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Overview

Anita DeLongis is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research contributions primarily span the field of psychology, with a focus on social psychology, clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, applied psychology, and health. This multidisciplinary approach informs investigations into behavioral and mental health topics.

Their work addresses several key areas, including:

  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Aging and Gerontology Research
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research

DeLongis has coauthored extensively with several researchers, with frequent collaborators such as Nancy L. Sin, Patrick Klaiber, Talia Morstead, Jin Wen, and Patrick L. Hill. This network reflects ongoing collaborative efforts within psychological and health-related social science research.

Their research has appeared in a range of academic venues, notably:

  • Innovation in Aging
  • Annals of Behavioral Medicine
  • Vaccine
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series B
  • Social Science & Medicine

Selected recent papers exemplify DeLongis's research focus and publication activity. These include:

  • "The Ups and Downs of Daily Life During COVID-19: Age Differences in Affect, Stress, and Positive Events," 2020, The Journals of Gerontology Series B
  • "Psychological distress in North America during COVID-19: The role of pandemic-related stressors," 2021, Social Science & Medicine
  • "Helping Amid the Pandemic: Daily Affective and Social Implications of COVID-19-Related Prosocial Activities," 2020, The Gerontologist
  • "Coping Strategies," 2020, The Wiley Encyclopedia of Health Psychology
  • "Purposefulness and daily life in a pandemic: Predicting daily affect and physical symptoms during the first weeks of the COVID-19 response," 2021, Psychology and Health

The body of work by Anita DeLongis reflects an emphasis on psychological responses to stressors, particularly in contexts influenced by aging and pandemic-related challenges. Their methodological approaches encompass examining daily life affect, stress, coping, and prosocial behaviors with implications for mental health outcomes.

Best Publications

  • Dynamics of a stressful encounter: Cognitive appraisal, coping, and encounter outcomes.

    Susan Folkman;Richard S. Lazarus;Christine Dunkel-Schetter;Anita DeLongis

  • Appraisal, coping, health status, and psychological symptoms.

    Susan Folkman;Richard S. Lazarus;Rand J. Gruen;Anita DeLongis

  • Dynamics of a stressful encounter: Cognitive appraisal, coping, and encounter outcomes.

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  • The impact of daily stress on health and mood: Psychological and social resources as mediators.

    Anita DeLongis;Susan Folkman;Richard S. Lazarus

  • Relationship of daily hassles, uplifts, and major life events to health status

    Anita DeLongis;James C. Coyne;Gayle Dakof;Susan Folkman

  • Appraisal, coping, health status, and psychological symptoms.

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  • Effects of daily stress on negative mood.

    Niall Bolger;Anita DeLongis;Ronald C. Kessler;Elizabeth A. Schilling

  • The contagion of stress across multiple roles.

    Niall Bolger;Anita DeLongis;Ronald C. Kessler;Elaine Wethington

  • Stress and adaptational outcomes. The problem of confounded measures.

    Richard S. Lazarus;Anita DeLongis;Susan Folkman;Rand Gruen

  • Going beyond social support: the role of social relationships in adaptation.

    James C. Coyne;Anita DeLongis

  • Psychological stress and coping in aging.

    Richard S. Lazarus;Anita DeLongis

  • The impact of daily stress on health and mood: Psychological and social resources as mediators.

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  • The interactional context of problem-, emotion-, and relationship-focused coping: the role of the big five personality factors.

    Tess Byrd O'Brien;Anita DeLongis

  • Coping in context: the role of stress, social support, and personality in coping.

    Anita DeLongis;Susan Holtzman

  • Effects of daily stress on negative mood.

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  • Applying Self-Compassion in Sport: An Intervention With Women Athletes

    Amber D. Mosewich;Peter R.E. Crocker;Kent C. Kowalski;Anita DeLongis

  • Coping With Interpersonal Stress: Role of Big Five Traits

    Dayna Lee-Baggley;Melady Preece;Anita DeLongis

  • Psychological stress and coping in aging.

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  • Positive and Negative Life Changes Following Bereavement and their Relations to Adjustment

    Darrin R. Lehman;Christopher G. Davis;Anita Delongis;Camille B. Wortman

  • Social media recruitment and online data collection: A beginner’s guide and best practices for accessing low-prevalence and hard-to-reach populations.

    David B. King;Norm O'Rourke;Anita DeLongis

  • The ups and downs of daily life during COVID-19: Age differences in affect, stress, and positive events.

    Patrick Klaiber;Jin H Wen;Anita DeLongis;Nancy L Sin

  • An Interpersonal Framework for Stress and Coping: an Application to the Families of Alzheimer’s Patients

    Anita DeLongis;Tess O’Brien

  • The Role of Social Support in Coping with Daily Pain among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Susan Holtzman;Sarah Newth;Anita Delongis

  • Social support and social strain among husbands and wives: a multilevel analysis.

    Anita DeLongis;Martha Capreol;Susan Holtzman;Tess O'Brien

  • Coping with Chronic Stress

    Tess Byrd O’Brien;Anita DeLongis

Frequent Co-Authors

Mariët Hagedoorn
Mariët Hagedoorn University Medical Center Groningen
Richard S. Lazarus
Richard S. Lazarus University of California, Berkeley
Susan Folkman
Susan Folkman University of California, San Francisco
Niall Bolger
Niall Bolger Columbia University
Edith Chen
Edith Chen Northwestern University
James C. Coyne
James C. Coyne University of Groningen
Robbert Sanderman
Robbert Sanderman University of Groningen
Darrin R. Lehman
Darrin R. Lehman University of British Columbia
David C. Atkins
David C. Atkins University of Washington
Norm O'Rourke
Norm O'Rourke Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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