Media and press
Our lab’s research has been discussed in multiple media outlets, including the following:
The Atlantic (Magazine). Health Tip: Find Purpose in Life, Always Talk To Strangers, The Physiological Power of Altruism, Liking Your Neighbors Could Help Prevent You From Having a Stroke
AARP. Optimism Is Linked With To A Reduced Risk of Stroke, Make Friends With the Neighbors to Give Your Cognitive Function a Boost, Social Engagement and Brain Health
American Heart Association. How You Feel About Aging Could Affect Health, Help Others, Help Yourself?
ABC News. Attitude Adjustment: Optimism Staves Off Stroke in Older Patients
APA – Monitor on Psychology. Looking on the Bright Side Helps Older Adults Avoid Stroke
BBC News. Optimistic Women ‘Cut Risk of Deadly Diseases’, Can Positive Thinking Lower Your Risk of Having A Stroke?, Why Being Kind to Others is Good For Your Health
Boston Globe. Optimism Linked to Longer Lives
CBS News (Television). How Optimism May Help You Live Longer
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Lets Face It, B.C. headlines Are Sad. How Can We Be Happy During Such Dark Times?
CNN. How to Become More Optimistic, Boost Your Mental and Physical Health During the Pandemic by Volunteering Virtually, Being Happier Will Help You Live Longer, So Learn How to Be Happier, Do Optimists Live Longer? Of Course They Do
Forbes. The Business Case For Happiness: Evidence Happiness Is Good For Organizations, People, Communities, Want Better Mental Health And Success At Work? Get A Goal, Optimism, The Key To Longevity?, Crises Like The Pandemic Don’t Make People Less Optimistic, The Transformative Power Of Optimism: Turning Challenges Into Stepping Stones, Optimism, the Key to Longevity?
Fortune. Stress might be impacting my biological age, but I’m not willing to give up my job
The Globe and Mail. One secret to happy aging? Learn to stop fearing it
The Guardian. Is it Time for Doctors to Prescribe Volunteering, Is Pessimism Really Bad for You?, So Optimists Are Healthier. And More Deluded Perhaps?, Optimism vs. Pessimism in 2017, Optimism May Hold Secret to Longer Life, Study Suggests, Beyond Beliefs; Does Religious Faith Lead to a Happier, Healthier Life?
Harvard (Health Outlets). What We Get When We Give, Can Volunteering Lead to Better Health?, Sense of Purpose Helps Healthy Aging, Will a Purpose-Driven Life Help You Live Longer?, If You Are Happy and You Know It… You May Live Longer, The Many Ways Volunteering is Good for Your Heart, A Positive Mindset Can Help Your Heart
Los Angeles Times. Optimists Might Be Less Likely To Suffer From Stroke, Study Suggests, Rx For Soaring Health Costs: Give More Americans a ‘Purpose in Life, Optimistic Women Are Less Likely to Die of Heart Disease or Cancer
NBC Nightly News (Television) / NBC Today (Morning Show; Television). Optimistic Outlook on Life May Help You Live Longer
New York Times. Stay Optimistic, Live Longer?, Why Doing Good is Good for the Do-Gooder, Looking on the Bright Side May Be Good for Your Health, How to Reduce Your Risk of PTSD in a Post-Covid-19 World, The Other Side of Languishing Is Flourishing. Here’s How to Get There, 7 Keys to Longevity
NPR. Close Friends Can Help You Live Longer but They Can Spread Some Bad Habits Too, Being Optimistic Could Translate To A Longer Life?, A Brighter Outlook Could Translate To A Longer Life, Optimists For The Win: Finding The Bright Side Might Help You Live Longer
Salon. Friendship is a Health Booster, but it Has a "Dark Side," a Surprising Study Finds
Time Magazine. Can You Instill Mental Toughness?, Having Good Neighbors Could Reduce Heart Attacks in the Over-50’s, How Your Outlook Affects Your Lifespan, Good Deeds, Good Life, Good Health, How to Cultivate Hope When You Don’t Have Any, Your Personality Could Add Years of Healthy Living
UK National Health Service. Optimism ‘Reduces Stroke Risk’
US News. Purpose in Life’ a Boon to Your Health, Want Added Years? Try Volunteering, A Purpose in Life Might Lengthen Your Life, Spouse's Sunny Outlook May Be Good for Your Health
Washington Post. Boosting Our Sense of Meaning in Life is an Often Overlooked Longevity Ingredient, An Optimistic Outlook – And An Optimistic Partner – May Help Your Health, Want to Stay Strong as You Age? Find a Purpose, Why Optimists Live Longer Than the Rest of Us, I Stopped Reading the News. Is the Problem Me — or The Product?, Here’s a New Reason to Be An Optimist: You’re Likely to Live Longer, Study Says
WebMD. Good Neighbors, Fewer Strokes, Being Optimistic May Reduce Risk of Stroke
Wired. Psychologists Are Learning What Religion Has Known for Years