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Yannick Stephan is affiliated with the University of Montpellier in France and has contributed extensively to the field of psychology. Their research spans multiple areas with a focus on health outcomes, personality traits, cognitive aging, and psychological well-being.

The main field of study for Yannick Stephan is Psychology, with a significant number of publications totaling 238. This work further breaks down into several subfields:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Health
  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

The research topics covered in Stephan's work highlight key dimensions of psychological science and aging:

  • 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

Recent representative papers authored or coauthored by Yannick Stephan include:

  • Psychological and behavioural responses to Coronavirus disease 2019: The role of personality (2020, European Journal of Personality)
  • Loneliness is associated with risk of cognitive impairment in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (2020, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry)
  • Is personality associated with dementia risk? A meta-analytic investigation (2021, Ageing Research Reviews)
  • Change in five-factor model personality traits during the acute phase of the coronavirus pandemic (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • Is neuroticism differentially associated with risk of Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, and frontotemporal dementia? (2021, Journal of Psychiatric Research)

Frequent collaborators in Yannick Stephan's research include:

  • Antonio Terracciano
  • Angelina R. Sutin
  • Martina Luchetti
  • Damaris Aschwanden
  • Amanda A. Sesker

Stephan's work is regularly published in high-profile academic journals associated with aging, mental health, and gerontology, such as:

  • The Journals of Gerontology Series B
  • Aging & Mental Health
  • Journal of Psychosomatic Research
  • Journal of Psychiatric Research
  • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Best Publications

  • Weight Discrimination and Risk of Mortality

    Angelina R. Sutin;Yannick Stephan;Antonio Terracciano

  • Loneliness and Risk of Dementia.

    Angelina R Sutin;Yannick Stephan;Martina Luchetti;Antonio Terracciano

  • The Five-Factor Model of Personality and Physical Inactivity: A Meta-Analysis of 16 Samples.

    Angelina R. Sutin;Yannick Stephan;Martina Luchetti;Ashley Artese

  • “Feeling Younger, Being Stronger”: An Experimental Study of Subjective Age and Physical Functioning Among Older Adults

    Yannick Stephan;Aïna Chalabaev;Dana Kotter-Grühn;Alban Jaconelli

  • Personality and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults: Data From a Longitudinal Sample and Meta-Analysis

    Martina Luchetti;Antonio Terracciano;Yannick Stephan;Angelina R. Sutin

  • Looking Beyond Chronological Age: Current Knowledge and Future Directions in the Study of Subjective Age

    Dana Kotter-Grühn;Anna E Kornadt;Yannick Stephan

  • Psychological and Behavioural Responses to Coronavirus Disease 2019: The Role of Personality.

    Damaris Aschwanden;Jason E. Strickhouser;Amanda A. Sesker;Ji Hyun Lee

  • Self-protective changes in athletic identity following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

    Britton W Brewer;Allen E Cornelius

  • Athletic retirement: A cross-national comparison of elite French and Swedish athletes

    Natalia Stambulova;Yannick Stephan;Ulf Jäphag

  • Perceived discrimination and physical, cognitive, and emotional health in older adulthood.

    Angelina R. Sutin;Yannick Stephan;Henry Carretta;Antonio Terracciano

  • Subjective Health and Memory Self-Efficacy as Mediators in the Relation between Subjective Age and Life Satisfaction among Older Adults

    Yannick Stephan;Johan Caudroit;Aïna Chalabaev

  • Five-factor model personality traits and inflammatory markers: new data and a meta-analysis.

    Martina Luchetti;James M. Barkley;Yannick Stephan;Antonio Terracciano

  • How Old Do You Feel? The Role of Age Discrimination and Biological Aging in Subjective Age

    Yannick Stephan;Angelina R. Sutin;Antonio Terracciano

  • Personality traits and risk of cognitive impairment and dementia

    Antonio Terracciano;Yannick Stephan;Martina Luchetti;Emiliano Albanese

  • Subjective age and cognitive functioning: a 10-year prospective study.

    Yannick Stephan;Johan Caudroit;Alban Jaconelli;Antonio Terracciano

  • Feeling old today? Daily health, stressors, and affect explain day-to-day variability in subjective age

    Dana Kotter-Grühn;Shevaun D Neupert;Yannick Stephan

  • Repercussions of Transition Out of Elite Sport on Subjective Well-Being: A One-Year Study

    Yannick Stephan;Jean Bilard;Grégory Ninot;Didier Delignières

  • Coping with examinations: Exploring relationships between students' coping strategies, implicit theories of ability, and perceived control

    Julie Doron;Yannick Stephan;Julie Boiché;Christine Le Scanff

  • Personality and Sleep Quality: Evidence from Four Prospective Studies

    Yannick Stephan;Angelina R. Sutin;Sophie Bayard;Zlatan Križan

  • Personality, self-rated health, and subjective age in a life-span sample: the moderating role of chronological age.

    Yannick Stephan;Virginie Demulier;Antonio Terracciano

  • Athletes' inclination to play through pain: a coping perspective.

    Thomas Deroche;Tim Woodman;Yannick Stephan;Britton W. Brewer

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Terracciano
Antonio Terracciano Florida State University
Angelina R. Sutin
Angelina R. Sutin Florida State University
Martina Luchetti
Martina Luchetti Florida State University
Michael Daly
Michael Daly National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Britton W. Brewer
Britton W. Brewer Springfield College
Alexandre J. S. Morin
Alexandre J. S. Morin Concordia University
Benoît G. Bardy
Benoît G. Bardy University of Montpellier
Eric Robinson
Eric Robinson University of Liverpool
Philippe Sarrazin
Philippe Sarrazin Grenoble Alpes University
Stéphane Raffard
Stéphane Raffard University of Montpellier

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