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Overview

Patrick L. Hill is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Social Sciences, with extensive contributions to subfields such as Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Applied Psychology, and Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology.

The main topics covered in their work include Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction, Aging and Gerontology Research, Health Disparities and Outcomes, Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research, Optimism, Hope, and Well-being, Personality Traits and Psychology, and Mental Health Research Topics.

Patrick L. Hill has contributed to various peer-reviewed journals, frequently publishing in:

  • Innovation in Aging
  • Aging & Mental Health
  • Psychology and Aging
  • Journal of Personality
  • The Journal of Positive Psychology

Their recent academic papers include:

  • "Personality trait stability and change," 2021, Personality Science
  • "Video chatting and appearance satisfaction during COVID-19: Appearance comparisons and self-objectification as moderators," 2020, International Journal of Eating Disorders
  • "Unpacking the Status-Leveling Burden for Women in Male-Dominated Occupations," 2021, Administrative Science Quarterly
  • "Building sense of purpose in older adulthood: Examining the role of supportive relationships," 2020, The Journal of Positive Psychology
  • "A higher goal during higher education: The power of purpose in life during university," 2020, Translational Issues in Psychological Science

Their frequent co-authors include Gabrielle N. Pfund, Mathias Allemand, Anthony L. Burrow, Thomas F. Oltmanns, and Nathan A. Lewis.

Patrick L. Hill has also published a book titled Personality and Healthy Aging in Adulthood (2020), released by Springer International Publishing.

Best Publications

  • A systematic review of personality trait change through intervention.

    Brent W. Roberts;Jing Luo;Daniel A. Briley;Philip I. Chow

  • Purpose, hope, and life satisfaction in three age groups

    Kendall Cotton Bronk;Patrick L. Hill;Daniel K. Lapsley;Tasneem L. Talib

  • What is conscientiousness and how can it be assessed

    Brent W. Roberts;Carl Lejuez;Robert F. Krueger;Jessica M. Richards

  • Purpose in Life as a Predictor of Mortality Across Adulthood

    Patrick L. Hill;Nicholas A. Turiano

  • Keep on Truckin’ or Stay the Course? Exploring Grit Dimensions as Differential Predictors of Educational Achievement, Satisfaction, and Intentions

    Nicholas A. Bowman;Patrick L. Hill;Nida Denson;Ryan Bronkema

  • Can an old dog learn (and want to experience) new tricks? Cognitive training increases openness to experience in older adults

    Joshua J. Jackson;Patrick L. Hill;Brennan R. Payne;Brent W. Roberts

  • Persevering with Positivity and Purpose: An Examination of Purpose Commitment and Positive Affect as Predictors of Grit

    Patrick L. Hill;Anthony L. Burrow;Kendall Cotton Bronk

  • Profiles of a developmental asset: youth purpose as a context for hope and well-being.

    Anthony L. Burrow;Anthony L. Burrow;Amanda C. O’Dell;Patrick L. Hill

  • Purpose as a form of identity capital for positive youth adjustment.

    Anthony L. Burrow;Patrick L. Hill

  • The policy relevance of personality traits

    Wiebke Bleidorn;Patrick L. Hill;Mitja D. Back;Jaap J. A. Denissen

  • Examining the Pathways between Gratitude and Self-Rated Physical Health across Adulthood.

    Patrick L. Hill;Mathias Allemand;Brent W. Roberts

  • Conscientiousness, health, and aging: the life course of personality model.

    Michael J. Shanahan;Patrick L. Hill;Brent W. Roberts;Jacquelynne Eccles

  • Collegiate purpose orientations and well-being in early and middle adulthood

    Patrick L. Hill;Anthony L. Burrow;Jay W. Brandenberger;Daniel K. Lapsley

  • Identity and Purpose as Predictors of Subjective Well-Being in Emerging Adulthood:

    Rachel Sumner;Anthony L. Burrow;Patrick L. Hill

  • On dual processing and heuristic approaches to moral cognition

    Daniel K. Lapsley;Patrick L. Hill

  • The role of adherence in the relationship between conscientiousness and perceived health.

    Patrick L. Hill;Brent W. Roberts

  • Forgivingness and subjective well-being in adulthood: the moderating role of future time perspective

    Mathias Allemand;Patrick L. Hill;Pearl Ghaemmaghami;Mike Martin

  • Serving in College, Flourishing in Adulthood: Does Community Engagement During the College Years Predict Adult Well‐Being?

    Nicholas Bowman;Jay Brandenberger;Daniel Lapsley;Patrick Hill

  • Subjective invulnerability, optimism bias and adjustment in emerging adulthood.

    Daniel K. Lapsley;Patrick L. Hill

  • Personality Traits Predict the Onset of Disease

    Sara J. Weston;Patrick L. Hill;Joshua J. Jackson

  • The narcissism epidemic is dead: Long live the narcissism epidemic

    Eunike Wetzel;Anna Brown;Patrick L. Hill;Joanne M. Chung

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony L. Burrow
Anthony L. Burrow Cornell University
Brent W. Roberts
Brent W. Roberts University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Mathias Allemand
Mathias Allemand University of Zurich
Joshua J. Jackson
Joshua J. Jackson Washington University in St. Louis
Daniel K. Lapsley
Daniel K. Lapsley University of Notre Dame
Nicholas A. Turiano
Nicholas A. Turiano West Virginia University
Daniel K. Mroczek
Daniel K. Mroczek Northwestern University
Elizabeth A. L. Stine-Morrow
Elizabeth A. L. Stine-Morrow University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sarah E. Hampson
Sarah E. Hampson Oregon Research Institute
Thomas F. Oltmanns
Thomas F. Oltmanns Washington University in St. Louis

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