Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness
The mission of the Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness is to build a rigorous and interdisciplinary science of positive health, happiness, and well-being with a focus on health equity, and to translate the science to influence practice and policy.
Kresge Building 6th Floor
677 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Publications
Center scholars and affiliate scientists are continuously investigating the complex interrelationships between physical, social, and mental health and designing and evaluating interventions for the improvement of overall well-being across the globe. Besides the connections between these three realms of health, key areas of focus include health equity, social media, loneliness, resilience, and positive psychology.
Research by Center Scholars and Affiliates 2024-5
Duncan, D.T., Kawachi, I., and Morse, S.S. (2024). The Social Epidemiology of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Oxford University Press
Kawachi, I. (2024). Income Inequality and COVID-19, in Duncan, D., Kawachi, I., and Morse, S. (2024). The Social Epidemiology of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Oxford University Press, USA
Chakraborty, S., Gui, M., Gerosa, T., and Marciano, L. (2024). Testing the validity of the smartphone pervasiveness scale for adolescents with self-reported objective smartphone use data. Digital Health, 10: 1-9
Patel, V., et al. (2024). Scaling up the task-sharing of psychological therapies: A formative study of the PEERS smartphone application for supervision and quality assurance in rural India. Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, 11(20), 1–11
Patel, V., et al. (2024). Designing an App to Support Measurement-Based Peer Supervision of Frontline Health Workers Delivering Brief Psychosocial Interventions in Texas: Multimethod Study. JMIR Formative Research, 8
Patel, V., et al. (2024). Development and Pilot Testing of PracticePal, a Conversational Agent to Support the delivery of a brief behavioural activation treatment for depression in rural India. Springer Nature
Pedersen, G., & Patel, V., et al. (2024). Development of a Remote Implementation Support Strategy to Enhance Integration of Depression Treatment into Primary Care Settings in Rural India. Frontiers in Public Health, 12
James, P., et al. (2024).Measuring Environmental and Behavioral Drivers of Chronic Diseases Using Smartphone-Based Digital Phenotyping: Intensive Longitudinal Observational mHealth Substudy Embedded in 2 Prospective Cohorts of Adults. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
Denckla, C.A, Kubzansky, L.D., Koenen, K.C., et al. (2024). A systematic review of the effects of chronic, slow-onset climate change on mental health. Nature mental health
James, P., et al. (2024). Associations of street-view greenspace with Parkinson’s disease hospitalizations in an open cohort of elderly US Medicare beneficiaries. Environment International,188
James, P., et al. (2024). Abstract MP76: Street View Greenspace Exposures and Cardiovascular Health Among Children – Evidence From Project Viva. AHA Journals
James, P., et al. (2024). Abstract P394: Associations of Street-View Greenspace Exposure With Cardiovascular Health (Life’s Essential 8) Among Women in Midlife. AHA Journals
James, P., et al. (2024). Childhood exposure to air pollution, noise, and surrounding greenness and incident hypertension in early adulthood in a US nationwide cohort–the Growing Up Today Study (GUTS). Environmental Research, 263 (2)
Patel, V., et al. (2024). Advancing disability-inclusive climate research and action, climate justice, and climate-resilient development. The Lancet: Planetary Health, 8(4), E242-E255
Schwartz, J., et al. (2024). Air pollution mixture exposure during pregnancy and postpartum psychological functioning: racial/ethnic- and fetal sex-specific associations. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2024). Understanding and Addressing Misinformation About Science. (Viswanath, K., Taylor, T., and Rhodes, H., Eds.) Washington, DC: The National Academies Press
Cajita, M., Dunn, S., Hernandez, R., & Doorenbos, A. (2024). Abstract 4123509: The Intersection of Race and Ethnicity, Social Determinants of Health, and Hypertension Prevalence: A Community-Level Analysis. Circulation, 150
Grodstein, F., et al. (2024). Everyday Discrimination is Associated with Higher Odds of Hospitalizations among Older African Americans. The Journals of Gerontology: Series A
Lawrence, J., Hsu, Y., Cory, H., & Kawachi, I. (2024). Racial discrimination and cognitive function: An instrumental variable analysis. Social Science & Medicine, 363
Mateo, C.M., Furtado, K., Plaisime, M.V., and Williams, D.R. (2024). The Sociopolitical Context of the Unequal Treatment Report: Then and Now. Urban Institute
Mbewu, A., Williams, D.R., Moletsane, R., and Reddy, P. (2024). Striking racial inequities in health persist in South Africa. BMJ, 385, q834
Peters, S.E., Wagner, G.R., et al. (2024). Adding injury to insult: Unfair treatment at work and occupational injury among hospital patient-care workers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Qureshi, F., Denckla, C., and Boehm, J.K. (2024). Positive epidemiology, revisited: The case for centering human rights and economic justice. American Journal of Epidemiology
Williams, D.R., et al. (2024). Addressing Structural Racism Through Public Policy Advocacy: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association. American Heart Association Journal
Cowden, R.G., et al. (2024). Do Forgiveness Campaign Activities Improve Forgiveness, Mental Health, and Flourishing? International Journal of Public Health, 69
Kim, E.S., et al. (2024). The silent epidemic of loneliness: identifying the antecedents of loneliness using a lagged exposure-wide approach. Psychological Medicine, 1–14
Yoshida, K., Honda, K., Goto, A., and Kawachi, I. (2024). Collateral Health Effects of Loneliness Care in Japan. Health Services Research and Managerial Epidemiology
Choi, K., et al. (2024). Genetic architecture and socio-environmental risk factors for major depressive disorder in Nepal. Psychological Medicine, 54 (11)
Choi, K., et al. (2024). Time Trends in Adolescent Diagnoses of Major Depressive Disorder and Co-occurring Psychiatric Conditions in Electronic Health Records. Research Square
Kawachi, I., et al. (2024). Pre-disaster income inequality and post-disaster mental health: A natural experiment from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami . Health & Place, 90
Patel, V., et al. (2024). Adapting and deploying a digital program for training non-specialist providers on a brief psychological intervention for depression in rural Gujarat, India. PLOS Global Public Health
Patel, V., et al. (2024). Depression Diagnosis, Treatment, and Remission Among Adults in India. JAMA Psychiatry
Patel, V., et al. (2024). Remote coaching for supporting the implementation of treatment for depression in primary care in Madhya Pradesh, India: protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial. Frontiers in Health Services
Patel, V., et al. (2024). Adolescent engagement in a stepped care, transdiagnostic mental health intervention delivered in Indian schools. Discover Psychology, 4:43
Patel, V., et al. (2024). The Effects of Mental Health Interventions on Labor Market Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. National Bureau of Economic Research
Patel, V., et al. (2024). International Representation in Psychiatric Literature: Has the Trend Changed? Review of 11 Leading Psychiatric Journals. Archives of Psychiatry Research, 60:1
Côté, A., Miquelon, P., and Trudel-Fitzgerald, C. (2024). Physical Activity, Sedentary Time, and Psychosocial Functioning among Adults with Cancer: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(2), 225
Hernandez, R., et al. (2024). Depressive Symptoms, Antidepressants, and Clinical Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease: Findings from the CRIC Study. Kidney Medicine, 6(4)
Kim, E.S., Wilkinson, R., Okuzono, S.S., Chen, Y., Shiba, K., Cowden, R.G., and VanderWeele, T.J. (2024). Positive affect during adolescence and health and well-being in adulthood: An outcome-wide longitudinal approach. PLOS Medicine
Kivimäki, M., & Kawachi, I. (2025). Work stress and health. In N. Schneiderman, T. W. Smith, N. B. Anderson, M. H. Antoni, F. J. Penedo, T. A. Revenson, & A. F. Abraído-Lanza (Eds.), APA handbook of health psychology, Vol. 1. Foundations and context of health psychology (pp. 611–637). American Psychological Association.
Koenen, K., et al. (2024). Identifying Genetically Inferred Effects Linking Posttraumatic Stress Disorder to Women’s Health, Lipid Disorders, and Malaria Medications. American Journal of Psychiatry, 181(12)
Koenen, K., et al. (2024). No association of posttraumatic stress disorder with epigenetic aging in women at mid-life: A longitudinal cohort study. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 123, 672-680
Patel, V., et al. (2024). Conditional cash transfers and mortality in people hospitalised with psychiatric disorders: A cohort study of the Brazilian Bolsa Família Programme. PLOS Medicine
Patel, V., et al. (2024). Effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and positive externalities of integrated chronic care for adults with major depressive disorder in Malawi (IC3D): a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised, controlled trial . The Lancet, 404(10465)
Trudel-Fitzgerald, C., et al. (2024). Understanding mental health in breast cancer from screening to Survivorship: an integrative phasic Model and tool. Psychology, Health, & Medicine
Park, E., et al. (2024). Residents’ perspectives on program impact of a group-based mind-body intervention in CCRCS. Innovation in Aging
Perez, G.K., Park, E.R., et al. (2024). Development and feasibility of a virtual, synchronous mind-body resiliency intervention for fathers of children and youth with special healthcare needs. Brain Behavior and Immunity Integrative, 5
Wayne, P., et al. (2024). Tai Chi for balance and postural control in people with peripheral neuropathy: A scoping review. Complementary Therapies in Medicine
Joss, D., Teicher, M.H., and Lazar, S.W. (2024). Beneficial effects of mindfulness-based intervention on hippocampal volumes and episodic memory for childhood adversity survivors. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 16
Lazar, S.W., et al. (2024). ENIGMA-Meditation: Worldwide consortium for neuroscientific investigations of meditation practices
Lazar, S., et al. (2024). Neural correlates of reduction in self-judgment after mindful self-compassion training: A pilot study with resting state fMRI. Journal of Mood and Anxiety Disorders, 9
Luberto, C., Crute, S., Wang, A., Li, R., Yeh, G., Huffman, J., Celano, C., Victorson, D., Hoeppner, B., & Park, E. (2024). Needs and Preferences for Remote-Delivered Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in Patients After Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Qualitative Study. Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health, 13, 1-10
Wayne, P.M., Yeh, G.Y., and Mehta, D.H. (2024). Through the Looking Glass: Psychedelics As a Window into Mindfulness and Mind–Body Health. Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine, 30: 1
Chen, Y., Nakamura, S., Kim, E., Kubzansky, L., & VanderWeele, T. (2024). Changes in optimism and subsequent health and wellbeing outcomes in older adults: an outcome-wide analysis. Aging & Mental Health
Huffman, J.C., et al. (2024). Gratitude, optimism, and satisfaction with life and patient-reported outcomes in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Psycho-Oncology, 33 (2)
Koga, H.K., Grodstein, F., Williams, D.R., et al. (2024). Longitudinal Associations Between Optimism and Objective Measures of Physical Functioning in Women. JAMA Psychiatry
Oh, J., Tetreau, E., Purol, M., Kim, E., & Chopik, W. (2024). Optimism and pessimism were prospectively associated with adaptation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Research in Personality, 113
Huffman, J.C., et al. (2024). Gratitude, optimism, and satisfaction with life and patient-reported outcomes in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Psycho-Oncology, 33 (2)
Koga, H.K., Grodstein, F., Williams, D.R., et al. (2024). Longitudinal Associations Between Optimism and Objective Measures of Physical Functioning in Women. JAMA Psychiatry
Krentzman, A., Hoeppner, S., Hoeppner, B., Barnett, N.P. (2024). A randomized feasibility study of a positive psychology journaling intervention to support recovery from substance-use disorders. Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment
Waldinger, R.J., et al. (2024). More organized white matter is associated with positivity bias in older adults. Brain Imaging and Behavior
Kawachi, I., et al. (2024). Resilience factors affecting long-term trajectories of depressive symptoms in the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami among older adults. The Journals of Gerontology
Park, E., et al. (2024). B – 97 On the Rebound: Resilience and Subjective Cognitive Concerns in Cancer | Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 39(7),1197
Park, E., et al. (2024). A resiliency intervention adapted for older women with HIV: Results from a pilot randomized controlled trial in the northeastern US. Journal of Health Psychology
Scoglio, A., Nishimi, K., Choi, K., Koenen, K., Sampson, L., Jha, S., and Kubzansky, L. (2024). Prior resilience to trauma & coping during the COVID-19 pandemic. PLOS One
Yeh, G., Park, W., et al. (2024). Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of IN FOCUS: A Mind‐Body Resiliency Intervention for Fear of Cancer Recurrence . Psycho-Oncology, 33(11)
Kim, E., et al. (2024). Measuring meaning in life by combining philosophical and psychological distinctions: Psychometric properties of the Comprehensive Measure of Meaning. The Journal of Positive Psychology
Koga, H.K., Grodstein, F., Williams, D.R., Buchman, A.S., and Kubzansky, L.D. (2024). Purpose in life and its association to Parkinsonism. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B
Hikichi, H., Kondo, K., & Kawachi, I. (2024). Associations between community social capital and posttraumatic growth among older survivors 11 years after a natural disaster. American Journal of Epidemiology
Huffman, J., (2024). A peer support intervention in patients with hematologic malignancies undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT): The STEPP randomized pilot trial design and methods. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 148
Kim, E.S., et al. (2024). A national cohort study of community belonging and its influence on premature mortality. Journal of Epidemiology & Health
Liu, Y., & Marciano, L. (2024). Appnome analysis reveals small or no associations between social media app-specific usage and adolescent well-being. Scientific Reports, 14 (30836)
Marciano, L., Dubicka, B., Magis-Weinberg, L., Morese, R., Viswanath, K., & Weber, R. (2024). Digital Media, Cognition, and Brain Development in Adolescence. In D. A. Christakis, L. Hale (eds.), Handbook of Children and Screens, (21-29). Springer
Marciano, L., et al. (2024). User-Donated Screenshots Analysis: Feasibility of a New Approach to Collect Objective Social Media App Usage in Adolescents. In: Thomson, R., et al. Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling,14972, 80-89. Springer
Marciano, L., Jindal, S., & Viswanath, K. (2024). Digital Detox and Well-Being. Pediatrics, 154 (4)
Marciano, L., et al. (2024). Safeguarding young users on social media through academic oversight. Nature Reviews Psychology
Mendez, S., Munoz-Najar, S., Emmons, K., & Viswanath, K. (2024). Journal of Medical Internet Research – US State Public Health Agencies’ Use of Twitter From 2012 to 2022: Observational Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 27
Long, K., Wilkinson, R., Cowden, R.G., Chen, Y., and VanderWeele, T.J. (2024). Hope in adolescence and subsequent health and well-being in adulthood: An outcome-wide longitudinal study. Social Science & Medicine, 347
Wu, C., & Kawachi, I. (2024). A triple trust penalty? The majority-minority gap in subjective wellbeing. Social Science & Medicine