Wu, Zhipeng Jiang, Zhengqian Wang, Zhipeng Ji, Yuqiao Wang, Feiwen Ross, Brendan Sun, Xiaoqi Liu, Zhening Long, Yicheng
Published in
Frontiers in Psychiatry
Introduction Wisdom has been empirically researched as a complex psychological characteristic that is associated with many mental health outcomes. However, its association with psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) remains unclear. This is the first work to assess wisdom, explore its association with PLEs, and test its moderating effect on the relation...
Pillemer, Karl Nolte, Julia Schultz, Leslie Yau, Harry Henderson, Charles R Jr Cope, Marie Tillema Baschiera, Barbara
Published in
International journal of environmental research and public health
Adolescents' opportunities to benefit from the life wisdom of older persons are very limited. To address this issue, we designed and tested the Building a Community Legacy Together (BCLT) program based on research on the benefits of older people's wisdom for youth development. In the intervention, the youth participants were trained prior to conduc...
Bao, Dan Zhou, Liqing Ferrari, Michel Feng, Zhe Cheng, Yahua
Published in
Frontiers in Psychology
This study examines the role of wisdom in the cross-cultural adaptation of Chinese visiting scholars in Canada, as mediated by different coping styles. Path analysis was used to for hypotheses testing. The findings suggest that (1) wisdom measured by 3D-WS and Adult Self-Transcendence Inventory (ASTI), independently had direct correlation with soci...
Malaktaris, Anne Lang, Ariel J Casmar, Pollyanna Baca, Selena Hurst, Samantha Jeste, Dilip V Palmer, Barton W
ObjectivesCompassion meditation (CM) training has demonstrated potential in improving well-being and psychosocial functioning. However, most prior studies of CM training have focused on younger adults. The generalizability of the effectiveness of CM training with older adults requires further study. This pilot study was intended to inform future ra...
Malaktaris, Anne Lang, Ariel J Casmar, Pollyanna Baca, Selena Hurst, Samantha Jeste, Dilip V Palmer, Barton W
Published in
Clinical gerontologist
Compassion meditation (CM) training has demonstrated potential in improving well-being and psychosocial functioning. However, most prior studies of CM training have focused on younger adults. The generalizability of the effectiveness of CM training with older adults requires further study. This pilot study was intended to inform future randomized c...
Falon, Samantha L Kangas, Maria Crane, Monique F
Published in
Anxiety, stress, and coping
Recent theoretical work suggests that self-reflection on daily stressors and the efficacy of coping strategies and resources is beneficial for the enhancement of resilient capacities. However, coping insights emerging from self-reflection, and their relationship to resilient capacities, is an existing gap in our understanding. Given that insights c...
Ceyhan, Doğan Yaşar, Tekin
Published in
Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology
Although ophthalmology has made significant progress and awareness about eye care and the accessibility of health technology has increased, there are still aspects that might be improved. One of the ways to achieve improvement is philosophical investigation of some reasoning and behavior styles in ophthalmology. Philosophy means love of wisdom, and...
Xiong, Mimi Wang, Fengyan
Published in
Frontiers in Psychology
Gender differences in wisdom are an important theme in mythology, philosophy, psychology, and daily life. Based on the existing psychological research, consensus and dispute exist between the two genders on the views of wisdom and in the levels of wisdom. In terms of the views of wisdom, the way men and women view wisdom is highly similar, and from...
Stellar, Jennifer E
Published in
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Awe is a self-transcendent emotion that exerts a powerful impact on the self. Through diminishing the ego, awe may help cultivate interconnection, wisdom, meaning, and purpose. © 2021 New York Academy of Sciences.
Rabheru, Kiran Gillis, Margaret
Published in
The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
Many of society's systemic implicit biases against older persons predate COVID-19. A perfect storm of these biases now rages against older persons much more explicitly and visibly during the COVID-19 pandemic. They comprise of blends of discrimination based on age ("ageism"), multiplied by the prejudice against persons with mental symptoms (mentali...