Anita DeLongis, University of British Columbia

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of British Columbia profile.

Latest papers

Optimism and depressive symptoms in an adult lifespan sample: evaluating coping in daily life as a mechanism.
Psychology & health · 2026
Everyday Stressors and Sense of Purpose: The Role of Stressor-Related Opportunities for Goal Pursuit.
Journal of personality · 2026
The health consequences of antisemitism (Does antisemitism get under the skin?): A systematic review protocol.
MethodsX · 2026

All 48 publications

Latest funding

Accuracy and bias in partners' perceptions of stress and stress communication: Implications for dyadic coping
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$99,965
Solitude in Context
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$33,990
Evaluating widely-applicable methods for detecting bots and random responders in online surveys
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$34,036

All 18 grants and awards

48 publications.

01

Optimism and depressive symptoms in an adult lifespan sample: evaluating coping in daily life as a mechanism.

Hammond D, Ong LQ, Morstead T, DeLongis A, Sin NL, Klaiber P

Psychology & health2026

DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2025.2505909 PMID: 40383980

02

Everyday Stressors and Sense of Purpose: The Role of Stressor-Related Opportunities for Goal Pursuit.

Visser M, Ong LQ, DeLongis A, Hill PL, Sin NL, Klaiber P

Journal of personality2026

DOI: 10.1111/jopy.70087 PMID: 42423028

03

The health consequences of antisemitism (Does antisemitism get under the skin?): A systematic review protocol.

Morstead T, Pawliuk C, Alati E, Cohen-Eilig M, DeLongis A, Oberlander T

MethodsX2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2026.103942 PMID: 42181073

04

Daily interpersonal tensions as predictors of threats to communion and agency, coping, and perceived coping efficacy: role of adverse childhood experiences.

Huang OC, Stuart NS, Morstead T, DeLongis A, Sin NL

Anxiety, stress, and coping2026

DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2025.2579952 PMID: 41192479

05

Predictors of Complicated Grief During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Classified Analysis.

Morstead T, Rights JD, Sin NL, DeLongis A

Omega2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/00302228241239698 PMID: 38713060

06

Support at Our Fingertips: An Experimental Comparison of In-Person, Video, Voice and Text-Based Support.

Holtzman S, Lisi D, Godard R, DeLongis A

Psychological reports2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/00332941251409165 PMID: 41451595

07

Daily stress-influence dynamics predict relationship satisfaction in post-stroke couples.

Birthelmer S, Zambrano Garza E, Pauly T, Murphy RA, Ashe MC, Madden KM, Linden W, Gerstorf D, DeLongis A, Hoppmann CA

Frontiers in psychology2025

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1659945 PMID: 41426395

08

COVID-19 hoax belief endorsement and its implications for vaccine uptake: Investigating the role of perceived threat.

Morstead T, Loo N, Sin NL, DeLongis A

Vaccine2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127630 PMID: 40834548

09

Antisemitism on Campus in the Wake of October 7: Examining Stress, Coping, and Depressive Symptoms Among Jewish Students.

Morstead T, DeLongis A

Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/smi.3529 PMID: 39804586

10

Positive event diversity: Relationship with personality and well-being.

Klaiber P, Hill PL, Almeida DM, DeLongis A, Sin NL

Journal of personality2024

DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12917 PMID: 38279657

Accuracy and bias in partners' perceptions of stress and stress communication: Implications for dyadic coping

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Shrout, Rosie

$99,965

Solitude in Context

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Hoppmann, Christiane

Keywords: solitude; social relationships; aging

$33,990

Evaluating widely-applicable methods for detecting bots and random responders in online surveys

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Falk, Carl F.

Keywords: survey bots; online data collection; random responders; likert-type items; psychometrics; psychological assessment; measurement; response process; survey methodology; outliers

$34,036

How can I help? Dyadic coping and support in couples

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: DeLongis, Anita

Keywords: dyadic coping; social support; couples

$59,217

How can I help? Dyadic coping and support in couples

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: DeLongis, Anita

Keywords: dyadic coping; social support; couples

$42,003

Dyadic coping in couples: What types of support are helpful?

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: DeLongis, Anita

Keywords: dyadic coping; social support

$94,955

The unfolding of positive events in daily stress and coping processes

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sin, Nancy

Keywords: positive events; stress; appraisals; coping; well-being; ecological momentary assessment; intensive longitudinal design

$252,740

The Social Exposome in Child Health and Development: Building Partnerships and Collaborations to Reduce Inequalities in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Gadermann, Anne M; Kobor, Michael S

Keywords: Child Development; Child Health; Environmental Health; Epigenetics; Exposome; Inequalities; Population Health; Social Determinants Of Health

$10,000

Married life as it is lived: daily dynamics of support provision and receipt

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: DeLongis, Anita

Keywords: marriage; social support; daily diary; intensive longitudinal design

$158,855

For better or worse dyadic coping with stress

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: DeLongis, Anita

Keywords: dyadic coping; close relationships; social support; couples; marriage

$97,195

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

School of Kinesiology
Social Psychology
UBC Department of Psychology
Pediatrics
Public Health
Other

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Eli Puterman

School of Kinesiology

3 shared papers, latest 2024

Nancy Sin

UBC Department of Psychology

2 shared papers, latest 2022

Maryanne Fisher

Social Psychology

2 shared papers, latest 2016

Susan Cadell

Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Theresa Pauly

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor DeLongis, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Optimism and depressive symptoms in an adult lifespan sample: evaluating coping in daily life as a mechanism." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "How can I help? Dyadic coping and support in couples" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Anita DeLongis

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Optimism and depressive symptoms in an adult lifespan sample: evaluating coping in daily life as a mechanism.

Everyday Stressors and Sense of Purpose: The Role of Stressor-Related Opportunities for Goal Pursuit.

The health consequences of antisemitism (Does antisemitism get under the skin?): A systematic review protocol.

Daily interpersonal tensions as predictors of threats to communion and agency, coping, and perceived coping efficacy: role of adverse childhood experiences.

Predictors of Complicated Grief During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Classified Analysis.

Support at Our Fingertips: An Experimental Comparison of In-Person, Video, Voice and Text-Based Support.

Daily stress-influence dynamics predict relationship satisfaction in post-stroke couples.

COVID-19 hoax belief endorsement and its implications for vaccine uptake: Investigating the role of perceived threat.

Antisemitism on Campus in the Wake of October 7: Examining Stress, Coping, and Depressive Symptoms Among Jewish Students.

Positive event diversity: Relationship with personality and well-being.

Accuracy and bias in partners' perceptions of stress and stress communication: Implications for dyadic coping

Solitude in Context

Evaluating widely-applicable methods for detecting bots and random responders in online surveys

How can I help? Dyadic coping and support in couples

How can I help? Dyadic coping and support in couples

Dyadic coping in couples: What types of support are helpful?

The unfolding of positive events in daily stress and coping processes

The Social Exposome in Child Health and Development: Building Partnerships and Collaborations to Reduce Inequalities in Canada

Married life as it is lived: daily dynamics of support provision and receipt

For better or worse dyadic coping with stress

Frequent collaborators

Susan Holtzman

Eli Puterman

Nancy Sin

Maryanne Fisher

Wolfgang Linden

Peter Graf

Mark Lam

Harold Siden

Susan Cadell

Theresa Pauly