Daniel K. Mroczek
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Contact Information Email: dmroczek |at| purdue.edu Office: FWLR 207 Map Phone: (765) 494-2937 Fax: (765) 494-0503 Homepage: Homepage |
Associate Professor of Developmental Studies |
Education
B.S. Loyola University
Ph.D. Boston University Developmental Psychology 1993
Research Interests
Adult Development & Aging, Personality Development, Change in Subjective Well-Being and Personality in Midlife and Older Adulthood, Psychosocial Predictors of Mortality in Midlife and Older Adulthood, Longitudinal Research Methods and Data Analysis, especially Multi-level Modeling, Growth-Curve Modeling and Survival Analysis
Teaching Interests
Gerontology, Life Course Personality Development, Longitudinal Data Analysis and Methods, Advanced Statistics
Grants
2005 - National Institute of Aging with dual sponsorship by the National Institute of Mental Health
2006 - National Institute of Aging with dual sponsorship by the National Institute of Mental Health
2007 - National Institute of Aging with dual sponsorship by the National Institute of Mental Health
2000 - National Institute of Aging with dual sponsorship by the National Institute of Mental Health
2001 - National Institute of Aging with dual sponsorship by the National Institute of Mental Health
2002 - National Institute of Aging with dual sponsorship by the National Institute of Mental Health
2003 - National Institute of Aging with dual sponsorship by the National Institute of Mental Health
2004 - National Institute of Aging with dual sponsorship by the National Institute of Mental Health
2003 - National Institute of Aging
2004 - National Institute of Aging
2005 - National Institute of Aging
2006 - National Institute of Aging
2007 - National Institute of Aging
1998 - National Institute of Aging
1999 - National Institute of Aging
Publications
Mroczek, D.K., Spiro, A., & Turiano, N.A. (in press). Do health behaviors explain the effect of neuroticism on mortality? Journal of Research in Personality.
Whiteman, S.D. & Mroczek, D.K. (in press). A brief introduction to growth curve models. Irish Journal of Psychology.
Martin, M., & Mroczek, D.K. (in press). Are personality traits across the lifespan sensitive to environmental demands? Journal of Adult Development.
Neupert, S., Almeida, D.M., Mroczek, D.K., & Spiro, A. (in press). Daily stressors and memory failures in a naturalistic setting: Findings from the VA Normative Aging Study. Psychology & Aging.
Neupert, S., Mroczek, D.K. & Spiro, A. (2008). Neuroticism Moderates the Daily Relation Between Stressors and Memory Failures. Psychology & Aging, 23, 287-96
Vaidya, J.G., Gray, E.K., Haig, J.R., Mroczek, D.K., & Watson, D. (2008). Differential trait stability and individual growth trajectories during young adulthood. Journal of Personality, 76, 276-304.
Roberts, B. W. & Mroczek, D.K. (2008). Personality trait stability and change. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 17, 31-35.
Gruenewald, T.L., Mroczek, D.K., Ryff, C.D. & Singer, B.H. (2008). Diverse pathways to positive and negative affect in adulthood and later life: An integrative approach using recursive partitioning. Developmental Psychology, 44, 330-342.
Fingerman, K.L., Pitzer, L., Lefkowitze, E.S., Birditt, K.S., & Mroczek, D.K. (2008). Ambivalent relationship qualities between adults and their parents: Implications for the well-being of both parties. Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 63B, 362-371.