Lucia Macchia
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Recent Articles
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Farmer J, Macchia L, Bu F, Gong J, Steptoe A, Demakakos P, et al.
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci
. 2025 Jan;
80(3).
PMID: 39806771
Objectives: Prosociality, defined as positive other-regarding intentions and behaviors, is a modifiable factor demonstrated to be associated with better mental, physical, and cognitive health in older adults. Prior studies have...
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Macchia L, Delaney L, Daly M
Econ Hum Biol
. 2023 Dec;
52:101337.
PMID: 38104357
Physical pain has trended upward globally over the last decade. Here, we explore whether the COVID-19 pandemic modified this alarming trend. We used data from 146 countries worldwide (510,247 respondents)...
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Ruggeri K, Stock F, Haslam S, Capraro V, Boggio P, Ellemers N, et al.
Nature
. 2023 Dec;
625(7993):134-147.
PMID: 38093007
Scientific evidence regularly guides policy decisions, with behavioural science increasingly part of this process. In April 2020, an influential paper proposed 19 policy recommendations ('claims') detailing how evidence from behavioural...
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Tang C, Macchia L, Powdthavee N
Soc Sci Med
. 2023 Aug;
333:116181.
PMID: 37611460
It is empirically well-established that the rich suffer less pain on average than the poor. However, much less is known about the factors that moderate the size of the income...
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The effect of adverse employment circumstances on physical pain: Evidence from Australian panel data
Macchia L, Daly M, Delaney L
Prev Med
. 2023 Jun;
173:107574.
PMID: 37331489
Physical pain is a common health problem with great public health implications. Yet evidence on whether adverse employment circumstances shape physical pain is limited. Using longitudinal data from 20 waves...
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Macchia L
Am J Health Promot
. 2023 May;
37(6):763-765.
PMID: 37199706
In the United States, mortality due to alcohol, opioid overdose, and suicide has increased dramatically in the last decades. These deaths of despair have been the focus of recent and...
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Macchia L, Farmer J, Kubzansky L
J Psychosom Res
. 2023 Apr;
169:111325.
PMID: 37037156
Objective: Prior studies suggest that prosocial behaviour can lead to better mental and physical health. Yet little is known about whether engaging in prosocial behaviour contributes to reducing physical pain....
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Daly M, Macchia L
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
. 2023 Mar;
120(14):e2216207120.
PMID: 36972447
In this study, we examined emotional distress using annual representative survey data from 1.53 million individuals surveyed in 113 countries from 2009 to 2021. Participants reported whether they had experienced...
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Macchia L
Econ Hum Biol
. 2022 Nov;
47:101200.
PMID: 36423490
Physical pain is a major public health concern. Yet evidence on trends in physical pain around the world barely exists. Using nationally representative data from 146 countries (N = 1.6...