Angelina Sutin

FSU researchers find pandemic altered personality traits of younger adults

Published: | 4:26 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

A research team led by faculty at the Florida State University College of Medicine found the COVID-19 pandemic appeared to cause personality changes, especially in younger adults. The research, published in PLOS ONE, found that the population-wide stressor of the pandemic made younger adults moodier, more prone to stress, less cooperative and trusting and less […]

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FSU College of Medicine research links Parkinson’s disease and neuroticism

Published: | 2:18 pm | Posted in: Health & Medicine

New research from the Florida State University College of Medicine has found that the personality trait neuroticism is consistently associated with a higher risk of developing the brain disorder Parkinson’s disease. The research by Professor of Geriatrics Antonio Terracciano and team, published in Movement Disorders, found that adults in the study who scored in the […]

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FSU researchers find resilience, not loneliness, in nationwide study of pandemic response

Published: | 11:42 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic has not led to an overall increase in loneliness among Americans. That’s the takeaway from a comprehensive, nationwide study by Florida State University College of Medicine researchers who surveyed more than 2,000 people before and during the enactment of stay-at-home policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The study […]

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Personality type could shape attitudes toward body weight of others, researchers say

Published: | 10:25 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine

Studies show there is a major link between personality traits and personal body image, but the relationship between personality and attitudes toward others’ bodies has gone largely unexplored. Now, Florida State University researchers suggest that the specific alchemy of an individual’s personality — their distinct blend of conscientiousness, agreeableness, openness, neuroticism and extraversion — is […]

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Massive study by FSU researchers confirms that loneliness increases risk of dementia

Published: | 10:43 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine

A new Florida State University College of Medicine study involving data from 12,000 participants collected over 10 years confirms the heavy toll that loneliness can take on your health: It increases your risk of dementia by 40 percent. The risk is across the board, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity or education — or whether you […]

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Latinos are more at risk for Alzheimer’s, and FSU researchers want to know why

Published: | 9:25 am | Posted in: Health & Medicine

It’s a million-dollar question: Why do people with Latino backgrounds have a 50 percent greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease than non-Latino whites? FSU College of Medicine researcher Angelina Sutin will seek answers as principal investigator on a $3.8 million grant from the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health. For the […]

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Faculty and Staff Briefs: June 2017

Published: | 2:16 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff Briefs

HONORS AND AWARDS Dawn Carr, Ph.D. (Sociology), Miles Taylor, Ph.D. (Sociology) and Walter Boot, Ph.D. (Psychology) have been elected as fellows of the Gerontological Society of America, the world’s oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to research, education and practice in the field of aging. Fellowship is an acknowledgement of outstanding and continuing work in […]

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