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Ursula M. Staudinger

Ursula M. Staudinger

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Psychology

D-Index
59
Citations
21943
World Ranking
3633
National Ranking
162

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Ursula M. Staudinger is affiliated with TU Dresden in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in psychology, social sciences, and medicine. Their work spans various subfields, including health, neuropsychology and physiological psychology, clinical psychology, general health professions, and social psychology.

The scientist's research focuses on several main topics:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Aging and gerontology research
  • Psychological well-being and life satisfaction
  • Resilience and mental health
  • Optimism, hope, and well-being
  • Employment and welfare studies
  • Alcohol consumption and health effects

Ursula M. Staudinger has published in various academic venues multiple times. These include:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Addiction
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • American Psychologist
  • Nutrients

Frequent coauthors of Ursula include:

  • Esteban Calvo
  • José T. Medina
  • Kasim Allel
  • Sparkle Springfield
  • Thamara Tapia-Muñoz

Some of the recent research papers authored or coauthored include:

  • "Cross-country differences in age trends in alcohol consumption among older adults: a cross-sectional study of individuals aged 50 years and older in 22 countries", 2020, Addiction
  • "Income inequality and its relationship with loneliness prevalence: A cross-sectional study among older adults in the US and 16 European countries", 2022, PLoS ONE
  • "Cross-country and historical variation in alcohol consumption among older men and women: Leveraging recently harmonized survey data in 21 countries", 2020, Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • "The positive plasticity of adult development: Potential for the 21st century.", 2020, American Psychologist
  • "Resilience and CVD-protective Health Behaviors in Older Women: Examining Racial and Ethnic Differences in a Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Women's Health Initiative", 2020, Nutrients

Ursula M. Staudinger has received the following awards:

  • Member of Academia Europaea, 2013
  • Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), 1999

Best Publications

  • Life Span Theory in Developmental Psychology

    Paul B. Baltes;Ulman Lindenberger;Ursula M. Staudinger

  • LIFESPAN PSYCHOLOGY: Theory and Application to Intellectual Functioning

    Paul B. Baltes;Ursula M. Staudinger;Ulman Lindenberger

  • Wisdom. A metaheuristic (pragmatic) to orchestrate mind and virtue toward excellence.

    Paul B. Baltes;Ursula M. Staudinger

  • A psychology of human strengths: Fundamental questions and future directions for a positive psychology

    Lisa G. Aspinwall;Ursula M. Staudinger

  • Psychological Wisdom Research: Commonalities and Differences in a Growing Field

    Ursula M. Staudinger;Judith Glück

  • The Search for a Psychology of Wisdom

    Paul B. Baltes;Ursula M. Staudinger

  • Resilience and reserve capacity in later adulthood: Potentials and limits of development across the life span

    Ursula M. Staudinger;Michael Marsiske;Paul B. Baltes

  • People nominated as wise: a comparative study of wisdom-related knowledge.

    Paul B. Baltes;Ursula M. Staudinger;Andreas Maercker;Jacqui Smith

  • Cardiovascular and Coordination Training Differentially Improve Cognitive Performance and Neural Processing in Older Adults

    Claudia Voelcker-Rehage;Ben Godde;Ursula M. Staudinger

  • Interactive minds : A facilitative setting for wisdom-related performance ?

    Ursula M. Staudinger;Paul B. Baltes

  • The Psychometric Location of Wisdom-Related Performance: Intelligence, Personality, and more?

    Ursula M. Staudinger;David F. Lopez;Paul B. Baltes

  • Life reflection: A social–cognitive analysis of life review.

    Ursula M. Staudinger

  • Physical and motor fitness are both related to cognition in old age

    Claudia Voelcker-Rehage;Ben Godde;Ursula M. Staudinger

  • Wisdom and successful aging.

    Paul B. Baltes;Jacqui Smith;Ursula M. Staudinger

  • Resilience and levels of reserve capacity in later adulthood: Perspectives from life-span theory

    Ursula M. Staudinger;Michael Marsiske;Paul B. Baltes

  • Viele Gründe sprechen dagegen, und trotzdem geht es vielen Menschen gut: Das Paradox des subjektiven Wohlbefindens

    Ursula M. Staudinger

  • Older and Wiser? Integrating Results on the Relationship between Age and Wisdom-related Performance

    Ursula M. Staudinger

  • Wisdom-related knowledge in a life review task: Age differences and the role of professional specialization.

    Ursula M. Staudinger;Jacqui Smith;Paul B. Baltes

  • Seeds of wisdom: adolescents' knowledge and judgment about difficult life problems.

    Monisha Pasupathi;Ursula M. Staudinger;Paul B. Baltes

  • Interactive minds : life-span perspectives on the social foundation of cognition

    Paul B. Baltes;Ursula M. Staudinger

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul B. Baltes
Paul B. Baltes Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Ulman Lindenberger
Ulman Lindenberger Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Jacqui Smith
Jacqui Smith University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Monisha Pasupathi
Monisha Pasupathi University of Utah
Alexandra M. Freund
Alexandra M. Freund University of Zurich
Lisa G. Aspinwall
Lisa G. Aspinwall University of Utah
Margret M. Baltes
Margret M. Baltes Freie Universität Berlin
Scott M. Hofer
Scott M. Hofer University of Victoria
Susan Bluck
Susan Bluck University of Florida
Linda P. Fried
Linda P. Fried Columbia University

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