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What does it take to achieve the highest level of human performance? Across athletics, science, chess, and music
@ScienceMagazine
science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
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Phyllis Lun
@phyllis_lun
Postdoctoral Fellow @UofT | Psychiatric Epidemiology, Mental Health, Public Health, Population Well-being | @HKU_SPH @HKUMed @BU_CAS @BerkeleyPsych @Cal alum |
Toronto, Ontario Katılım Ocak 2010
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Read the full article published in Wellbeing, Space and Society here: doi.org/10.1016/j.wss.…
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Stress is rising worldwide🌎
Using global survey data (2.46M respondents, 146 countries), we @pwb_lab document sharp increases in perceived stress over 18 years and find that more fragile states see faster rises in stress, with implications for population health and policy.
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@LDStutzman and I will be hosting a roundtable on the 23rd to discuss peace time bias in psychological science. Please come and join us! psychologicalscience.org/conventions/gl…
Association for Psychological Science@PsychScience
There's still time to register for the APS Global Summit happening NEXT WEEK! #APSGlobal Check out the program here: psychologicalscience.org/conventions/gl…
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@fundforpeace @fundforpeace, I’m curious to know if there’s a timeline for releasing the 2024 Fragile State Index data. Currently, the data available on the FSI website is limited to 2023. Thanks!
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Kidi Mwaga has referenced the Fragile States Index in a recent article to highlight Kenya’s legitimacy crisis and the massive youth protests it has generated.
Read here: standardmedia.co.ke/health/amp/opi…
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Following the end of the war in Afghanistan, the country’s mean “life satisfaction” score reached the lowest ever reported from 1946 to 2022, new @ScienceAdvances research finds. scim.ag/3FiL8L0
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Thrilled to share that our new paper on subjective well-being in Afghanistan is out in @ScienceAdvances! It sheds light on the enduring psychological toll of war—reminding us that the human cost of conflict often persists long after the fighting stops.
Population Well-being Lab@pwb_lab
Published this week in @ScienceAdvances: @LDStutzman, with @phyllis_lun @meiyang2025 @KenithChan @felixckc, investigates historically low well-being in Afghanistan after the 2022 military withdrawal. Read here 👉 science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… @pwb_lab @UofTArtSci @UofT
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Following the end of the war in Afghanistan, the country’s mean “life satisfaction” score reached the lowest ever reported from 1946 to 2022, new research finds. scim.ag/4mwiBlH
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My first article is out, with @phyllis_lun, @meiyang2025, @KenithChan, & @felixckc (@pwb_lab). We examine wellbeing in Afghanistan during the final stages of the Afghan War and find it dropped to the lowest ever recorded after the war ended.
Read here: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
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Do you really want feedback? Or just someone to say you were right? Most of us view feedback as personal insults. Feedback is free advice. If you want to improve your writing you need to get feedback. #acwri
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@tomgrundy As a well-being researcher , I want to thank @tomgrundy for reporting on the WHR! I'm wondering if you would be interested in talking with a co-author of the report (who happens to be my boss at University of Toronto), who's from HK. If so, I can make a connection!
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Hong Kong has fallen to its lowest-ever position on the World Happiness Report, falling down the index for the fifth consecutive year. hongkongfp.com/2025/03/21/hon…
The city dropped from 86th last year to 88th, sitting between Albania and Armenia. China ranked 68th, Taiwan 27th and Singapore 34th.
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP@hkfp
Hong Kong falls in World Happiness Report index for 5th consecutive year, to lowest-ever position 🔗 buff.ly/WWIIbiu
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Happiness researchers have found that Canadians’ expectations of their lives don’t measure up to reality – a growing sentiment over the past decade, especially among those under 30.
Read more: bit.ly/4eRNCLZ
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The Canadian Happiness Report with @anthonymccanny and @pwb_lab is out! Here we included a section about youth well-being and mental health. Learned so much from the talented Anthony who brings his passion and knowledge of measurement to the project
Anthony McCanny@anthonymccanny
Today the @pwb_lab and I publish the 2024 Canadian Happiness Report! Confirming the findings of @HappinessRpt, Canadians do feel that the quality of their lives are declining, however they remain very satisfied with these lives (especially before the pandemic)! 🧵 1/10
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If you win a Nobel Prize you are entitled to the single greatest treasure on a University campus, the highest marker of status and comfort in the academic realm, the single thing all humans crave…
*checks notes*
…a slightly better parking space.
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Look what arrived in my mailbox today, @drSteveMorse & @drdustinduncan! Super excited to dive into it!
Twitter: If you are at all interested in COVID, pandemics, or the interplay between society & health, get yourself a copy of The Social Epidemiology of the COVID-19 Pandemic!
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NEW PAPER:
Suicide prevention over the past decade.
Prof Keith Hawton @UniofOxford & Prof Jane Pirkis @UniMelb reflect on progress & challenges on suicide prevention globally since @TheLancetPsych was first published in 2014.
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
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@TripperheadToo I am literally drinking black coffee while reading this tweet, feeling very seen and attacked. 🤣
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Just registered for the 2024 Compute Ontario Summer School sessions. Looking forward to learning advanced computing and using supercomputers @SciNetHPC!
QueensCAC@CACQueens
📢 Exciting News‼️ Registration is OPEN for the 2024 Compute Ontario Summer School! 🎉 Don't miss this amazing opportunity to enhance your skills in Advanced Research Computing, High Performance Computing, and RDM. 📝Sign up now: training.computeontario.ca/coss2024.php #HPC #RDM
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Controlling for genetic and environmental confounding, study revealed 21-41% of mental health conditions in Australia are attributable to child maltreatment. Over 1.8 million cases & 184,000 DALYs could be prevented if child maltreatment was eliminated. ja.ma/4brnohT
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