心理學博士
Astin married Helen Stavridou on February 11, 1956. They were colleagues at UCLA for 42 years (1973–2015) until Lena's death in October, 2015, and collaborated on many research projects. After retiring from active teaching in 2002, they coauthored a major national study on spirituality in higher education, which became available in book form in 2011. The Astins have two sons, John Alexander (Doctor of Psychology) and Paul Allen (Doctor of Education), and three granddaughters, Erin, Amalia and Ila.