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Dear APS Members, The APS Program Committee is working hard putting together for what our in-person spring meeting March 8-11, 2023, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. We are now accepting abstracts for the meeting and need volunteers to review…
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When Conscientiousness Backfires: A Racial Difference?
Contact: Katherine Duggan, PhD For Release: Immediately Conscientious people tend to live longer, scientists have found. And that makes sense. …
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Contact: Lydia Roos, MA Contact: Jeanette M. Bennett, PhD For Release: March 9, 2019 Bummed out by ongoing work stress? …
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Contact: Alyssa Cheadle, PhD For Release: March 9, 2019 If you readily forgive people who hurt you—and forgive yourself as…
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Contact: Katherine Ehrlich, PhDJennifer Sumner, PhD For Release: March 8, 2019 There’s mounting evidence that growing up poor can lead…
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Contact: Laura Kubzansky, PhD For Release: March 7, 2019 Healthy people who are more optimistic are less likely than pessimists…
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Contact: Gail Ironson, MD, PhD For Release: March 7, 2019 Patients in the middle range of HIV illness who work…
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Contact: Alyssa Cheadle, PhD For Release: March 7, 2019 There’s strong evidence that religious people enjoy better health and live…
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Contact: Karen Matthews, PhD For Release: March 1, 2019 Boys who reported feeling the symptoms of depression most often when…
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