Angelina R Sutin
Biographic Data
| ID | 109929 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Angelina R Sutin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Angelina R |
| FAMILY NAME | Sutin |
| SIGNATURE | SUTIN A R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Florida State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1824-8974 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 119 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 268 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 119 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 9 |
Loneliness and Memory: The Mediating Role of Cognitive, Physical, and Social Activities
>12,000; Age range: 34 to 93 years) were from three large longitudinal samples from the US and England. Measures of loneliness and demographic factors were obtained at baseline, cognitive, physical, and social activities were obtained from a second wave, and episodic memory was obtained from a third wave, 8 to 17 years later.ResultsA meta-analysis indicated that loneliness was prospectively associated with worse memory performance at follow-up, a…
Beyond words: The association of hugging with loneliness, social isolation, and social withdrawal. Evidence from the general adult population in Germany based on a cross-sectional survey
Background: Thus far, no studies have focused on hugging and social disconnectedness outcomes comprehensively (loneliness, social isolation, social withdrawal) in the post-pandemic era. Our aim was to examine whether hugging is associated with loneliness, social isolation, and social withdrawal and whether these associations vary by gender. Methods: We used cross-sectional data collected via an online survey conducted in January 2025 (N = 3,270 a…
Momentary associations between purpose in life and social connection from a micro-longitudinal study of everyday life
There is a well-established association between purpose in life and social connection, measured cross-sectionally and longitudinally over years. The present study uses ecological momentary assessment to shrink the timescale to daily life to identify dynamic associations between purpose and social connection within and between assessments throughout the day. Participants (N = 303) reported their feelings of purpose and aspects of social connection…
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.…
Personality traits and polypharmacy: Meta-analysis of five samples
OBJECTIVE: The present study examined the prospective relationship between personality traits and the risk of polypharmacy. METHODS AND MEASURES: > 15,000) were from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), the Midlife in the United States Study (MIDUS), the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study of Aging (WLS), and the Longitudinal Internet Studies for the Social Sciences (LISS). In each sample, personality t…
Coping Styles as Mediators Between Purpose in Life and Cognitive Function: A Longitudinal Study
This study tests associations between purpose in life and coping, and whether coping mediates the association between purpose and cognitive function. Longitudinal data from the Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) study were used to investigate associations between purpose at MIDUS I and coping at MIDUS II ( N = 2386). Emotion-focused and problem-focused coping were tested as mediators between purpose and cognitive function (memory, e…
Purpose in life and accelerometer-measured physical activity among older adults
Objective Purpose in life is associated with engagement in physical activity and better cognitive health. This study examines the association between purpose in life and patterns of physical activity measured with an accelerometer and whether these patterns mediate the association between purpose and episodic memory among older adults.Methods and Measures This research is a secondary analysis of data from the accelerometry sub-study of the Nation…
Personality and Markers of Lower Extremity Function: Findings From Six Samples
ObjectivesThis study investigated the associations between Five-Factor Model personality traits and balance impairment and lower limb strength.MethodsMiddle-aged and older adults (Age range: 34-104 years; N >27,000) from six large samples from the US and England were assessed for standing balance, lower limb strength, personality traits, sociodemographic, and health-related variables.ResultsHigher extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and consci…
Adolescent IQ and performance-based measures of physical function in old age: A 54-year longitudinal study
Objectives Early-life intellectual quotient (IQ) is a recognized predictor of overall health in late life. Building on this evidence, the present study examined the association between IQ in adolescence and performance-based measures of physical function in old age and tested potential mediators of this association. Methods Participants (N = 5,750) were from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study. Measures of IQ and socioeconomic status were obtained i…
Personality and falls: Evidence from three samples
Objectives Falls are a critical public health issue, and there is need to better understand factors associated with risk of falls. This study examined the association between personality traits and risk of recent and incident falls. Methods Participants were older individuals (age range: 60–104 years; N > 16,000) from three longitudinal samples. Each sample included baseline measures of personality traits, covariates (demographic factors) and med…
Loneliness and Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease, Axonal Damage, and Astrogliosis: A Coordinated Analysis of Two Longitudinal Cohorts
Objectives Loneliness is associated with an elevated risk of dementia. There is mixed evidence from imaging studies on whether loneliness is associated with neuropathology in dementia-free adults. This study tests whether loneliness is associated with plasma neurobiomarkers of amyloid (Aβ42/Aβ40), phosphorylated tau 181 (pTau181), neurofilament light chain (NfL), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and imaging measures of amyloid and tau. …
Juvenile delinquency and cognitive function in adulthood: Differentiating violent and nonviolent behaviors and exploring multiple mechanisms
Juvenile delinquency has significant impacts on physical and mental health in adulthood, yet longitudinal research investigating cognitive consequences of delinquent behavior is limited. This study investigates potential pathways linking adolescent delinquent behavior to memory performance in adulthood, with particular attention to proximal psychosocial and behavioral mediators. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adu…
Personality and mortality risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal data
Personality traits have long been deemed to be an important driver of longevity; however, a large volume of evidence remains divergent across traits, populations, and contexts. This preregistered systematic review and meta-analysis brings together longitudinal data (158 effect sizes) exploring five personality trait associations with mortality risk from 569,859 people, representing 5,997,667 person-years, 43,851 deaths, and four continents. Univa…
Personality traits and loneliness: An ecological momentary assessment study with self and partner ratings
Perplexing patterns of personality codevelopment: Findings from a 17-year longitudinal study of Mexican-origin families
The present study addresses a fundamental yet largely neglected question about personality development: To what extent are changes in parent personality traits associated with changes in their child's personality traits? Numerous developmental processes suggest that parent and child personality might have transactional associations over time, contributing to their codevelopment. This codevelopment may be homotypic (e.g., associations between chan…
The long shadow of suicidal ideation: The impact of offspring suicidal ideation in adolescence on parental cognitive function 20 years later
Momentary and lagged associations between purpose in life and pain intensity in daily life
Purpose in life is associated with less pain intensity when measured between-person. The present research used a micro-longitudinal study to examine the dynamic, within-person association between purpose and pain in daily life. Participants ( N = 303; M age = 51.71, range 40-70) reported on their purpose and pain three times a day for 8 days. Multilevel modeling indicated that in moments when participants felt more purpose-driven than their avera…
Longitudinal Evidence on Housing Quality in Adolescence and Memory Performance in Adulthood: Exploring Socioeconomic Factors as Mechanisms
This study examines the relationship between housing quality during adolescence and memory performance in adulthood and how socioeconomic factors mediate the association. This study used a sample of 14,327 participants from Waves I and IV of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. A longitudinal regression model, incorporating a comprehensive set of covariates, was employed. Housing quality during adolescence was positively…
The association between happiness and cognitive function in the UK Biobank
Personality and change in physical activity across 3–10 years
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between personality traits, defined by the Five-Factor Model, and the initiation and termination of physical activity across adulthood. DESIGN: Longitudinal analysis of participants from nine samples (N > 28,000). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Physical activity status at follow-up. RESULTS: A random-effect meta-analysis revealed that higher conscientiousness, extraversion, and openness were related to a higher likel…
Self-Acceptance and Purpose in Life Are Mechanisms Linking Adverse Childhood Experiences to Mortality Risk
OBJECTIVE: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with an increased risk of premature mortality, but it is not clear why. Individuals with ACEs tend to have lower self-acceptance and purpose in life, which may be pathways between ACEs and risk of premature mortality. As such, we tested whether purpose and self-acceptance are mechanisms that link ACEs to mortality risk. METHODS: We used the Midlife in the United States Survey ( N = 62…
Demographic predictors of internalized weight stigma in a diverse sample of U.S. adults
Personality and Risk of Arthritis in Six Longitudinal Samples
OBJECTIVES: Personality traits are broadly related to medical conditions, but there is limited research on the association with the risk of arthritis. This multicohort study examines the concurrent and prospective associations between personality traits and arthritis risk. METHODS: Participants (N > 45,000) were mostly middle-aged and older adults from 6 established longitudinal cohorts. Baseline assessments of personality traits, covariates (age…
Life Events and Incident Dementia: A Prospective Study of 493,787 Individuals Over 16 Years
Severe illness, injury, or personal assault, marital separation or divorce, and financial hardships may raise risk of dementia, particularly when these events occur together
Personality and cognitive errors in the Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity across the Life Span study
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 = …
Loneliness and Risk of Dementia
Loneliness is associated with increased risk of dementia. It is one modifiable factor that can be intervened on to reduce dementia risk
Gender Stereotypes of Personality: Universal and Accurate
Numerous studies have documented subtle but consistent sex differences in self-reports and observer-ratings of five-factor personality traits, and such effects were found to show well-defined developmental trajectories and remarkable similarity across nations. In contrast, very little is known about perceived gender differences in five-factor traits in spite of their potential implications for gender biases at the interpersonal and societal level…
Personality and obesity across the adult life span
Personality traits contribute to health outcomes, in part through their association with major controllable risk factors, such as obesity. Body weight, in turn, reflects our behaviors and lifestyle and contributes to the way we perceive ourselves and others. In this study, the authors use data from a large (N = 1,988) longitudinal study that spanned more than 50 years to examine how personality traits are associated with multiple measures of adip…
The five-factor model of personality and physical inactivity: A meta-analysis of 16 samples
Subjective Age and Changes in Memory in Older Adults
Beyond chronological age, the subjective experience of age is associated with cognitive aging
Stereotypes of age differences in personality traits: Universal and accurate
Age trajectories for personality traits are known to be similar across cultures. To address whether stereotypes of age groups reflect these age-related changes in personality, we asked participants in 26 countries (N = 3,323) to rate typical adolescents, adults, and old persons in their own country. Raters across nations tended to share similar beliefs about different age groups; adolescents were seen as impulsive, rebellious, undisciplined, pref…
Personality Traits and Chronic Disease: Implications for Adult Personality Development
Measured concurrently, neuroticism and conscientiousness were associated with greater disease burden. The impulsiveness facet of neuroticism was the strongest predictor of developing disease across the follow-up period: For every standard deviation increase in impulsiveness, there was a 26% increased risk of developing disease and a 36% increased risk of getting more ill. Personality traits changed only modestly with disease: As participants deve…
Perceived discrimination and personality development in adulthood
Perceived discrimination is common and a significant source of stress that may have implications for personality development across adulthood. In this study, we examined whether experiences with discrimination were associated with maladaptive changes in the 5 major dimensions of personality using 2 longitudinal samples that differed in age and follow-up interval. In the Health and Retirement Study, participants who perceived discrimination increa…
Gender differences in the relationship between perceived discrimination and personality traits in young adulthood: Evidence using sibling fixed effects
Perceived ethnic discrimination and cognitive function: A 12-year longitudinal study of Mexican-origin adults
Physical activity and personality development across adulthood and old age: Evidence from two longitudinal studies
Personality and self-rated health across eight cohort studies
The present study shows replicable cross-sectional and small longitudinal associations between personality and self-rated health. This study suggests that lower neuroticism, higher extraversion, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness are related to more favorable self-evaluations of health
Personality and frailty: Evidence from four samples
Weight discrimination and unhealthy eating-related behaviors
Personality traits and subjective health in the later years: The association between NEO-PI-R and SF-36 in advanced age is influenced by health status
Subjective Aging and Incident Cardiovascular Disease
Consistent with the literature on subjective aging and cardiovascular risk factors, this large prospective study indicates that an older subjective age and negative SPA increase the risk of incident stroke and other cardiovascular diseases
Subjective Age and Cystatin C Among Older Adults
The present study provides new evidence on the role of subjective age as a psychological factor associated with individuals' risk of kidney dysfunction, an association beyond chronological age
Parental educational attainment and adult offspring personality: An intergenerational life span approach to the origin of adult personality traits
Why do some individuals have more self-control or are more vulnerable to stress than others? Where do these basic personality traits come from? Although a fundamental question in personality, more is known about how traits are related to important life outcomes than their developmental origins. The present research took an intergenerational life span approach to address whether a significant aspect of the childhood environment-parental educationa…
Feeling Older and the Development of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
An older subjective age is a marker of individuals' risk of subsequent cognitive impairment and dementia
Personality and Lung Function in Older Adults
A vulnerable personality profile is common among individuals with limited lung function and COPD, predicts shortness of breath and worsening lung function
Memory and Personality Development in Adulthood: Evidence From Four Longitudinal Studies
The present study indicates that poor memory and declines in memory over time are related to maladaptive personality change. These associations, however, were small and inconsistent across samples
Personality and metabolic dysfunction in young adulthood: A cross-sectional study
This research used the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health ( N = 15,359; age range 25-34) to examine the cross-sectional relation between personality and four components of metabolic syndrome (elevated glucose, blood pressure, cholesterol, and waist circumference) and a metabolic risk index in young adulthood. Consistent with research on older adults, higher Neuroticism and lower Conscientiousness were associated with greate…
Personality traits and body mass index in Asian populations
Personality and Cognition: The Mediating Role of Inflammatory Markers
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
Continuity and Correlates of Emotions and Motives in Self‐Defining Memories
Two studies examined emotions and motives in self‐defining memories. In Study 1, participants recalled five self‐defining memories (four recent and one earliest childhood), rated their emotions and motives during each memory, and completed a set of personality measures. A subset of participants provided a second set of memories, as well as emotion and motive ratings, approximately 2 weeks after the initial session. Results suggest that emotions a…
Phenomenology of autobiographical memories: The Memory Experiences Questionnaire
The phenomenology of autobiographical memories varies on a number of dimensions: some memories are vivid and others dim; some are emotionally intense and others lack emotional content. The present research sought to develop a psychometrically-sound scale to assess the entire range of dimensions on which autobiographical memories differ. We reviewed the literature on memory experiences and identified 10 relevant dimensions: Vividness, Coherence, A…
When the “I” looks at the “Me”: Autobiographical memory, visual perspective, and the self
Going Forward by Drawing From the Past: Personal Strivings, Personally Meaningful Memories, and Personality Traits
The present research explored the idea that what people strive for in their daily lives is meaningfully linked to their autobiographical memories and stable personality characteristics. Study 1 showed that (a) personal strivings (both self‐reported and content coded) are related to the emotional and motivational content of self‐defining memories, (b) personal strivings are related to self‐esteem and narcissism, and (c) the relation between person…
Personality traits and subjective health in the later years: The association between NEO-PI-R and SF-36 in advanced age is influenced by health status
Autobiographical memory as a dynamic process: Autobiographical memory mediates basic tendencies and characteristic adaptations
Visual perspective and genetics: A commentary on Lemogne and colleagues
Facets of Personality Linked to Underweight and Overweight
OBJECTIVE: Personality traits underlie maladaptive behaviors, and cognitive and emotional disturbances that contribute to major preventable causes of global disease burden. This study examines detailed personality profiles of underweight, normal, and overweight individuals to provide insights into the causes and treatments of abnormal weight. METHODS: More than half of the population from four towns in Sardinia, Italy (n = 5693; age = 14-94 years…
Reciprocal Influences of Personality and Job Characteristics Across Middle Adulthood
The present research uses an economically diverse, middle‐aged sample to examine the concurrent and longitudinal interplay between personality and occupational experiences. Using the Five‐Factor Model of personality and the Demand‐Control Model of the occupational environment as guiding frameworks, participants ( N =722) reported on their personality, job characteristics, and occupational history; a subset ( n =297) made the same ratings approxim…
Teeth grinding: Is Emotional Stability related to bruxism
Neuroticism, Depressive Symptoms, and Serum BDNF
OBJECTIVE: Animal models and clinical studies suggest that brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is involved in the pathophysiology of depression. We test whether serum and plasma levels of BDNF are associated with trait neuroticism and its facets and with state measures of depressive symptoms. METHODS: In a community-based cohort (N = 2099), we measured serum and plasma BDNF concentrations and administered the Revised NEO Personality Inventor…
Trait Dissociation and the Subjective Affective, Motivational, and Phenomenological Experience of Self-Defining Memories: Dissociation and Memory
The present research reports 2 studies that examine the relation between nonpathological trait dissociation and the subjective affect, motivation, and phenomenology of self-defining memories. In Study 1 (N=293), participants retrieved and rated the emotional and motivational experience of a general and a positive and negative achievement-related memory. Study 2 (N=449) extended these ratings to relationship-related memories and the phenomenologic…
Personality and obesity across the adult life span
Personality traits contribute to health outcomes, in part through their association with major controllable risk factors, such as obesity. Body weight, in turn, reflects our behaviors and lifestyle and contributes to the way we perceive ourselves and others. In this study, the authors use data from a large (N = 1,988) longitudinal study that spanned more than 50 years to examine how personality traits are associated with multiple measures of adip…
Stereotypes of age differences in personality traits: Universal and accurate
Age trajectories for personality traits are known to be similar across cultures. To address whether stereotypes of age groups reflect these age-related changes in personality, we asked participants in 26 countries (N = 3,323) to rate typical adolescents, adults, and old persons in their own country. Raters across nations tended to share similar beliefs about different age groups; adolescents were seen as impulsive, rebellious, undisciplined, pref…
Perceived Weight Discrimination and Obesity
Weight discrimination is prevalent in American society. Although associated consistently with psychological and economic outcomes, less is known about whether weight discrimination is associated with longitudinal changes in obesity. The objectives of this research are (1) to test whether weight discrimination is associated with risk of becoming obese (Body Mass Index≥30; BMI) by follow-up among those not obese at baseline, and (2) to test whether…
The Trajectory of Depressive Symptoms Across the Adult Life Span
Symptoms of depression follow a U-shaped pattern across adulthood. Older adults experience an increase in distress that is not due solely to declines in physical health or approaching death.
Personality Traits and Leptin
OBJECTIVE: Personality traits related to high neuroticism and low conscientiousness are consistently associated with obesity. Hormones implicated in appetite and metabolism, such as leptin, may also be related to personality and may contribute to the association between these traits and obesity. The present research examined the association between leptin and Five Factor Model personality traits. METHODS: A total of 5214 participants (58% women; …
Personality Traits and Chronic Disease: Implications for Adult Personality Development
Measured concurrently, neuroticism and conscientiousness were associated with greater disease burden. The impulsiveness facet of neuroticism was the strongest predictor of developing disease across the follow-up period: For every standard deviation increase in impulsiveness, there was a 26% increased risk of developing disease and a 36% increased risk of getting more ill. Personality traits changed only modestly with disease: As participants deve…
Personality Traits and Circadian Blood Pressure Patterns: A 7-Year Prospective Study
OBJECTIVE: A nighttime dip in blood pressure is associated with decreased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. We examined whether personality traits predict nighttime dipping blood pressure. METHODS: A community-based sample of 2848 adults from Sardinia (Italy) completed the Revised NEO Personality Inventory and 7 years later were examined with 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. The primary analyses examined the association…
Physical activity and personality development across adulthood and old age: Evidence from two longitudinal studies
Gender Stereotypes of Personality: Universal and Accurate
Numerous studies have documented subtle but consistent sex differences in self-reports and observer-ratings of five-factor personality traits, and such effects were found to show well-defined developmental trajectories and remarkable similarity across nations. In contrast, very little is known about perceived gender differences in five-factor traits in spite of their potential implications for gender biases at the interpersonal and societal level…
Perceived Discrimination and Physical, Cognitive, and Emotional Health in Older Adulthood
Weight Discrimination and Risk of Mortality
Discrimination based on weight is a stressful social experience linked to declines in physical and mental health. We examined whether this harmful association extends to risk of mortality. Participants in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS; N = 13,692) and the Midlife in the United States Study (MIDUS; N = 5,079) reported on perceived discriminatory experiences and attributed those experiences to a number of personal characteristics, including …
Subjective Age and Personality Development: A 10-Year Study
Personality theory and research typically focus on chronological age as a key indicator of personality development. This study examines whether the subjective experience of age is an alternative marker of the biomedical and psychosocial factors that contribute to individual differences in personality development. The present study uses data from the Midlife in the United States longitudinal survey (N = 3,617) to examine how subjective age is asso…
Subjective Age and Changes in Memory in Older Adults
Beyond chronological age, the subjective experience of age is associated with cognitive aging
Psychology (106 works) · Medicine (71 works) · Personality (64 works) · Social Psychology (58 works) · Developmental psychology (56 works) · Clinical Psychology (54 works) · Big Five personality traits (51 works) · Extraversion and introversion (38 works) · Conscientiousness (36 works) · Psychiatry (35 works)