Carol Ryff
Born
Carol Diane Ryff
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPennsylvania State University
Known forResearch on psychological well-being
SpouseJack S. Dennis[1]
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology
InstitutionsUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
ThesisTowards a salient behavior-change construct in adult development and aging: the implementation-culmination sequence (1978)

Carol Diane Ryff is an American academic and psychologist. She received her doctorate in 1978.[2] She is known for studying psychological well-being[3][4] and psychological resilience.[5] Ryff is the Hilldale Professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she directs the Institute on Aging.[6] Ryff developed the six-factor model of psychological well-being.

References

  1. "Olivia Metzger, Alexander Dennis". The New York Times. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  2. "Carol Ryff - IResearchNet". 16 September 2016.
  3. Jayson, Sharon (12 October 2004). "Power of a super attitude". USA Today. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  4. Stulberg, Brad (5 May 2017). "How to find happiness and meaning outside your job". The Week. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  5. "Carol Ryff". Institute on Aging. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  6. "Carol Ryff". 12 September 2012.


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