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  • 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.

We will be conducting the Daily Experiences and Health Study remotely through the web, phone, and mail. Please let us know if you are interested in enrolling, and we will reach out to you soon.

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, sleep, and health behaviours
  • Biopsychosocial determinants of risk and outcomes for cardiovascular disease
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Congrats, Jin! Jin Wen has received the Student Research Award from the Gerontological Society of America’s Behavioral and Social Sciences Section. This award was given based on his Master’s thesis research on the role of perceived control in stress responses.
Verywell, September 29, 2020 Better sleep can improve stress and increase positivity, study shows. https://www.verywellmind.com/better-sleep-can-improve-stress-response-and-help-you-enjoy-positives-study-shows-5079820
Vancouver Sun Article on Sleep and Emotions Unhappy? Sleep it off, says new UBC study https://vancouversun.com/health/local-health/unhappy-sleep-it-off-says-new-ubc-study
The Washington Post, Sept 19, 2020 Often, the elderly handle the pandemic very well. Here’s why. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/elderly-coping-pandemic-despite-isolation/2020/09/18/f397dea8-f763-11ea-89e3-4b9efa36dc64_story.html
The Washington Post, Sept 11, 2020 Who is handling the pandemic best emotionally? Boomers and other retirees. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/09/11/pandemic-stress-boomer-millennial-parenting/
More news.
The UPLIFT Health Lab at UBC is exploring how daily experiences contribute to emotional well-being and health among adults in our community. Please visit the Daily Experiences and Health website for more details.
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
Vancouver Campus
Kenny Building, Room 2102
2136 West Mall
Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4
Tel 604 827 2241
Website uplift.psych.ubc.ca
Email uplift [at] psych.ubc.ca
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