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Páraic O'Súilleabháin
@paraic.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Psychology. #personality #loneliness #adversity #biology #health #mortality
***Just published***

Excellent first study by Dr. Máire McGeehan 👇 from her doctoral thesis. Totals nearly 6 million person-years of data, 569859 people, 43851 deaths, spanning 4 continents. Huge thanks to collaborators & @hri-ul.bsky.social for making sure its open access.

Link lnkd.in/gZkp9-7k
December 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
A couple of days ago I was in a museum dedicated to the Dutch resistance during WW2. Attendees were given the opportunity to leave a note on the wall.
October 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
***Just Published***

Our latest paper has just been published. Led by the amazing Yannick Stephan.

We found replicable evidence that #loneliness is associated with worse performance across several domains of physical function across adulthood.

Paper: doi.org/10.1080/1360...
September 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
This is what I saw every other day as a child in rural Connemara in Ireland which is an Irish speaking area (where I am from). It is so heartbreaking seeing what is happening. It is so disappointing and upsetting seeing so many of those in any form of power being silent.
August 12, 2025 at 8:08 AM
***Just Published***

Our recent paper (led by phd student Dr Aisling Curtis) seeking to determine if #loneliness in adulthood is an indirect pathway (mediator) between adverse childhood experiences and risk of premature death (measured as time to death across nearly 3 decades)...(1) #adversity
February 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
***Just Published***

Our new paper led by doctoral student Aisling Curtis just published in Social Science & Medicine. We review the relation between adverse childhood experiences and loneliness during adulthood. Paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#openaccess #loneliness #adversity
February 19, 2025 at 9:39 AM
In case anyone is interested in the area. I have a new paper out in Psychosomatic Medicine.

Link here: journals.lww.com/psychosomati...

Press release: www.ul.ie/research/new...
December 19, 2023 at 1:09 PM