How healthy are we?: a national study of well-being at midlife

Know thyself and become what you are: a eudaimonic approach to psychological well-being

Ryff, C. D., & Singer, B. H. (2008) · Journal of Happiness Studies · doi:10.1007/s10902-006-9019-0 · Cited by 3,149

Promoting and protecting mental health as flourishing: A complementary strategy for improving national mental health.

Keyes, C. L. M. (2007) · American Psychologist · doi:10.1037/0003-066x.62.2.95 · Cited by 2,268

A new look at social support: A theoretical perspective on thriving through relationships

Feeney, B. C., & Collins, N. L. (2015) · Personality and Social Psychology Review · doi:10.1177/1088868314544222 · Cited by 1,521

A motivational theory of life-span development.

Heckhausen, J., Wrosch, C., & Schulz, R. (2010) · Psychological Review · doi:10.1037/a0017668 · Cited by 1,486

Mental Illness and Mental Health: The Two Continua Model Across the Lifespan

Westerhof, G. J., & Keyes, C. L. M. (2010) · Journal of Adult Development · doi:10.1007/s10804-009-9082-y · Cited by 1,345

Emotional experience improves with age: Evidence based on over 10 years of experience sampling

Carstensen, L. L., Turan, B., Scheibe, S., Ram, N., Ersner-Hershfield, H., Samanez-Larkin, G. R., Brooks, K. P., & Nesselroade, J. R. (2011) · Psychology and Aging · doi:10.1037/a0021285 · Cited by 1,223

Life Span Theory in Developmental Psychology

Baltes, P. B., Lindenberger, U., & Staudinger, U. M. (2007) · Handbook of Child Psychology · doi:10.1002/9780470147658.chpsy0111 · Cited by 1,240

A Model of Mindful Parenting: Implications for Parent–Child Relationships and Prevention Research

Duncan, L. G., Coatsworth, J. D., & Greenberg, M. T. (2009) · Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review · doi:10.1007/s10567-009-0046-3 · Cited by 934

Resilience and Vulnerability to Daily Stressors Assessed via Diary Methods

Almeida, D. M. (2005) · Current Directions in Psychological Science · doi:10.1111/j.0963-7214.2005.00336.x · Cited by 871

Developmental changes in personal goal orientation from young to late adulthood: from striving for gains to maintenance and prevention of losses

Ebner, N. C., Freund, A. M., & Baltes, P. B. (2006) · Psychology and Aging · doi:10.1037/0882-7974.21.4.664 · Cited by 764

Untitled work

(2015) · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(15)60295-1 · Cited by 732

Development in Midlife

Lachman, M. E. (2004) · Annual Review of Psychology · doi:10.1146/annurev.psych.55.090902.141521 · Cited by 664

You Can't Always Get What You Want: Educational Attainment, Agency, and Choice.

Snibbe, A. C., & Markus, H. R. (2005) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-3514.88.4.703 · Cited by 614

New, normative, English-sample data for the Short Form Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-4)

Warttig, S. L., Forshaw, M. J., South, J., & White, A. K. (2013) · Journal of Health Psychology · doi:10.1177/1359105313508346 · Cited by 611

Formal Volunteering as a Protective Factor for Older Adults' Psychological Well-Being

Greenfield, E. A., & Marks, N. F. (2004) · The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences · doi:10.1093/geronb/59.5.s258 · Cited by 600

Socio‐economic differentials in peripheral biology: Cumulative allostatic load

Seeman, T., Epel, E., Gruenewald, T., Karlamangla, A., & McEwen, B. S. (2010) · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.05341.x · Cited by 579

Cumulative advantage processes as mechanisms of inequality in life course health

Willson, A. E., Shuey, K. M., & Elder, Jr. (2007) · American Journal of Sociology · doi:10.1086/512712 · Cited by 541

Sex, health, and years of sexually active life gained due to good health: evidence from two US population based cross sectional surveys of ageing

Lindau, S. T., & Gavrilova, N. (2010) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.c810 · Cited by 528

Purpose in life as a predictor of mortality across adulthood

Hill, P. L., & Turiano, N. A. (2014) · Psychological Science · doi:10.1177/0956797614531799 · Cited by 516

Social relationships and depression: ten-year follow-up from a nationally representative study

Teo, A. R., Choi, H., & Valenstein, M. (2013) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0062396 · Cited by 423

Socioeconomic Status and Health: Mediating and Moderating Factors

Chen, E., & Miller, G. E. (2013) · Annual Review of Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-050212-185634 · Cited by 402

To Flourish or Not: Positive Mental Health and All-Cause Mortality

Keyes, C. L. M., & Simoes, E. J. (2012) · American Journal of Public Health · doi:10.2105/ajph.2012.300918 · Cited by 397

“Shift-and-Persist” Strategies: Why Low Socioeconomic Status Isn’t Always Bad for Health

Chen, E., & Miller, G. E. (2012) · Perspectives on Psychological Science · doi:10.1177/1745691612436694 · Cited by 359

Age Identity and Subjective Well-Being: A Comparison of the United States and Germany

Westerhof, G. J., & Barrett, A. E. (2005) · The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences · doi:10.1093/geronb/60.3.s129 · Cited by 355

Affective reactivity to daily stressors and long-term risk of reporting a chronic physical health condition

Piazza, J. R., Charles, S. T., Sliwinski, M. J., Mogle, J., & Almeida, D. M. (2013) · Annals of Behavioral Medicine · doi:10.1007/s12160-012-9423-0 · Cited by 305

Is Perceived Emotional Support Beneficial? Well-Being and Health in Independent and Interdependent Cultures

Uchida, Y., Kitayama, S., Mesquita, B., Reyes, J. A. S., & Morling, B. (2008) · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · doi:10.1177/0146167208315157 · Cited by 291

Reported exposure and emotional reactivity to daily stressors: The roles of adult age and global perceived stress.

Stawski, R. S., Sliwinski, M. J., Almeida, D. M., & Smyth, J. M. (2008) · Psychology and Aging · doi:10.1037/0882-7974.23.1.52 · Cited by 289

Intraindividual variability in positive and negative affect over 45 days: Do older adults fluctuate less than young adults?

Röcke, C., Li, S.-C., & Smith, J. (2009) · Psychology and Aging · doi:10.1037/a0016276 · Cited by 288

Long working hours, socioeconomic status, and the risk of incident type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis of published and unpublished data from 222 120 individuals

Kivimäki, M., Virtanen, M., Kawachi, I., Nyberg, S. T., Alfredsson, L., Batty, G. D., Bjorner, J. B., Borritz, M., Brunner, E. J., Burr, H., et al. (2015) · The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology · doi:10.1016/s2213-8587(14)70178-0 · Cited by 279

The K-factor, Covitality, and personality: A Psychometric Test of Life History Theory

Figueredo, A. J., Vásquez, G., Brumbach, B. H., & Schneider, S. M. R. (2007) · Human Nature · doi:10.1007/bf02820846 · Cited by 268

Monitoring Cognitive Functioning: Psychometric Properties of the Brief Test of Adult Cognition by Telephone

Lachman, M. E., Agrigoroaei, S., Tun, P. A., & Weaver, S. L. (2014) · Assessment · doi:10.1177/1073191113508807 · Cited by 256

Using positive youth development to predict contribution and risk behaviors in early adolescence: Findings from the first two waves of the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development

Jelicic, H., Bobek, D. L., Phelps, E., Lerner, R. M., & Lerner, J. V. (2007) · International Journal of Behavioral Development · doi:10.1177/0165025407076439 · Cited by 258

Purpose in Life Predicts Better Emotional Recovery from Negative Stimuli

Schaefer, S. M., Morozink Boylan, J., van Reekum, C. M., Lapate, R. C., Norris, C. J., Ryff, C. D., & Davidson, R. J. (2013) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0080329 · Cited by 249

Plasma interleukin-6 and soluble IL-6 receptors are associated with psychological well-being in aging women.

Friedman, E. M., Hayney, M., Love, G. D., Singer, B. H., & Ryff, C. D. (2007) · Health Psychology · doi:10.1037/0278-6133.26.3.305 · Cited by 210

Chronological and subjective age differences in flourishing mental health and major depressive episode

Keyes, C. L. M., & Westerhof, G. J. (2012) · Aging & Mental Health · doi:10.1080/13607863.2011.596811 · Cited by 209

Perceived discrimination experiences and mental health of Latina/o american persons.

Moradi, B., & Risco, C. (2006) · Journal of Counseling Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-0167.53.4.411 · Cited by 207

Personality, Socioeconomic Status, and All-Cause Mortality in the United States

Chapman, B. P., Fiscella, K., Kawachi, I., & Duberstein, P. R. (2010) · American Journal of Epidemiology · doi:10.1093/aje/kwp323 · Cited by 198

Psychological well-being in mid to late life: The role of generativity development and parent–child relationships across the lifespan

An, J. S., & Cooney, T. M. (2006) · International Journal of Behavioral Development · doi:10.1177/0165025406071489 · Cited by 186

Socioeconomic and psychosocial predictors of interleukin-6 in the MIDUS national sample

Morozink, J. A., Friedman, E. M., Coe, C. L., & Ryff, C. D. (2010) · Health Psychology · doi:10.1037/a0021360 · Cited by 186

Sex Differences in the Heritability of Resilience

Boardman, J. D., Blalock, C. L., & Button, T. M. M. (2008) · Twin Research and Human Genetics · doi:10.1375/twin.11.1.12 · Cited by 185

An upward spiral: Bidirectional associations between positive affect and positive aspects of close relationships across the life span

Ramsey, M. A., & Gentzler, A. L. (2015) · Developmental Review · doi:10.1016/j.dr.2015.01.003 · Cited by 185

Promoting Functional Health in Midlife and Old Age: Long-Term Protective Effects of Control Beliefs, Social Support, and Physical Exercise

Lachman, M. E., & Agrigoroaei, S. (2010) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0013297 · Cited by 173

Cultural differences in the dialectical and non-dialectical emotional styles and their implications for health

Miyamoto, Y., & Ryff, C. D. (2011) · Cognition and Emotion · doi:10.1080/02699931003612114 · Cited by 163

Subjective Age and Cognitive Functioning: A 10-Year Prospective Study

Stephan, Y., Caudroit, J., Jaconelli, A., & Terracciano, A. (2014) · The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.jagp.2013.03.007 · Cited by 151

Personality and the leading behavioral contributors of mortality.

Turiano, N. A., Chapman, B. P., Gruenewald, T. L., & Mroczek, D. K. (2015) · Health Psychology · doi:10.1037/hea0000038 · Cited by 146

Long-term antecedents and outcomes of perceived control.

Infurna, F. J., Gerstorf, D., Ram, N., Schupp, J., & Wagner, G. G. (2011) · Psychology and Aging · doi:10.1037/a0022890 · Cited by 144

Alexithymia and satisfaction in intimate relationships

Humphreys, T. P., Wood, L. M., & Parker, J. D. A. (2009) · Personality and Individual Differences · doi:10.1016/j.paid.2008.09.002 · Cited by 130

Association of reports of childhood abuse and all-cause mortality rates in women

Chen, E., Turiano, N. A., Mroczek, D. K., & Miller, G. E. (2016) · JAMA Psychiatry · doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.1786 · Cited by 128

Life contexts make a difference: Emotional stability in younger and older adults.

Brose, A., Scheibe, S., & Schmiedek, F. (2013) · Psychology and Aging · doi:10.1037/a0030047 · Cited by 114

Can the influence of childhood socioeconomic status on men’s and women’s adult body mass be explained by adult socioeconomic status or personality? Findings from a national sample.

Chapman, B. P., Fiscella, K., Duberstein, P., Coletta, M., & Kawachi, I. (2009) · Health Psychology · doi:10.1037/a0015212 · Cited by 100

Childhood Socioeconomic Status Amplifies Genetic Effects on Adult Intelligence

Bates, T. C., Lewis, G. J., & Weiss, A. (2013) · Psychological Science · doi:10.1177/0956797613488394 · Cited by 89

Go Figure? Body-Shape Motives are Associated with Decreased Physical Activity Participation Among Midlife Women

Segar, M., Spruijt-Metz, D., & Nolen-Hoeksema, S. (2006) · Sex Roles · doi:10.1007/s11199-006-9336-5 · Cited by 71

Socioeconomic Status and Psychological Well-Being Predict Cross-Time Change in Glycosylated Hemoglobin in Older Women Without Diabetes

Tsenkova, V. K., Love, G. D., Singer, B. H., & Ryff, C. D. (2007) · Psychosomatic Medicine · doi:10.1097/psy.0b013e318157466f · Cited by 63

The Health Significance of Positive Emotions in Adulthood and Later Life

Ong, A. D., Mroczek, D. K., & Riffin, C. (2011) · Social and Personality Psychology Compass · doi:10.1111/j.1751-9004.2011.00370.x · Cited by 57

Caregiving and Perceived Generativity: A Positive and Protective Aspect of Providing Care?

Grossman, M. R., & Gruenewald, T. L. (2017) · Clinical Gerontologist · doi:10.1080/07317115.2017.1317686 · Cited by 52

Tests of the mitigating effects of caring and supportive relationships in the study of abusive disciplining over two generations

Herrenkohl, T. I., Klika, J. B., Brown, E. C., Herrenkohl, R. C., & Leeb, R. T. (2013) · Journal of Adolescent Health · doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.04.009 · Cited by 45

Genetic and Environmental Multidimensionality of Well- and Ill-Being in Middle Aged Twin Men

Franz, C. E., Panizzon, M. S., Eaves, L. J., Thompson, W., Lyons, M. J., Jacobson, K. C., Tsuang, M., Glatt, S. J., & Kremen, W. S. (2012) · Behavior Genetics · doi:10.1007/s10519-012-9538-x · Cited by 36

Disparities in insulin resistance between black and white adults in the United States: The role of lifespan stress exposure

Fuller-Rowell, T. E., Homandberg, L. K., Curtis, D. S., Tsenkova, V. K., Williams, D. R., & Ryff, C. D. (2019) · Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.04.020 · Cited by 35

The longitudinal association between social network composition and episodic memory in older adulthood: the importance of contact frequency with friends

Sharifian, N., Kraal, A. Z., Zaheed, A. B., Sol, K., & Zahodne, L. B. (2020) · Aging & Mental Health · doi:10.1080/13607863.2019.1660850 · Cited by 34

Education and Smoking: Confounding or Effect Modification by Phenotypic Personality Traits?

Chapman, B., Fiscella, K., Duberstein, P., & Kawachi, I. (2009) · Annals of Behavioral Medicine · doi:10.1007/s12160-009-9142-3 · Cited by 33

Bi-factor analyses of the brief test of adult cognition by telephone

Gavett, B. E., Crane, P. K., & Dams-O'Connor, K. (2013) · NeuroRehabilitation · doi:10.3233/nre-130842 · Cited by 23

Something old, something new: when gender matters in the relationship between social support and health

Donato, K. M., León-Pérez, G., Wallston, K. A., & Kripalani, S. (2018) · Journal of Health and Social Behavior · doi:10.1177/0022146518789362 · Cited by 22

Compared to non-drinkers, individuals who drink alcohol have a more favorable multisystem physiologic risk score as measured by allostatic load

Goldwater, D., Karlamangla, A., Merkin, S. S., & Seeman, T. (2019) · PLOS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0223168 · Cited by 19

Depression amplifies the influence of central obesity on 10-year incidence of diabetes: Findings from MIDUS

Tsenkova, V. K., & Karlamangla, A. (2016) · PLOS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0164802 · Cited by 14

Trajectories of Current and Predicted Satisfaction With One’s Life Following a Cancer Diagnosis

Ellis, E. M., Nelson, W. L., & Ferrer, R. A. (2019) · Annals of Behavioral Medicine · doi:10.1093/abm/kay025 · Cited by 9