Is volunteering in later life impeded or stimulated by other activities?

abstract：:This study examined the relationship between the "availability of hugs" and self-rated health (SRH) in later life. Data of 20,258 older adults, aged 65 years and greater, were analyzed from the Canadian Community Health Survey. Logistic regression techniques were used to estimate the association between the availabili...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： Rogers-Jarrell T,Eswaran A,Meisner BA

更新日期：2020-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The factorial survey (FS) method is increasingly used in the social sciences. It is particularly suitable for studying decision situations that are difficult to assess empirically. This article evaluates whether the FS method is suitable for studying decisions in gerontological research. METHODS:The present...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： Teti A,Gross C,Knoll N,Blüher S

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The success of private pension systems to provide old-age security is mainly a function of continuous individual pension contributions linked to formal employment. Using a rich longitudinal dataset from Chile and employing sequence analysis, this study examines the pension contribution histories and formal employment ...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： Madero-Cabib I,Biehl A,Sehnbruch K,Calvo E,Bertranou F

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to examine the roles of tenacious goal pursuit (TGP) and flexible goal adjustment (FGA), mediated by positive self-perceptions of aging (PSA), in Chinese older couples' life satisfaction. Using a cross-sectional design, 245 Chinese older couples (age range: 55-93 years) completed measures of TGP, FGA, PSA, an...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： Zhang J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Consistent with the weathering hypothesis, many studies have captured racial/ethnic disparities in average functional health trajectories. The same mechanisms of social inequality that contribute to worse average health among minority adults may also contribute to greater fluctuations in their physical function at upp...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： Lin J,Kelley-Moore J

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Essential tremor (ET) is a common neurological disorder associated with functional impairment. Emerging evidence shows that some ET caregivers experience burden, but the unique interpersonal aspects of caregiving in the context of ET have not been fully examined. RESEARCH DESIGN:Open-ended questions were ...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： Hickman R,Zdrodowska MA,Kellner S,Cersonsky TEK,Trujillo Diaz D,Louis ED,Monin JK

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the authors focused on older adults in Beijing with three objectives: to examine gender differences in functional health and mortality at the end of a five-year study period, controlling for initial functional health; to determine the extent to which these differences were a function of exposure versus ...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： Kaneda T,Zimmer Z,Fang X,Tang Z

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drawing on a life course and stress process perspective, this study examined the pathway from childhood SES to later year depressive symptoms, focusing on multiple life course SES and coping resources in old age. Data came from the 2006 and 2015 waves of the Korea Welfare Panel Study (KOWEPS). We selected respondents ...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： Lee H,Park S,Kwon E

更新日期：2020-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:This study presents an integrative model of early retirement using data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study. The model extends prior work by incorporating work-family conflict to capture the interaction between the work and family domains and by assuming proximal and distal predictors of early retirement. More preci...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： Kubicek B,Korunka C,Hoonakker P,Raymo JM

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In gerontology the most recognized and elaborate discourse about sampling is generally thought to be in quantitative research associated with survey research and medical research. But sampling has long been a central concern in the social and humanistic inquiry, albeit in a different guise suited to the different goal...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： Luborsky MR,Rubinstein RL

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age stereotypes in the context of work take effect in management decisions and leadership behavior. We aimed to comprehensively measure main dimensions of work-related age stereotypes, namely, performance, adaptability, reliability, and warmth, and explored how they vary across age groups, thereby testing predictions ...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： Kleissner V,Jahn G

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pursuit of personal goals has been linked to general psychological well-being; however, less is known about the association with depression in later adulthood when individuals are contending with age-related changes in health and social relationships. We explored the connection between both health- and social rela...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： Bolkan C,Hooker K,Coehlo D

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using data from the baseline wave of the China Family Panel Studies, we applied three-level random-intercept logistic regression models to investigate how the child gender gap in intergenerational support differed between one- and multi-child families in China based on 16,201 parent-child dyads. The results showed tha...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： Chen J,Jordan LP

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The positivity effect among older adults is a tendency to process more positive and/or less negative emotional stimuli compared to younger adults, with unknown upper age boundaries. Cognitive and emotional working memory were assessed in young-old adults (60-75) and very old adults (VOAs; 80+) to determine whether emo...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： Ruthig JC,Poltavski DP,Petros T

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the current literature on parent care, the assertion is made that modern women at some time in their lives may expect to be sandwiched between responsibilities to old parents and their other commitments. This article presents the distribution for a random sample of 163 women aged 40 to 69 with respect to combinatio...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： Rosenthal CJ,Matthews SH,Marshall VW

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first goal of this study is to see if social relationships in the church influence feelings of gratitude toward God. The second goal is to assess the impact of race and ethnicity on this relationship. The data support the following hypotheses: (1) older people who go to church more often tend to receive more spiri...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： Krause N

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study investigated the dynamic relationship between multidimensional intergenerational instrumental support and health over time. This approach is of theoretical, methodological, and practical significance in gerontological research. METHOD:Data came from The Well-Being of Older People in Anhui Provinc...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： Mao W,Chi I,Wu S

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article discusses the need for Older Americans Act (OAA) programs to evaluate and develop where needed the capacity to serve persons aging with long-term disabilities such as intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and physical disabilities including polio, spinal cord injury, and multiple sclerosis. The r...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： Putnam M

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this investigation were to identify a valid and practical benchmark for the assessment of healthy aging in the Chinese population and examine its socio-structural correlates. Using data from the 2011 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, we investigated the validity of a continuum of health...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： McLaughlin SJ,Chen Y,Tham SSX,Zhang J,Li LW

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This research examines the association of religious participation with mortality using a longitudinal data set collected from 9,017 oldest-old aged 85+ and 6,956 younger elders aged 65 to 84 in China in 2002 and 2005 and hazard models. Results show that adjusted for demographics, family/social support, and health prac...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： Zeng Y,Gu D,George LK

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines emergency department (ED) visits by nursing home (NH) residents aged 65 and over, and factors associated with hospital admission from the ED visit using data from the 2001-2008 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. Cross-sectional analyses were conducted on patient characteristics, diag...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： Hsiao CJ,Hing E

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study focuses on the identification of multiple latent trajectories of pain intensity, and it examines how religiousness is related to different classes of pain trajectory. Participants were 720 community-dwelling older adults who were interviewed at four time points over a 3-year period. Overall, intensity of pa...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： Sun F,Park NS,Wardian J,Lee BS,Roff LL,Klemmack DL,Parker MW,Koenig HG,Sawyer PL,Allman RM

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large literature suggests that active social participation contributes to the well-being of older people. Japan provides a compelling context to test this hypothesis due to its rapidly growing elderly population and the phenomenal health of the population. Using the Nihon University Japanese Longitudinal Study of Ag...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： Minagawa Y,Saito Y

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Constriction of social and personal activities is one of the most frequently noted consequences of caring for a frail elder. This study analyzed the correlates of perceived limitations in social activities using data from a national sample of the frail elderly and their caregivers. Two research issues were addressed: ...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： Miller B,Montgomery A

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resilience is a term that refers to a person's ability to successfully adapt to adversity. Resilience research has been relatively limited with older adults, particularly with older American Indians. Also, none of the resilience measures have been validated in older American Indians. This study's objective was to asse...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： Goins RT,Gregg JJ,Fiske A

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the long-held view that Latinos' value and reliance on family leads to greater involvement of extended family in caring for sick members and reduced perception of burden, some research reports low levels of social support and high levels of distress among Latino caregivers. We explore this seeming discrepancy ...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： Gelman CR

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As in many other industrialized countries, population aging in Italy is disproportionately a phenomenon associated with unmarried women, mainly widows. This article examines the extent to which older unmarried women live alone, and the extent to which they receive help in everyday tasks from others outside their house...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： Wolf DA,Pinnelli A

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although education is consistently related to better cognitive performance, findings on the relationship between education and age-associated cognitive change have been conflicting. Using measures of multiple cognitive domains from four waves of the Asset and Health Dynamics of the Oldest Old study, a representative s...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： Alley D,Suthers K,Crimmins E

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We analyze correlates of the direction and magnitude of changes in out-of-pocket (OOP) payments for dental care by older Americans over a recent 4-year period. METHODS:We analyzed data from the 2006 and 2008 waves of the Health and Retirement Study. We estimated multinomial logistic models of the direction a...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： Manski RJ,Moeller JF,Chen H,Hyde JS,Pepper JV,St Clair PA

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women generally receive lower pensions than men, and research on gender and pensions has identified a number of factors underlying this pattern. The present article examines one factor that has largely gone unnoticed-synchronized retirement. In most married couples, the husband is older than his wife, yet many couples...

journal_title：Research on aging

authors： Gustafson P

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00