Damaris Aschwanden
Biographic Data
| ID | 109925 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Damaris Aschwanden |
| GIVEN NAMES | Damaris |
| FAMILY NAME | Aschwanden |
| SIGNATURE | ASCHWANDEN D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Florida State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0899-624X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 89 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Loneliness predicts mortality risk via the erosion of purpose in life
Loneliness is associated with premature mortality risk. Less is known about the mechanisms that may explain this association. Given its consequential health associations and relation to loneliness, purpose in life may one such mechanism. In a prospective rotating split-sample design from 2008-2010 to 2012-2014 with 11 years of mortality status follow-up, we tested purpose in life as an indirect pathway between loneliness and future risk of death.…
The association between happiness and cognitive function in the UK Biobank
Multidimensional Assessment of Subjective Well-being and Risk of Dementia
Five-Factor Model Personality Traits and the Trajectory of Episodic Memory
Personality and Cognition
The present study provides new evidence on personality and inflammatory markers. Consistent with the inflammation hypothesis, the sTNFR1 finding supports a potential biological pathway between personality and cognition
The association between facets of conscientiousness and performance‐based and informant‐rated cognition, affect, and activities in older adults
OBJECTIVE: To identify facets of conscientiousness associated with objective cognitive performance, informant-rated cognitive decline, and informant-rated affect and activities implicated in cognitive health. METHOD: Health and Retirement Study participants (N = 2,516) reported on their personality, completed a comprehensive cognitive assessment, and had knowledgeable informants report on their cognition, affect, and activities. RESULTS: Industri…
The Mediating Role of Biomarkers in the Association Between Subjective Aging and Episodic Memory
The present study adds to existing research on the association between subjective aging and memory by providing new evidence on the biological mediators of this association
Satisfaction With Life and Risk of Dementia
Satisfaction with life may function as a positive psychological resource for maintaining cognitive functioning and protecting against the risk of dementia
Actor and Partner Effect of Loneliness on Episodic Memory and Verbal Fluency
Both the experience of loneliness and loneliness of a partner have a negative association with cognitive health
Psychological and behavioural responses to Coronavirus disease 2019
This study examined the associations between personality traits and psychological and behavioural responses to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Personality was assessed in January/February 2020 when the public was not aware of the spread of coronavirus in the USA. Participants were reassessed in late March 2020 with four sets of questions about the pandemic: concerns, precautions, preparatory behaviours, and duration estimates. T…
Preventive Behaviors During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious and potentially fatal infectious disease that has swept the globe. To reduce the spread, it is important to engage in preventive behaviors recommended by health authorities, such as washing your hands, wearing a face mask, and social distancing. Aim: In the present study, we draw from the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to examine the associations between perceived behavi…
Sense of purpose in life, cognitive function, and the phenomenology of autobiographical memory
There are individual differences in the phenomenological re-experiencing of autobiographical memories. We examine whether sense of purpose in life and cognitive function are associated with the phenomenology of a recent memory related to the coronavirus pandemic. Participants reported on their sense purpose and completed tasks that measured processing speed and visuospatial ability before the pandemic in January-February 2020 and subsequently ret…
Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior During Covid-19
The present study examined the relation between personality and changes in physical activity and sedentary behaviors during the acute phase of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Personality was assessed prior to the coronavirus crisis in the Understanding America Study (UAS, N = 6,702) and the Psychological, Behavioral, and Social Response (PBSR) to the coronavirus pandemic ( N = 3,992) study. Physical activity was assessed 4 times…
Perceived changes in social contact during Covid ‐19 pandemic in the United States
The COVID‐19 pandemic and its restrictions have led to a shift in how people connect with others. This study investigated (a) profiles of social contact change across social ties and modes of contact, (b) predictors of these profiles, and (c) the association between these profiles and mental health during the pandemic. Participants ( N = 2,098; Age mean = 50.94, range = 18–98; 48.3% female) were surveyed online twice, once prior to the pandemic (…
Cognitive Impairment and the Trajectory of Loneliness in Older Adulthood
Objective: To examine whether the trajectory of facets of loneliness-emotional and social-varied by cognitive impairment status in older adulthood. Methods: Data came from the Health and Retirement Study 2008-2018 waves ( N = 15,352). Cognitive impairment was assessed using standard cutoffs for cognitive impairment no dementia (CIND) and dementia. The 11-item UCLA loneliness scale was used to measure emotional and social loneliness. Results: Usin…
Pathways From Early-Life SES to Dementia Risk in Old Age
Early childhood socioeconomic factors may contribute to cognitive impairment in older adulthood, an association mediated, in part, through adult personality traits
Longitudinal Within-Person Associations Between Quality of Social Relations, Structure of Social Relations, and Cognitive Functioning in Older Age
Quality of social relations is a protective factor of cognitive aging. Additionally, responding to prior lower cognitive functioning, social network diversity reduced, but quality of social relations did not seem to change. Overall, this study suggested that social relations and cognitive functioning mutually influence each other, but different aspects of social relations (i.e., quality, structure) might have different directional associations wi…
Cognition and the development of temperament from late childhood to early adolescence
The trajectory of loneliness in response to Covid-19
Social distancing and "stay-at-home" orders are essential to contain the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), but there is concern that these measures will increase feelings of loneliness, particularly in vulnerable groups. The present study examined change in loneliness in response to the social restriction measures taken to control the coronavirus spread. A nationwide sample of American adults ( N = 1,545; 45% women; ages 18 to 98, M = 53.68, SD = …
Are open and neurotic behaviors related to cognitive behaviors in daily life of older adults
OBJECTIVE: Previous research has shown a positive relationship between Openness and cognitive engagement as well as Neuroticism and cognitive complaints at the between-person level. However, less is known about these associations at the within-person level in daily life. Using daily assessments, the present study examined these associations both at the between-person and within-person level. Knowing the within-person associations is important to …
Evaluations of a Previous Day as a Pathway Between Personality and Healthy Cognitive Aging
Objective: To examine the association between Five-Factor Model personality traits and how individuals evaluate a recent day in their lives (yesterday) and whether these evaluations mediate personality and cognitive function over time. Methods: Participants were a subsample from the Health and Retirement Study who completed personality measures in 2008/2010, the day evaluation in 2011, and cognitive tasks in 2012 ( N = 3,454). Results: Lower Neur…
Cognitive abilities and personality traits in old age across four years
The trajectory of loneliness in response to Covid-19
Social distancing and "stay-at-home" orders are essential to contain the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), but there is concern that these measures will increase feelings of loneliness, particularly in vulnerable groups. The present study examined change in loneliness in response to the social restriction measures taken to control the coronavirus spread. A nationwide sample of American adults ( N = 1,545; 45% women; ages 18 to 98, M = 53.68, SD = …
Longitudinal Within-Person Associations Between Quality of Social Relations, Structure of Social Relations, and Cognitive Functioning in Older Age
Quality of social relations is a protective factor of cognitive aging. Additionally, responding to prior lower cognitive functioning, social network diversity reduced, but quality of social relations did not seem to change. Overall, this study suggested that social relations and cognitive functioning mutually influence each other, but different aspects of social relations (i.e., quality, structure) might have different directional associations wi…
Personality and Cognition
The present study provides new evidence on personality and inflammatory markers. Consistent with the inflammation hypothesis, the sTNFR1 finding supports a potential biological pathway between personality and cognition
Actor and Partner Effect of Loneliness on Episodic Memory and Verbal Fluency
Both the experience of loneliness and loneliness of a partner have a negative association with cognitive health
Cognitive Impairment and the Trajectory of Loneliness in Older Adulthood
Objective: To examine whether the trajectory of facets of loneliness-emotional and social-varied by cognitive impairment status in older adulthood. Methods: Data came from the Health and Retirement Study 2008-2018 waves ( N = 15,352). Cognitive impairment was assessed using standard cutoffs for cognitive impairment no dementia (CIND) and dementia. The 11-item UCLA loneliness scale was used to measure emotional and social loneliness. Results: Usin…
Cognition and the development of temperament from late childhood to early adolescence
Cognitive abilities and personality traits in old age across four years
Cognitive abilities and personality traits in old age across four years
Are open and neurotic behaviors related to cognitive behaviors in daily life of older adults
OBJECTIVE: Previous research has shown a positive relationship between Openness and cognitive engagement as well as Neuroticism and cognitive complaints at the between-person level. However, less is known about these associations at the within-person level in daily life. Using daily assessments, the present study examined these associations both at the between-person and within-person level. Knowing the within-person associations is important to …
Evaluations of a Previous Day as a Pathway Between Personality and Healthy Cognitive Aging
Objective: To examine the association between Five-Factor Model personality traits and how individuals evaluate a recent day in their lives (yesterday) and whether these evaluations mediate personality and cognitive function over time. Methods: Participants were a subsample from the Health and Retirement Study who completed personality measures in 2008/2010, the day evaluation in 2011, and cognitive tasks in 2012 ( N = 3,454). Results: Lower Neur…
The trajectory of loneliness in response to Covid-19
Social distancing and "stay-at-home" orders are essential to contain the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), but there is concern that these measures will increase feelings of loneliness, particularly in vulnerable groups. The present study examined change in loneliness in response to the social restriction measures taken to control the coronavirus spread. A nationwide sample of American adults ( N = 1,545; 45% women; ages 18 to 98, M = 53.68, SD = …
Psychological and behavioural responses to Coronavirus disease 2019
This study examined the associations between personality traits and psychological and behavioural responses to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Personality was assessed in January/February 2020 when the public was not aware of the spread of coronavirus in the USA. Participants were reassessed in late March 2020 with four sets of questions about the pandemic: concerns, precautions, preparatory behaviours, and duration estimates. T…
Preventive Behaviors During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious and potentially fatal infectious disease that has swept the globe. To reduce the spread, it is important to engage in preventive behaviors recommended by health authorities, such as washing your hands, wearing a face mask, and social distancing. Aim: In the present study, we draw from the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to examine the associations between perceived behavi…
Sense of purpose in life, cognitive function, and the phenomenology of autobiographical memory
There are individual differences in the phenomenological re-experiencing of autobiographical memories. We examine whether sense of purpose in life and cognitive function are associated with the phenomenology of a recent memory related to the coronavirus pandemic. Participants reported on their sense purpose and completed tasks that measured processing speed and visuospatial ability before the pandemic in January-February 2020 and subsequently ret…
Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior During Covid-19
The present study examined the relation between personality and changes in physical activity and sedentary behaviors during the acute phase of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Personality was assessed prior to the coronavirus crisis in the Understanding America Study (UAS, N = 6,702) and the Psychological, Behavioral, and Social Response (PBSR) to the coronavirus pandemic ( N = 3,992) study. Physical activity was assessed 4 times…
Perceived changes in social contact during Covid ‐19 pandemic in the United States
The COVID‐19 pandemic and its restrictions have led to a shift in how people connect with others. This study investigated (a) profiles of social contact change across social ties and modes of contact, (b) predictors of these profiles, and (c) the association between these profiles and mental health during the pandemic. Participants ( N = 2,098; Age mean = 50.94, range = 18–98; 48.3% female) were surveyed online twice, once prior to the pandemic (…
Cognitive Impairment and the Trajectory of Loneliness in Older Adulthood
Objective: To examine whether the trajectory of facets of loneliness-emotional and social-varied by cognitive impairment status in older adulthood. Methods: Data came from the Health and Retirement Study 2008-2018 waves ( N = 15,352). Cognitive impairment was assessed using standard cutoffs for cognitive impairment no dementia (CIND) and dementia. The 11-item UCLA loneliness scale was used to measure emotional and social loneliness. Results: Usin…
Pathways From Early-Life SES to Dementia Risk in Old Age
Early childhood socioeconomic factors may contribute to cognitive impairment in older adulthood, an association mediated, in part, through adult personality traits
Longitudinal Within-Person Associations Between Quality of Social Relations, Structure of Social Relations, and Cognitive Functioning in Older Age
Quality of social relations is a protective factor of cognitive aging. Additionally, responding to prior lower cognitive functioning, social network diversity reduced, but quality of social relations did not seem to change. Overall, this study suggested that social relations and cognitive functioning mutually influence each other, but different aspects of social relations (i.e., quality, structure) might have different directional associations wi…
Cognition and the development of temperament from late childhood to early adolescence
The association between facets of conscientiousness and performance‐based and informant‐rated cognition, affect, and activities in older adults
OBJECTIVE: To identify facets of conscientiousness associated with objective cognitive performance, informant-rated cognitive decline, and informant-rated affect and activities implicated in cognitive health. METHOD: Health and Retirement Study participants (N = 2,516) reported on their personality, completed a comprehensive cognitive assessment, and had knowledgeable informants report on their cognition, affect, and activities. RESULTS: Industri…
The Mediating Role of Biomarkers in the Association Between Subjective Aging and Episodic Memory
The present study adds to existing research on the association between subjective aging and memory by providing new evidence on the biological mediators of this association
Satisfaction With Life and Risk of Dementia
Satisfaction with life may function as a positive psychological resource for maintaining cognitive functioning and protecting against the risk of dementia
Actor and Partner Effect of Loneliness on Episodic Memory and Verbal Fluency
Both the experience of loneliness and loneliness of a partner have a negative association with cognitive health
Multidimensional Assessment of Subjective Well-being and Risk of Dementia
Five-Factor Model Personality Traits and the Trajectory of Episodic Memory
Personality and Cognition
The present study provides new evidence on personality and inflammatory markers. Consistent with the inflammation hypothesis, the sTNFR1 finding supports a potential biological pathway between personality and cognition
The association between happiness and cognitive function in the UK Biobank
Loneliness predicts mortality risk via the erosion of purpose in life
Loneliness is associated with premature mortality risk. Less is known about the mechanisms that may explain this association. Given its consequential health associations and relation to loneliness, purpose in life may one such mechanism. In a prospective rotating split-sample design from 2008-2010 to 2012-2014 with 11 years of mortality status follow-up, we tested purpose in life as an indirect pathway between loneliness and future risk of death.…
Psychology (20 works) · Cognition (14 works) · Developmental psychology (13 works) · Medicine (13 works) · Psychiatry (11 works) · Social Psychology (11 works) · Clinical Psychology (10 works) · Personality (9 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (8 works) · Gerontology (7 works)