Birthe Macdonald

761 total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 488 citations indexed

About

Birthe Macdonald is a scholar working on Health, Demography and Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Birthe Macdonald has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 488 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Health, 7 papers in Demography and 5 papers in Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology. Recurrent topics in Birthe Macdonald's work include Technology Use by Older Adults (7 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (7 papers) and Aging and Gerontology Research (5 papers). Birthe Macdonald is often cited by papers focused on Technology Use by Older Adults (7 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (7 papers) and Aging and Gerontology Research (5 papers). Birthe Macdonald collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United Kingdom. Birthe Macdonald's co-authors include Gizem Hülür, Carien M. van Reekum, Jayne Morriss, Lotte Meteyard, Tim V. Salomons, Matthew G. Whalley, William Lloyd, Tom Johnstone, Michiko Sakaki and Sarah L. Halligan and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, NeuroImage and American Psychologist.

In The Last Decade

Birthe Macdonald

14 papers receiving 478 citations

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Rethinking social relationships in old age: Digitalization and the social lives of older adults.

2020 113 citations Gizem Hülür, Birthe Macdonald American Psychologist profile →

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17 of 17 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Social interactions buffer the effects of poor health on older adults’ well-being. 2025 ·Psychology and Aging ·(unknown), Birthe Macdonald, Gizem Hülür	0
2	Routineness of Social Interactions Is Associated With Higher Affective Well-Being in Older Adults 2024 ·The Journals of Gerontology Series B ·(unknown), Kristina Yordanova, Birthe Macdonald, Gizem Hülür	1
3	Heart rate variability covaries with amygdala functional connectivity during voluntary emotion regulation 2023 ·NeuroImage ·(unknown), (unknown), William Lloyd, (unknown), Birthe Macdonald, (unknown), Michiko Sakaki, Carien M. van Reekum	9
4	The perceived quality of social interactions differs by modality and purpose: An event-contingent experience sampling study with older adults 2023 ·Journal of Social and Personal Relationships ·Gizem Hülür, (unknown), Birthe Macdonald, (unknown)	3
5	Not “The More The Merrier”: Diminishing Returns to Daily Face-To-Face Social Interaction Frequency for Well-Being in Older Age 2022 ·The Journals of Gerontology Series B ·(unknown), Birthe Macdonald, Gizem Hülür	20
6	PERCEIVED QUALITY OF DAILY SOCIAL INTERACTIONS: THE ROLE OF INTERACTION MODALITY 2022 ·Innovation in Aging ·(unknown), (unknown), Birthe Macdonald, (unknown)	0
7	Daily social interactions and well-being in older adults: The role of interaction modality 2021 ·Journal of Social and Personal Relationships ·Birthe Macdonald, (unknown), Gizem Hülür	34
8	Daily Social Interactions and Well-Being in Older Adults: The Role of Interaction Modality 2021 ·Innovation in Aging ·(unknown), Birthe Macdonald, (unknown)	0
9	Selective extinction through cognitive evaluation: Linking emotion regulation and extinction 2020 ·European Journal of Neuroscience ·Birthe Macdonald, Shannon Wake, Tom Johnstone	3
10	Longitudinal change in executive function is associated with impaired top-down frontolimbic regulation during reappraisal in older adults 2020 ·NeuroImage ·William Lloyd, Jayne Morriss, Birthe Macdonald, (unknown), (unknown), Carien M. van Reekum	11
11	Digitalization and the Social Lives of Older Adults: Protocol for a Microlongitudinal Study 2020 ·JMIR Research Protocols ·Birthe Macdonald, Gizem Hülür	14
12	Rethinking social relationships in old age: Digitalization and the social lives of older adults. breakdown → 2020 ·American Psychologist ·Gizem Hülür, Birthe Macdonald	113
13	Internet Adoption in Older Adults: Findings from the Health and Retirement Study 2020 ·Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking ·Birthe Macdonald, Gizem Hülür	25
14	Well-Being and Loneliness in Swiss Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Social Relationships 2020 ·The Gerontologist ·Birthe Macdonald, Gizem Hülür	153
15	Prevalence of pain flashbacks in posttraumatic stress disorder arising from exposure to multiple traumas or childhood traumatization 2018 ·Canadian Journal of Pain ·Birthe Macdonald, Tim V. Salomons, Lotte Meteyard, Matthew G. Whalley	26
16	Altered engagement of autobiographical memory networks in adult offspring of postnatally depressed mothers 2016 ·Biological Psychology ·Birthe Macdonald, Lynne Murray, Christina Moutsiana, Pasco Fearon, Peter Cooper, Sarah L. Halligan, Tom Johnstone	5
17	What Is Going On Around Here? Intolerance of Uncertainty Predicts Threat Generalization 2016 ·PLoS ONE ·Jayne Morriss, Birthe Macdonald, Carien M. van Reekum	71

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