution to our field! 💻: ow.ly/yr3G50KvZal

Most people report having had at least one memory in which they see themselves from the outside, like watching their life as a movie. @jdkstern13 on the phenomenon of third-person memories and what it reveals about our brains: on.theatln.tc/NMDjoRS

See Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology special issue celebrating 50th years of @iaccp. All open access journals.sagepub.com/toc/jcca/53/7-8

People who have a sense of purpose are likely to experience less loneliness. @ArashEmamzadeh explains why. bit.ly/3A0N84X

@Brutal_Mindset I don't know about "when accepted" but there is evidence that a purpose in life reduces the risk of loneliness. 👀 doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.…

“Loneliness, when accepted, becomes a gift that will lead us to find a purpose in life.” — Paulo Coelho

Higher IQ in adolescence was related to higher openness, lower neuroticism, lower extraversion, lower agreeableness and lower conscientiousness 50 years later. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…