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Julia K. Boehm is affiliated with Chapman University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of psychological well-being, health outcomes, and cardiovascular medicine. Boehm has contributed extensively to the fields of psychology, social psychology, applied psychology, health, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and clinical psychology.

The scientist's work addresses key topics including psychological well-being and life satisfaction, health disparities and outcomes, optimism, hope, and well-being, as well as cardiovascular health and risk factors. Additional areas of focus are cardiac health and mental health, resilience and mental health, and behavioral health and interventions.

Boehm's recent publications reflect their contributions to these topics and fields. Notable papers include:

  • Positive emotions and favorable cardiovascular health: A 20-year longitudinal study, 2020, Preventive Medicine
  • Positive psychological well-being and cardiovascular disease: Exploring mechanistic and developmental pathways, 2021, Social and Personality Psychology Compass

Other significant works relevant to their research area, authored by various investigators but connected to shared domains, include:

  • Sense of purpose in life and five health behaviors in older adults, 2020, Preventive Medicine
  • Interventions to Modify Psychological Well-Being: Progress, Promises, and an Agenda for Future Research, 2023, Affective Science
  • Psychological Health, Well-Being, and the Mind-Heart-Body Connection A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association, 2024, UNC Libraries

Boehm frequently collaborates with other researchers in related areas. Their most frequent co-authors include Laura D. Kubzansky, Farah Qureshi, Anne-Josee Guimond, Jackie Soo, and Donald M. Lloyd-Jones. These collaborations have contributed to advancing understanding in psychological well-being and cardiovascular health.

The scientist's work has been published repeatedly in journals such as:

  • Health Psychology
  • Circulation
  • Journal of Adolescent Health
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Affective Science

Best Publications

  • The Heart's Content: The Association Between Positive Psychological Well-Being and Cardiovascular Health

    Julia K. Boehm;Laura D. Kubzansky

  • Becoming happier takes both a will and a proper way: an experimental longitudinal intervention to boost well-being.

    Sonja Lyubomirsky;Rene Dickerhoof;Julia K. Boehm;Kennon M. Sheldon

  • Does Happiness Promote Career Success

    Julia K. Boehm;Sonja Lyubomirsky

  • A longitudinal experimental study comparing the effectiveness of happiness-enhancing strategies in Anglo Americans and Asian Americans

    Julia K. Boehm;Sonja Lyubomirsky;Kennon M. Sheldon

  • Positive Psychological Well-Being and Cardiovascular Disease: JACC Health Promotion Series

    Laura D. Kubzansky;Jeff C. Huffman;Julia K. Boehm;Rosalba Hernandez

  • Variety is the spice of happiness: The hedonic adaptation prevention model.

    Kennon M. Sheldon;Julia K. Boehm;Sonja Lyubomirsky

  • A prospective study of positive psychological well-being and coronary heart disease.

    Julia K. Boehm;Christopher Peterson;Mika Kivimaki;Laura D. Kubzansky

  • Does Happiness Promote Career Success? Revisiting the Evidence:

    Lisa C. Walsh;Julia K. Boehm;Sonja Lyubomirsky

  • Feasibility and utility of positive psychology exercises for suicidal inpatients

    Jeff C. Huffman;Christina M. DuBois;Brian C. Healy;Julia K. Boehm

  • Relationships between positive psychological constructs and health outcomes in patients with cardiovascular disease: A systematic review

    Christina M. DuBois;Oriana Vesga Lopez;Eleanor E. Beale;Brian C. Healy

  • The Promise of Sustainable Happiness

    Julia K. Boehm;Sonja Lyubomirsky

  • Is Optimism Associated With Healthier Cardiovascular-Related Behavior? Meta-Analyses of 3 Health Behaviors.

    Julia K. Boehm;Ying Chen;Hayami Koga;Maya B. Mathur

  • Maintaining Healthy Behavior: a Prospective Study of Psychological Well-Being and Physical Activity

    Eric S. Kim;Laura D. Kubzansky;Jackie Soo;Julia K. Boehm

  • Development of a positive psychology intervention for patients with acute cardiovascular disease

    Jeff C. Huffman;Carol A. Mastromauro;Julia K. Boehm;Rita Seabrook

  • TESTING FOR MEASUREMENT INVARIANCE IN THE SATISFACTION WITH LIFE SCALE: A COMPARISON OF RUSSIANS AND NORTH AMERICANS

    Kari L. Tucker;Daniel J. Ozer;Sonja Lyubomirsky;Julia K. Boehm

  • Unequally Distributed Psychological Assets: Are There Social Disparities in Optimism, Life Satisfaction, and Positive Affect?

    Julia K. Boehm;Ying Chen;David R. Williams;Carol Ryff

  • Heart health when life is satisfying: evidence from the Whitehall II cohort study

    Julia K. Boehm;Christopher Peterson;Mika Kivimaki;Laura D. Kubzansky

  • Sense of purpose in life and five health behaviors in older adults

    Eric S. Kim;Koichiro Shiba;Julia K. Boehm;Laura D. Kubzansky

  • Association between optimism and serum antioxidants in the midlife in the United States study.

    Julia K. Boehm;David R. Williams;Eric B. Rimm;Carol Ryff

  • A Positive Psychology Intervention for Patients with an Acute Coronary Syndrome: Treatment Development and Proof-of-Concept Trial

    Jeff C. Huffman;Rachel A. Millstein;Carol A. Mastromauro;Shannon V. Moore

Frequent Co-Authors

Laura D. Kubzansky
Laura D. Kubzansky Harvard University
Sonja Lyubomirsky
Sonja Lyubomirsky University of California, Riverside
Jeff C. Huffman
Jeff C. Huffman Harvard University
Martin E. P. Seligman
Martin E. P. Seligman University of Pennsylvania
Carol D. Ryff
Carol D. Ryff University of Wisconsin–Madison
Suzanne C. Segerstrom
Suzanne C. Segerstrom University of Kentucky
Kennon M. Sheldon
Kennon M. Sheldon University of Missouri
Frank J. Penedo
Frank J. Penedo University of Miami
Stephen M. Schueller
Stephen M. Schueller University of California, Irvine
Christopher M. Celano
Christopher M. Celano Harvard Medical School

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