Michael J McKenna

Biographic Data

ID6638820
NAMEMichael J McKenna
GIVEN NAMESMichael J
FAMILY NAMEMcKenna
SIGNATUREMCKENNA M J
AFFILIATIONSThe Ohio State University
ORCID0000-0001-9998-0093
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS3
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR3
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Effects of mindfulness training on sustained attention and mind-wandering in older adults

    Open AccessMegan Fisher, Madhura Phansikar et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2025

    Our findings suggest that mindfulness training compared to an active control may not differentially enhance attentional control among older adults

  • Facing the Luck Problem for Compatibilists

    Michael Mckenna, Michael J McKenna et al.ARTICLEMidwest Studies in Philosophy2024

    It is commonplace to note that libertarians about free will face a compatibility problem of their own. Indeterminism appears to be at odds with freedom rather than a condition for it, since it injects only chance or luck into the etiology of action. This problem, the luck problem, is widely regarded as unique to libertarians. However, this is false. Compatibilists face the same luck problem that animates libertarians. In this paper, I set out wha…

  • Physical activity and depression symptoms in people with osteoarthritis-related pain

    Open AccessMichaela C Pascoe, Rhiannon K Patten et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of chronic pain and is associated with high rates of depression. Physical activity reduces depression symptoms and pain levels. It remains unknown if physical activity is associated with lower symptoms of depression irrespective of pain levels in individuals with osteoarthritis. We explored whether pain mediated or moderated the relationship between levels of physical activity engagement and depression symptoms. …