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  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Carolyn M. Aldwin is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Social Sciences, with a notable focus on Clinical Psychology, Health, Social Psychology, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, and General Health Professions.

Their scholarly work has contributed to several key topics including:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Psychological well-being and life satisfaction
  • Aging and gerontology research
  • Resilience and mental health
  • COVID-19 and mental health
  • Posttraumatic stress disorder research
  • Healthcare professionals' stress and burnout

Carolyn M. Aldwin has published extensively in various reputable journals, with a significant number of publications appearing in "Innovation in Aging". Other frequent publication venues include:

  • The Journals of Gerontology Series B
  • Psychology and Aging
  • American Psychologist
  • Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy

Among the recent papers co-authored or authored by Aldwin are:

  • "Charting adult development through (historically changing) daily stress processes." (2020) in American Psychologist
  • "Resilience in Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Socioecological Approach" (2021) in The Journals of Gerontology Series B
  • "Do different types of war stressors have independent relations with mental health? Findings from the Korean Vietnam Veterans Study." (2020) in Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy
  • "Adaptation to changes in COVID-19 pandemic severity: Across older adulthood and time scales." (2023) in Psychology and Aging
  • "Only Half the Story" (2020) in Psychological Inquiry

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Aldwin's career, with frequent co-authors including Maria Kurth, Soyoung Choun, Heidi Igarashi, Hye Soo Lee, and Hyunyup Lee.

Carolyn M. Aldwin was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1998.

Best Publications

  • Stress, Coping, and Development: An Integrative Perspective

    Carolyn M. Aldwin

  • Does coping help? A reexamination of the relation between coping and mental health.

    Carolyn M. Aldwin;Tracey A. Revenson

  • Depression and coping in stressful episodes.

    James C. Coyne;Carolyn Aldwin;Richard S. Lazarus

  • Does coping help? A reexamination of the relation between coping and mental health.

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  • Self-transcendence : conceptualization and measurement

    Michael R. Levenson;Patricia A. Jennings;Carolyn M. Aldwin;Ray W. Shiraishi

  • Age Differences in Stress, Coping, and Appraisal: Findings from the Normative Aging Study

    Carolyn M. Aldwin;Karen J. Sutton;Gina Chiara;Avron Spiro

  • Vulnerability and resilience to combat exposure: Can stress have lifelong effects?

    Carolyn M. Aldwin;Michael R. Levenson;Avron Spiro

  • The Development of Coping Resources in Adulthood

    Carolyn M. Aldwin;Karen J. Sutton;Margie Lachman

  • Does age affect the stress and coping process? Implications of age differences in perceived control.

    Carolyn M. Aldwin

  • Cultural differences in the predictors of depression.

    Carolyn Aldwin;Ellen Greenberger

  • Health, Illness, and Optimal Aging: Biological and Psychosocial Perspectives

    Carolyn M. Aldwin;Diane Fox Gilmer

  • Depression and coping in stressful episodes.

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  • Construct validation of optimism and pessimism in older men: Findings from the normative aging study.

    Daniel K. Mroczek;Avron Spiro;Avron Spiro;Carolyn M. Aldwin;Daniel J. Ozer

  • How stressful is retirement? Findings from the Normative Aging Study.

    Raymond Bossé;Carolyn M. Aldwin;Michael R. Levenson;Kathryn Workman-Daniels

  • Stress, coping, and development: An integrative perspective, 2nd ed.

    Carolyn M. Aldwin

  • The Elders Life Stress Inventory: Egocentric and Nonegocentric Stress

    Carolyn M. Aldwin

  • Mental health differences among retirees and workers: findings from the Normative Aging Study.

    Raymond Bossé;Carolyn M. Aldwin;Michael R. Levenson;David J. Ekerdt

  • Differing Pathways between Religiousness, Spirituality, and Health: A Self-Regulation Perspective

    Carolyn M. Aldwin;Crystal L. Park;Yu-Jin Jeong;Ritwik Nath

  • Does the source of support matter for different health outcomes? Findings from the Normative Aging Study.

    Leslee L. Dupertuis;Carolyn M. Aldwin;Raymond BossÉ

  • Combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in older men.

    Avron Spiro;Paula P. Schnurr;Carolyn M. Aldwin

  • Posttraumatic Growth: A Developmental Perspective

    Carolyn M. Aldwin;Michael R. Levenson

  • Stress and Coping across the Lifespan

    Carolyn Aldwin

  • Handbook of health psychology and aging

    Carolyn M. Aldwin;Crystal L. Park;Avron Spiro

Frequent Co-Authors

Avron Spiro
Avron Spiro Boston University
Daniel K. Mroczek
Daniel K. Mroczek Northwestern University
Crystal L. Park
Crystal L. Park University of Connecticut
Paula P. Schnurr
Paula P. Schnurr Dartmouth College
Laura D. Kubzansky
Laura D. Kubzansky Harvard University
James N. Butcher
James N. Butcher University of Minnesota
David M. Almeida
David M. Almeida Pennsylvania State University
Ellen A. Skinner
Ellen A. Skinner Portland State University
Richard S. Lazarus
Richard S. Lazarus University of California, Berkeley
James C. Coyne
James C. Coyne University of Groningen

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