Recent Publications
Ryff, C. D. (2021). Spirituality and well-being: Theory, science, and the nature connection. Religions, 12(11), Article 914. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel12110914.
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Ryff, C. D., Boylan, J.M., Kirsch, J.A. (2021). Advancing the science of well-being: A dissenting view of measurement recommendations. In M. T. Lee, L. D. Kubzansky, & T. J. VanderWeele (Eds.), Measuring well-being: Interdisciplinary perspectives from the social sciences and humanities. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197512531.003.0019
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Ryff, C. D., Boylan, J.M., Kirsch, J.A. (2021). Response to response: Growing the field of well-being. In M. T. Lee, L. D. Kubzansky, & T. J. VanderWeele (Eds.), Measuring well-being: Interdisciplinary perspectives from the social sciences and humanities. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197512531.003.0021
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Puccetti, N. A., Schaefer, S. M., van Reekum, C. M., Ong, A. D., Almeida, D. M., Ryff, C. D., Davidson, R. J., & Heller, A. S. (2021). Linking amygdala persistence to real-world emotional experience and psychological well-being. Journal of Neuroscience, 41(16), 3721-3730. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1637-20.2021.
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Pancheva, M. G., Ryff, C. D., & Lucchini, M. (2021). An integrated look at well-being: Topological clustering of combinations and correlates of hedonia and eudaimonia. Journal of Happiness Studies, 22, 2275-2267. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-020-00325-6
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Shir, N., & Ryff, C. D. (2021). Entrepreneurship, self-organization, and eudaimonic well-being: A dynamic approach. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10422587211013798
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Berkowitz, L., Henríquez, M. P., Salazar, C., Rojas, E., Echeverría, G., Love, G. D., Rigotti, A., Coe, C. L., & Ryff, C. D. (2021). Association between serum sphingolipids and eudaimonic well-being in white U.S. Adults. Scientific Reports, 11(1), Article 13139. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92576-3
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Ryff, C. D., Boylan, J. M., & Kirsch, J. A. (2021). Eudaimonic and hedonic well-being: An integrative perspective with linkages to sociodemographic factors and health. In M. T. Lee, L. D. Kubzansky, & T. J. VanderWeele (Eds.), Measuring well-being: Interdisciplinary perspectives from the social sciences and humanities. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197512531.003.0005
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Echeverria, G., Tiboni, O., Berkowitz, L., Pinto, V., Samith, B., von Schultzendorff, A., Pedrals, N., Bitran, M., Ruini, C., Ryff, C. D., Del Rio, D., & Rigotti, A. (2020). Mediterranean lifestyle to promote physical, mental, and environmental health: The case of Chile. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(22), Article 8482. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228482
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Coe, C. L., Tsenkova, V., Love, G. D., Kawakami, N., Karasawa, M., Kitayama, S., . . . Ryff, C. D. (2020). Age-related trends in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes among Japanese and White and Black American adults. Archives of Epidemiology, 4(2), 142.
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Ryff, C. D., Boylan, J. M., & Kirsch, J. A. (2020). Disagreement about recommendations for measurement of well-being. Preventive Medicine, 139, 106049.
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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. In A. L. Burrow & P. Hill (Eds.), The ecology of purposeful living across the lifespan (pp. 29-58). Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
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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.
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Coe, C. L., Miyamoto, Y., Love, G. D., Karasawa, M., Kawakami, N., Kitayama, S., & Ryff, C. D. (2020). Cultural and life style practices associated with low inflammatory physiology in Japanese adults. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. Advance online publication.
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Boylan, J. M., Cundiff, J. M., Fuller-Rowell, T. E., & Ryff, C. D. (2020). Childhood socioeconomic status and inflammation: Psychological moderators among Black and White Americans. Health Psychology, 39(6), 497-508.
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Choi, J. H., Miyamoto, Y., & Ryff, C. D. (2020). A cultural perspective on functional limitations and well-being. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Advance online publication.
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Urban-Wojcik, E. J., Mumford, J. A., Almeida, D. M., Lachman, M. E., Ryff, C. D., Davidson, R. J., & Schaefer, S. M. (2020). Emodiversity, health, and well-being in the MIDUS daily diary study. Emotion. Advance online publication.
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Kirsch, J. A., Love, G. D., Radler, B. T., & Ryff, C. D. (2019). Scientific imperatives vis-à-vis growing inequality in America. American Psychologist, 74(7), 764-777.
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Yoo, J., & Ryff, C. D. (2019). Longitudinal profiles of psychological well-being and health: Findings from Japan. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 2746.
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Glei, D. A., Goldman, N., Ryff, C. D., & Weinstein, M. (2019). Physical function in U.S. Older adults compared with other populations: A multinational study. Journal of Aging and Health, 31(7), 1067-1084.
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Friedman, E. M., Ruini, C., Foy, C. R., Jaros, L., Love, G., & Ryff, C. D. (2019). Lighten up! A community-based group intervention to promote eudaimonic well-being in older adults: A multi-site replication with 6 month follow-up. Clinical Gerontologist, 42(4), 387-397.
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Sommerfeldt, S. L., Schaefer, S. M., Brauer, M., Ryff, C. D., & Davidson, R. J. (2019). Individual differences in the association between subjective stress and heart rate are related to psychological and physical well-being. Psychological Science Agenda, 30(7), 1016-1029.
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Ryff, C. D. (2019). Entrepreneurship and eudaimonic well-being: Five venues for new science. Journal of Business Venturing, 34(4), 646-663.
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Fuller-Rowell, T. E., Homandberg, L. K., Curtis, D. S., Tsenkova, V. K., Williams, D. R., & Ryff, C. D. (2019). Disparities in insulin resistance between black and white adults in the United States: The role of lifespan stress exposure. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 107, 1-8.
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Lee, C., & Ryff, C. D. (2019). Pathways linking combinations of early-life adversities to adult mortality: Tales that vary by gender Social Science & Medicine, 240, 112566.
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Lee, C., Tsenkova, V. K., Boylan, J. M., & Ryff, C. D. (2018). Gender differences in the pathways from childhood disadvantage to metabolic syndrome in adulthood: An examination of health lifestyles. SSM – Population Health, 4, 216-224.
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Kitayama, S., Park, J., Miyamoto, Y., Date, H., Boylan, J. M., Markus, H. R., Karasawa, M., Kawakami, N., Coe, C. L., Love, G. D., & Ryff, C. D. (2018). Behavioral adjustment moderates the link between neuroticism and biological health risk: A U.S.-Japan comparison study. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 44(6), 809-822.
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Ryff, C. D. (2018). Well-being with soul: Science in pursuit of human potential. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 13(2), 242-248.
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