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UPLIFT Health Lab

UPLIFT Health Lab
Our research is focused on understanding psychosocial well-being and biobehavioural mechanisms underlying healthy aging.
Daily positive events promote health
Our work demonstrates that daily positive experiences are associated with lower inflammation, adaptive cortisol profiles, and better health behaviours.
Positive experiences and stress processes
We have found that maintaining positive emotions in the face of stress is important for health.

Welcome to the UPLIFT Health Lab website!

We are interested in Understanding Pathways Linking Inter- and Intraindividual Factors To Health.

Our areas of interest include:

Biological and behavioural mechanisms linking daily experiences to long-term health and aging
The roles of positive experiences in stress and coping processes
Day-to-day dynamics of psychosocial well-being and health behaviours
Biopsychosocial determinants of risk and outcomes for cardiovascular disease

NY Times Sleep Article The UPLIFT Health Lab’s research on sleep and well-being in middle-aged employees was cited in a New York Times article entitled “Sleep Can Be Good for Your Salary” (Nov. 4, 2019). https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/04/upshot/sleep-can-be-good-for-your-salary.html

GSA The UPLIFT Health Lab attended the Gerontological Society of America conference in Austin, TX. Jin Wen (Master’s student) presented his research on perceived control and cortisol stress reactivity.

Positive experiences and stress UBC Faculty of Arts published a Q & A with Dr. Sin on positive experiences as buffers against the health impacts of stress. https://www.arts.ubc.ca/can-positive-experiences-reduce-the-damaging-impacts-of-stress/

Personality and positive events Dr. Sin presented research on personality traits as predictors of daily positive events at the Society for the Study of Human Development conference in Portland, Oregon (Oct 2019).

Community Health October 1st is National Seniors Day in Canada! Dr. Sin will be giving a talk on well-being and healthy aging for the “Importance of Community on Health” event at the South Arm Community Centre in Richmond on Sept 28. The event will support Chimo Community Services.

More news.

Interested in participating in research studies of well-being and health? Please contact us for more information.

Email: uplift[at]psych.ubc.ca
Phone: 604 827 2241
Location:
UPLIFT Health Lab
Kenny Building, Room 2102
2136 West Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
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UPLIFT Health Lab

Daily positive events promote health

Positive experiences and stress processes

Welcome to the UPLIFT Health Lab website!