Ruixue Zhaoyang, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor
Contact Information
Email: rzz12@psu.edu
Phone: (814) 863-9978
Office: 408 Biobehavioral Health Building
Website: https://scholar.google.com/citations
Phone: (814) 863-9978
Office: 408 Biobehavioral Health Building
Website: https://scholar.google.com/citations
Research Interests
My research focuses on the association between social relationships and health in daily life and across the lifespan. My research topics include the dyadic processes between couple members, daily social interactions and health outcomes across lifespan and the influences of psychological traits and contextual factors on health and social relationships.
Education
- Ph.D., 2014, Social/Personality Psychology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO USA
- M.S., 2011, Social/Personality Psychology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO USA
- B.S., 2006, Psychology, Nankai Univeristy, Tianjin, China
Projects Joined
Selected Publications
2021
. (2021). The Influence of Family and Friend Confidants on Marital Quality in Older Couples. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci, 76(2), 380-390. presented at the 2021 Jan 18. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbaa029
. (2021). Features of daily social interactions that discriminate between older adults with and without mild cognitive impairment. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. presented at the 2021 Feb 02. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbab019
2020
. (2020). Is Healthy Neuroticism Associated with Chronic Conditions? A Coordinated Integrative Data Analysis. Collabra Psychol, 6(1). presented at the 2020. doi:10.1525/collabra.267
. (2020). Is Healthy Neuroticism Associated with Longevity? A Coordinated Integrative Data Analysis. Collabra Psychol, 6(1). presented at the 2020. doi:10.1525/collabra.268
. (2020). Is Healthy Neuroticism Associated with Health Behaviors? A Coordinated Integrative Data Analysis. Collabra Psychol, 6(1). presented at the 2020. doi:10.1525/collabra.266
. (2020). Emotional Responses to Stressors in Everyday Life Predict Long-Term Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms. Ann Behav Med, 54(6), 402-412. presented at the 2020 05 25. doi:10.1093/abm/kaz057
. (2020). Daily Links Between Sleep and Anger Among Spouses of Chronic Pain Patients. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci, 75(5), 927-936. presented at the 2020 04 16. doi:10.1093/geronb/gby111
. (2020). Perceived Patient Pain and Spousal Caregivers' Negative Affect: The Moderating Role of Spouse Confidence in Patients' Pain Management. J Aging Health, 32(9), 1282-1290. presented at the 2020 10. doi:10.1177/0898264320919631
. (2020). Daily pain catastrophizing predicts less physical activity and more sedentary behavior in older adults with osteoarthritis. Pain, 161(11), 2603-2610. presented at the 2020 11. doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001959
2019
. (2019). Social interactions and physical symptoms in daily life: quality matters for older adults, quantity matters for younger adults. Psychol Health, 34(7), 867-885. presented at the 2019 07. doi:10.1080/08870446.2019.1579908