JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
— 2023 —
Boehm, J. K., Qureshi, F., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2023). Child psychological well-being and adult health behavior and body mass index. Health Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0001261
Jenkins, B. N., Ong, L. Q., Lee, H., Ong, A. D., & Boehm, J. K. (2023). Affect variability and physical health: The moderating role of mean affect. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being. https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12459
Kubzansky, L. D., Kim, E. S., Boehm, J. K., et al., (2023). Interventions to modify psychological well-being: Progress, promises, and an agenda for future research. Affective Science, March, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42761-022-00167-w
Qureshi, F., Guimond, A. J., Tsao, E., Delaney, S., Boehm, J. K., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2023). Adolescent psychological assets and cardiometabolic health maintenance in adulthood: Implications for health equity. Journal of the American Heart Association. http://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.122.026173
Venkatesh, H., Osorno, A., Boehm, J. K., & Jenkins, B. N. (2023). Resilience factors during the Coronavirus pandemic: Testing the main effect and stress buffering models of optimism and positive affect with mental and physical health. Journal of Health Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053221120340
— 2022 —
Boehm, J. K., Qureshi, F., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2022). Psychological well-being in childhood and cardiometabolic risk in middle adulthood: Findings from the 1958 British Birth Cohort. Psychological Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/09567976221075608
Chen, R., Del Rosario, K., Lockman, A., Boehm, J. K., Santos, K.B., Siegel, E., Mendes, W. B., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2022). Effect of induced optimism on subjective states, physical activity, and stress reactivity. The Journal of Positive Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2022.2070529
Guimond, A. J., Trudel-Fitzgerald, C., Boehm, J. K., Qureshi, F., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2022). Is more, better? Relationships of multiple psychological well-being facets with cardiometabolic disease. Health Psychology, 41, 32-42. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0001154
Peterson, B., Fitzmaurice, L., Boehm, J. K., & Bendix, B. (2022). Pilot study evaluating a 12-hour mindfulness-based curriculum for OB/GYN residents. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 48, 101620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2022.101620
Qureshi, F., Bousquet-Santos, K. Okuzono, S. S., Tsao, E., Delaney, S., Guimond, A. J., Boehm, J. K., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2022). The social determinants of ideal cardiovascular health: A global systematic review. Annals of Epidemiology, 76, 20-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2022.09.006
Qureshi, F., Soo, J., Chen, Y., Kubzansky, L. D., & Boehm, J. K. (2022). Optimism and lipid profiles in midlife: A 15-year study of Black and White adults. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 62, e169-e177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2021.09.011
Venkatesh, H., Osorno, A., Boehm, J. K., & Jenkins, B. N. (2022). Resilience factors during the coronavirus pandemic: Testing the main effect and stress buffering models of optimism and positive affect with mental and physical health. Journal of Health Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053221120340
— 2021 —
Boehm, J. K. (2021). Positive psychological well-being and cardiovascular disease: Exploring mechanistic and developmental pathways. Social and Personality Psychology Compass. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12599
Guimond, A. J., Kubzansky, L. D., Boehm, J. K., Kivimaki, M., & Trudel-Fitzgerald, C. (2021). Is life satisfaction an asset against incident hypertension and stroke in middle-aged adults: Evidence from the Whitehall II cohort. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 144, 110414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2021.110414
— 2020 —
Boehm, J. K., Chen, Y., Qureshi, F., Soo, J., Umukoro, P., Hernandez, R., Lloyd-Jones, D. M., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2020). Positive emotions and favorable cardiovascular health: A 20-year longitudinal study. Preventive Medicine, 136, 106103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106103
Boehm, J. K., Qureshi, F., Chen, Y., Soo, J., Umukoro, P., Hernandez, R., Lloyd-Jones, D., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2020). Optimism and cardiovascular health: Longitudinal findings from the CARDIA Study. Psychosomatic Medicine, 83, 774-781. https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0000000000000855
Geller, M. B., & Boehm, J. K. (2020). It’s for their health: Encouraging autonomy during emerging adulthood. Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research, 25, 54-64. https://doi.org/10.24839/2325-7342.JN25.1.54
Kim, E. S., Shiba, K., Boehm, J. K., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2020). Sense of purpose in life and five health behavior-related outcomes in older adults. Preventive Medicine, 13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106172
Kubzansky, L. D., Boehm, J. K., Allen, A. R., Vie, L. L., Ho, T. E., Trudel-Fitzgerald, C., Koga, H., Scheier, L. M., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2020). Optimism and risk of incident hypertension: A target for primordial prevention. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 29, e157, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796020000621
— 2019 —
Hernandez, R., Vu, T. H., Kershaw, K. N., Boehm, J. K., Kubzansky, L. D., Carnethon, M., Trudel-Fitzgerald, C., Knutson, K. L., Colangelo, L. A., & Liu, K. (2019). The association of optimism with sleep duration and quality: Findings from the Coronary Artery Risk and Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study. Behavioral Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1080/08964289.2019.1575179
Millstein, R. A., Chung, W., Hoeppner, B., Boehm, J. K., Legler, S. R., Mastromauro, C. A., & Huffman, J. C. (2019). Development of the State Optimism Measure. General Hospital Psychiatry, 58, 83-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2019.04.002
— 2018 —
Boehm, J. K., Chen, Y., Koga, H., Mathur, M., Vie, L. L., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2018). Is optimism associated with healthier cardiovascular-related behavior? Meta-analyses of three health behaviors. Circulation Research, 122, 1119-1134. https://doi.org/10.1161/circresaha.117.310828
Boehm, J. K., Soo, J., Zevon, E. S., Chen, Y., Kim, E. S., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2018). Longitudinal associations between psychological well-being and the consumption of fruits and vegetables. Health Psychology, 37, 959-967. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/hea0000643
Kubzansky, L. D., Huffman, J. C., Boehm, J. K., Hernandez, R., Kim, E. S., Koga, H. K., Feig, E. H., Lloyd-Jones, D. M., Seligman, M. E. P., & Labarthe, D. (2018). Positive psychological well-being and cardiovascular disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 72, 1382-1396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2018.07.042
Peterson, B., Gordon, C., Boehm, J. K., Inhorn, M. C., & Patrizio, P. (2018). Initiating patient discussions about oocyte cryopreservation: Attitudes of obstetrics and gynecology resident physicians. Reproductive Biomedicine & Society, 6, 72-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbms.2018.10.011
Soo, J., Kubzansky, L. D., Chen, Y., & Boehm, J. K. (2018). Psychological well-being and restorative biological processes: HDL-C in older English adults. Social Science & Medicine, 209, 59-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.05.025
Walsh, L. C., Boehm, J. K., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2018). Does happiness promote career success? Revisiting the evidence. Journal of Career Assessment, 26, 199-219. https://doi.org/10.1177/1069072717751441
— 2017 —
Boehm, J. K., Soo, J., Chen, Y., Zevon, E. S., Hernandez, R., Lloyd-Jones, D., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2017). Psychological well-being’s link with cardiovascular health in older adults. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 53, 791-798. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2017.06.028
Huffman, J. C., Legler, S., & Boehm, J. K. (2017). Positive psychological well-being and health in patients with heart disease: A brief review. Future Cardiology, 13, 443–450. https://doi.org/10.2217/fca-2017-0016
Kim, E. S., Kubzansky, L. D., Soo, J., & Boehm, J. K. (2017). Maintaining healthy behavior: A prospective study of psychological well-being and physical activity. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 51, 337-347. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-016-9856-y
— 2016 —
Boehm, J. K., Chen, Y., Williams, D. R., Ryff, C., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2016). Subjective well-being and cardiometabolic health: An 8-11 year study of midlife adults. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 85, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2016.03.018
Hernandez, R., Carnethon, M., Penedo, F. J., Martinez, L., Boehm, J. K., & Schueller, S. M. (2016). Exploring well-being among U.S. Hispanics/Latinos in a church-based institution: A qualitative study. Journal of Positive Psychology, 11, 511-521. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2015.1117132
Huffman, J. C., Boehm, J. K., Beach, S. R., Beale, E. E., DuBois, C. M., Nock, M. K., & Healy, B. C. (2016). Relationship of optimism and suicidal ideation in three groups of patients at varying levels of suicide risk. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 77, 76-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.02.020
Huffman, J. C., Millstein, R. A., Mastromauro, C. A., Moore, S. V., Celano, C. M., Bedoya, C. A., Suarez, L., Boehm, J. K., & Januzzi, J. L. (2016). A positive psychology intervention for patients with an acute coronary syndrome: Treatment development and proof-of-concept trial. Journal of Happiness Studies, 17, 1985-2006. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-015-9681-1
Labarthe, D. R., Kubzansky, L. D., Boehm, J. K., Lloyd-Jones, D. M., Berry, J. D., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2016). Positive cardiovascular health: A timely convergence. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 68, 860-867. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2016.03.608
Segerstrom, S. C., Combs, H. L., Winning, A., Boehm, J. K., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2016). The happy survivor? Effects of differential mortality on life satisfaction in older age. Psychology and Aging, 31, 340-345. https://doi.org/10.1037/pag0000091
Yu, L., Peterson, B., Inhorn, M. C., Boehm, J. K., & Patrizio, P. (2016). Knowledge, attitudes, and intentions toward fertility awareness and oocyte cryopreservation among obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) resident physicians. Human Reproduction, 31, 403-411. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dev308
— 2015 —
Boehm, J. K., Chen, Y., Williams, D. R., Ryff, C., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2015). Unequally distributed psychological assets: Are there social disparities in optimism, life satisfaction, and positive affect? PLOS ONE, 10, 2. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118066
Boehm, J. K., Trudel-Fitzgerald, C., Kivimaki, M., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2015). The prospective association between positive psychological well-being and diabetes. Health Psychology, 34, 1013-1021. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000200
Boehm, J. K., Winning, A., Segerstrom, S., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2015). Variability modifies life satisfaction’s association with mortality risk in older adults. Psychological Science, 26, 1063-1070. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797615581491
DuBois, C. M., Lopez, O. V., Beale, E. E., Healy, B. C., Boehm, J. K., & Huffman, J. C. (2015). Relationships between positive psychological constructs and health outcomes in patients with cardiovascular disease: A systematic review. International Journal of Cardiology, 195, 265-280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.05.121
Hernandez, R., Kershaw, K. N., Siddique, J., Boehm, J. K., Kubzansky, L. D., Diez-Roux, A., Ning, H., & Lloyd-Jones, D. M. (2015). Optimism and cardiovascular health: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Health Behavior and Policy Review, 2, 62-73. https://doi.org/10.14485/HBPR.2.1.6
Kubzansky, L. D., Boehm, J. K., & Segerstrom, S. C. (2015). Positive psychological functioning and the biology of health. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 9, 645-660. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12224
— 2014 —
Huffman, J. C., DuBois, C. M., Healy, B. C., Boehm, J. K., Kashdan, T. B., Celano, C. M., Denninger, J. W., Lyubomirksy, S. (2014). Feasibility and utility of positive psychology exercises for suicidal inpatients. General Hospital Psychiatry, 36, 88-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2013.10.006
Trudel-Fitzgerald, C., Boehm, J. K., Kivimaki, M., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2014). Taking the tension out of hypertension: A prospective study of positive psychological well-being and incident hypertension. Journal of Hypertension, 32, 1222-1228. https://doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0000000000000175
— 2013 —
Boehm, J. K., Williams, D. R., Rimm, E. B., Ryff, C., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2013). Association between optimism and serum antioxidants in the Midlife in the United States study. Psychosomatic Medicine, 75, 2-10. https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0b013e31827c08a9
Boehm, J. K., Williams, D. R., Rimm, E. B., Ryff, C., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2013). Relation between optimism and lipids in midlife. American Journal of Cardiology, 111, 1425-1431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.01.292
— 2012 —
Boehm, J. K., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2012). The heart’s content: The association between positive psychological well-being and cardiovascular health. Psychological Bulletin, 138, 655-691. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0027448
Boehm, J. K., Vie, L. L., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2012). The promise of well-being interventions for improving health risk behaviors. Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports, 6, 511-519. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12170-012-0273-x
— 2011 —
Boehm, J. K., Lyubomirsky, S., & Sheldon, K. M. (2011). A longitudinal experimental study comparing the effectiveness of happiness-enhancing strategies in Anglo Americans and Asian Americans. Cognition and Emotion, 25, 1263-1272. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2010.541227
Boehm, J. K., Peterson, C., Kivimaki, M., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2011). A prospective study of positive psychological well-being and coronary heart disease. Health Psychology, 30, 259-267. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0023124
Boehm, J. K., Peterson, C., Kivimaki, M., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2011). Heart health when life is satisfying: Evidence from the Whitehall II cohort study. European Heart Journal, 32, 2672-2677. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehr203
Huffman, J. C., Mastromauro, C. A., Boehm, J. K., Seabrook, R., Fricchione, G. L., Denninger, J. W., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2011). Development of a positive psychology intervention for patients with acute cardiovascular disease. Heart International, 6, 47-54. https://doi.org/10.4081/hi.2011.e14
Lyubomirsky, S., Boehm, J. K., Kasri, F., & Zehm, K. (2011). The cognitive and hedonic costs of dwelling on achievement-related negative experiences: Implications for enduring happiness and unhappiness. Emotion, 11, 1152-1167. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0025479
Lyubomirsky, S., Dickerhoof, R., Boehm, J. K., & Sheldon, K. M. (2011). Becoming happier takes both a will and a proper way: An experimental longitudinal intervention to boost well-being. Emotion, 11, 391-402. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0022575
— 2010 and Earlier —
Lyubomirsky, S., & Boehm, J. K. (2010). Human motives, happiness, and the puzzle of parenthood: Commentary on Kenrick et al. (2010). Perspectives on Psychological Science, 5, 327-334. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691610369473
Liberman, V., Boehm, J. K., Lyubomirsky, S., & Ross, L. (2009). Happiness and memory: Affective significance of endowment and contrast. Emotion, 9, 666-680. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0016816
Boehm, J. K., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2008). Does happiness promote career success? Journal of Career Assessment, 16, 101-116. https://doi.org/10.1177/1069072707308140
Tucker, K. L., Ozer, D. J., Lyubomirsky, S., & Boehm, J. K. (2006). Testing for measurement invariance in the Satisfaction With Life Scale: A comparison of Russians and North Americans. Social Indicators Research, 78, 341-360. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-005-1037-5
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
— 2022—
Boehm, J. K., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2022). Positive psychological well-being and cardiovascular disease. In S. R. Waldstein, W. J. Kop, E. C. Suarez, W. R. Lovallo, & L. I. Katzel (Eds.), Handbook of Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine. New York: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-85960-6_22
Masters, K. S., Boehm, J. K., Boylan, J. M., Vagnini, K. M., & Rush, C. L. (2022). The scientific study of positive psychology, religion/spirituality, and physical health. In E. B. Davis, E. L. Worthington, Jr., & S. A. Schnitker (Eds.), Handbook of Positive Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality. New York: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10274-5
— 2020 —
Okabe-Miyamoto, K., & Boehm, J. K. (2020). Hedonic adaptation & happiness theory. In B. J. Carducci (Editor-in-Chief) & C. S. Nave (Vol. Ed.), Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences: Vol. I. Models and Theories. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
— 2018 —
Boehm, J. K. (2018a). Living healthier and longer lives: Subjective well-being’s association with better health. In E. Diener, S. Oishi, & L. Tay (Eds.), Handbook of Well-Being. Salt Lake City, UT: DEF publishers. doi:nobascholar.com
Boehm, J. K. (2018b). The road to positive health: Behavioral and biological pathways linking positive psychological functioning with health outcomes. In C. D. Ryff & R. F. Krueger (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Integrative Health Science. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190676384.013.22
Boehm, J. K., Kim, E. S., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2018). Positive psychological well-being and health. In D. Batty, I. Kawachi, M. Kivimaki, & A. Steptoe (Eds.), Handbook on Psychosocial Epidemiology. United Kingdom: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315673097
— 2017 —
Boehm, J. K., Ruberton, P., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2017). The promise of fostering greater happiness. In C.R. Snyder, S. J. Lopez, L. M. Edwards, and S. C. Marques (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology, 3rd Edition. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199396511.013.55
— 2016 —
Kubzansky, L. D., & Boehm, J. K. (2016). Positive psychological functioning: An enduring asset for healthy aging. In A. D. Ong & C. E. Lockenhoff (Eds.), Emotion, Aging, and Health. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/14857-009
— 2015 and Earlier —
Seligman, M. E. P., Peterson, C., Barsky, A. J., Boehm, J. K., Kubzansky, L. D., Park, N., & Labarthe, D. (2013). Positive health and health assets: Re-analysis of longitudinal datasets. Retrieved from: http://positivehealthresearch.org/content/white-paper
Sheldon, K. M., Boehm, J. K., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2013). Variety is the spice of happiness: The hedonic adaptation prevention (HAP) model. In I. Boniwell & S. David (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Happiness. Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199557257.013.0067
Boehm, J. K., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2009). The promise of sustainable happiness. In S. J. Lopez (Ed.), Handbook of Positive Psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195187243.013.0063