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Resilience
How Can Resilience Impact Health?
, ResilienceHow we handle adversity can have big effect on how adverse events affect us. In light of this, researchers have turned their attention to resilience,…
Read MoreHow-Tos for Savoring the Joys in Life
, Guest Contributors, Health & Wellness, Jennifer Smith, ResilienceHow do you respond during positive experiences in your life? Sometimes, in the midst of a happy moment, we are already focused on the next…
Read MoreReflections on Aging, Irony & Wisdom
, General Aging Research, Guest Contributors, Jordan Stein, Resilience“Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.”—Charlie Chaplin To paraphrase the wise comedian, life is ironic—a paradox that sometimes…
Read MoreDoes Having a Sense of Purpose Affect Longevity?
, Health & Wellness, ResiliencePrevious studies have led researchers to consider having a purpose in life as an indicator of healthy aging. One reason for this was the association…
Read MoreWhy Are Older Adults So Happy?
, Guest Contributors, Health & Wellness, Jordan Stein, ResilienceTheir bodies and minds are slowly deteriorating, yet research consistently finds that older adults say they’re happier on average than people half their age. So,…
Read MoreCumulative Lifetime Adversity and Resilience
, ResilienceA recent study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology lends a fresh perspective to Friedrich Nietzsche’s famous quote, “That which does not…
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