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Overview

Antonio Terracciano is affiliated with Florida State University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of psychology. Their work spans multiple subfields, including clinical psychology, social psychology, health, experimental and cognitive psychology, and psychiatry and mental health.

The primary research topics explored by Antonio Terracciano include:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Personality traits and psychology
  • Psychological well-being and life satisfaction
  • Aging and gerontology research
  • Dementia and cognitive impairment research
  • Optimism, hope, and well-being
  • Cognitive abilities and testing

Antonio Terracciano has contributed to numerous publications, several of which are frequently cited in their field. Notable recent papers include:

  • "The trajectory of loneliness in response to COVID-19," 2020, published in American Psychologist
  • "Perceptions of Aging Across 26 Cultures and Their Culture-Level Associates," 2021, published by Faculty of Philosophy (University of Belgrade)
  • "Psychological and behavioural responses to Coronavirus disease 2019: The role of personality," 2020, published in European Journal of Personality
  • "Loneliness is associated with risk of cognitive impairment in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe," 2020, published in International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
  • "Is personality associated with dementia risk? A meta-analytic investigation," 2021, published in Ageing Research Reviews

Frequent publication venues for Antonio Terracciano's work include:

  • The Journals of Gerontology Series B
  • Innovation in Aging
  • Journal of Psychiatric Research
  • Aging & Mental Health
  • Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Collaboration is a notable aspect of their research activity, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Angelina R. Sutin
  • Martina Luchetti
  • Yannick Stéphan
  • Damaris Aschwanden
  • Amanda A. Sesker

Antonio Terracciano's extensive research output encompasses 315 publications in psychology, with a strong emphasis on clinical and social psychology and topics related to health and aging. Their work addresses key issues relevant to aging populations, personality assessment, and mental health outcomes.

Best Publications

  • Gender Differences in Personality Traits Across Cultures: Robust and Surprising Findings

    Paul T. Costa Jr.;Antonio Terracciano;Robert R. McCrae

  • Universal features of personality traits from the observer's perspective: Data from 50 Cultures

    Robert R. McCrae;Antonio Terracciano

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • Personality profiles of cultures: aggregate personality traits.

    Robert R. McCrae;Antonio Terracciano

  • Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

    Aysu Okbay;Bart M L Baselmans;Jan-Emmanuel De Neve;Patrick Turley

  • GWAS of 126,559 Individuals Identifies Genetic Variants Associated with Educational Attainment

    Cornelius A. Rietveld;Sarah E. Medland;Jaime Lane Derringer;Jian Yang

  • Internal Consistency, Retest Reliability, and Their Implications for Personality Scale Validity:

    Robert R. McCrae;John E. Kurtz;Shinji Yamagata;Antonio Terracciano

  • The trajectory of loneliness in response to COVID-19.

    Martina Luchetti;Ji Hyun Lee;Damaris Aschwanden;Amanda Sesker

  • Genome-wide association analyses of risk tolerance and risky behaviors in over 1 million individuals identify hundreds of loci and shared genetic influences

    Richard Karlsson Linnér;Richard Karlsson Linnér;Pietro Biroli;Edward Kong;S. Fleur W. Meddens;S. Fleur W. Meddens

  • Meta-analysis and imputation refines the association of 15q25 with smoking quantity

    Jason Z. Liu;Federica Tozzi;Dawn M. Waterworth;Sreekumar G. Pillai

  • Personality Trait Development From Age 12 to Age 18: Longitudinal, Cross-Sectional, and Cross-Cultural Analyses

    Robert R. McCrae;Paul T. Costa Jr.;Antonio Terracciano;Wayne D. Parker

  • Hierarchical Linear Modeling Analyses of the NEO-PI-R Scales in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

    Antonio Terracciano;Robert R. McCrae;Larry J. Brant;Paul T. Costa Jr.

  • National character does not reflect mean personality trait levels in 49 cultures

    A. Terracciano;A. M. Abdel-Khalek;N. Ádám;L. Adamovová

  • Heritability of Cardiovascular and Personality Traits in 6,148 Sardinians

    Giuseppe Pilia;Wei Min Chen;Angelo Scuteri;Marco Orrú

  • Factorial and construct validity of the Italian Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS).

    Antonio Terracciano;Robert R. McCrae;Paul T. Costa

  • Smoking and the Five-Factor Model of personality

    Antonio Terracciano;Paul T. Costa

  • Personality Plasticity After Age 30

    Antonio Terracciano;Paul T. Costa;Robert R. McCrae

  • Five-Factor Model personality profiles of drug users

    Antonio Terracciano;Corinna E Löckenhoff;Rosa M Crum;O Joseph Bienvenu

  • Perceptions of aging across 26 cultures and their culture-level associates.

    Corinna E. Löckenhoff;Filip de Fruyt;Antonio Terracciano;Robert R. Mccrae

  • Personality and obesity across the adult life span

    Angelina R. Sutin;Luigi Ferrucci;Alan B. Zonderman;Antonio Terracciano

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

    Aysu Okbay;Bart M. L. Baselmans;Jan-Emmanuel De Neve;Patrick Turley

Frequent Co-Authors

Angelina R. Sutin
Angelina R. Sutin Florida State University
Yannick Stephan
Yannick Stephan University of Montpellier
Paul T. Costa
Paul T. Costa Duke University
Martina Luchetti
Martina Luchetti Florida State University
David Schlessinger
David Schlessinger National Institutes of Health
Robert R. McCrae
Robert R. McCrae Independent Scientist / Consultant, US
Andres Metspalu
Andres Metspalu University of Tartu
Anu Realo
Anu Realo University of Warwick
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Aarno Palotie
Aarno Palotie University of Helsinki

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