Research on AgingPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-08-07DOI: 10.1177/01640275241269949
Madison R Sauerteig-Rolston, Lisa L Barnes, Patricia A Thomas, Jacqueline L Angel, Kenneth F Ferraro
{"title":"Religious Involvement and Cognitive Function Among White, Black, and Hispanic Older Adults.","authors":"Madison R Sauerteig-Rolston, Lisa L Barnes, Patricia A Thomas, Jacqueline L Angel, Kenneth F Ferraro","doi":"10.1177/01640275241269949","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01640275241269949","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We examined whether religious involvement was associated with cognitive function among older adults in the 2006-2020 waves of the Health and Retirement Study. Using growth curve analysis, we found the association between religious involvement and cognition varied by facet of religious involvement and race and Hispanic ethnicity. Attending religious services with friends was associated with higher initial levels of cognitive function (b = 0.22, <i>p</i> < .05). For Hispanic older adults, frequent attendance at religious services was associated with a slower rate of cognitive decline (b = 0.16, <i>p</i> < .01). Stratified models by race and Hispanic ethnicity demonstrated that religious salience was associated with lower initial levels of cognitive function among non-Hispanic White adults (b = -0.19, <i>p</i> < .01). We found no association between religious involvement and cognitive function among non-Hispanic Black respondents. In sum, elements of religious involvement are positively or negatively related to cognitive function in later life and vary by race and ethnicity.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":" ","pages":"116-127"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11659038/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141903219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Research on AgingPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-08-30DOI: 10.1177/01640275241274316
Mallory J Bell, Kenneth F Ferraro
{"title":"Volunteering and Risk of Heart Attack in Later Life: The Moderating Role of Purpose in Life?","authors":"Mallory J Bell, Kenneth F Ferraro","doi":"10.1177/01640275241274316","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01640275241274316","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives:</b> We investigate whether volunteering is associated with a reduced risk of first heart attack in later life and whether purpose in life moderates this relationship. <b>Methods:</b> Cox proportional hazards were used to examine seven waves of data (2006-2018) from the Health and Retirement Study-a nationally representative survey of adults 50 years and older (<i>N</i> = 5,079). <b>Results:</b> Volunteering a moderate number of hours was associated with a 46% lower risk of heart attack compared to non-volunteers. The association between high time-commitment volunteering and heart attack risk was contingent on level of purpose in life: compared to non-volunteers, people with high purpose in life who volunteered 100 + hours had the lowest risk of heart attack. <b>Discussion:</b> Meaningful volunteer activities may be one way for older adults to reduce their risk of heart attack.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":" ","pages":"140-150"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11659029/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142113508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bryce E Stoliker, Haile Wangler, Frances P Abderhalden, Lisa M Jewell
{"title":"Lifetime and Jail-Specific Suicidal Ideation: Prevalence and Correlates in a Sample of People in Jail in the United States.","authors":"Bryce E Stoliker, Haile Wangler, Frances P Abderhalden, Lisa M Jewell","doi":"10.1177/0306624X231170112","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0306624X231170112","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite high suicide mortality in U.S. jails, there is limited research into precursors for suicide in this population, such as suicidal ideation. The current study examined the prevalence and correlates of lifetime and jail-specific suicidal ideation among a sample of 196 individuals (137 men) in custody in a U.S. jail. Nearly half the sample had reported lifetime suicidal ideation (45%), whereas 30% had reported jail-specific suicidal ideation. Adjusted correlates of lifetime suicidal ideation included a history of mental illness (OR = 2.79) and drug use (OR = 2.70). Adjusted correlates of jail-specific suicidal ideation included a history of mental illness (OR = 2.74), drug use (OR = 3.16), and a dehumanizing custodial environment (OR = 3.74). Some theoretically and empirically relevant factors were not significantly associated with suicidal ideation. Both expected and unexpected findings are discussed within the context of suicide theory and research, and practical implications are explored.</p>","PeriodicalId":48041,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology","volume":" ","pages":"267-285"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11707959/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9348994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Violence Against WomenPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2023-11-23DOI: 10.1177/10778012231216714
Lisa Young Larance, Susan L Miller, Pamela Collins, Lin Liu
{"title":"Department of the Air Force Family Advocacy Program: Exploring the Impact of an Antiviolence Intervention Program for Women.","authors":"Lisa Young Larance, Susan L Miller, Pamela Collins, Lin Liu","doi":"10.1177/10778012231216714","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012231216714","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This mixed-methods study explores the impact of the Vista curriculum, a trauma-informed antiviolence intervention program for women who have used force in their intimate relationships, delivered by the Department of the Air Force Family Advocacy Program clinicians. Questions sought to understand any changes in personal growth, self-awareness, beliefs, and relationship interaction skills for 62 cisgender women. Findings suggest that women gained personal growth, self-awareness, and increased relationship tools. Women identified the positive impact cofacilitator support and non-judgment had on them and their ability to heal from their experiences and increase their awareness of viable non-forceful alternatives. Policy and practice implications are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"475-497"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138300130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Violence Against WomenPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2023-11-23DOI: 10.1177/10778012231216711
Jacquelyn C A Meshelemiah, Atelma C Thanises, Philomina Oyeh Yeboah
{"title":"Sex Trafficked Women, Drug Dealers, and Men Who Buy Sex: A Look at \"Race\".","authors":"Jacquelyn C A Meshelemiah, Atelma C Thanises, Philomina Oyeh Yeboah","doi":"10.1177/10778012231216711","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012231216711","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Black, Native American, Latinx, Asian, and Pacific Islander women all have histories of sexual violence in the United States. Their historical victimizations have set a precedence for contemporary commercial sex victimization. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of \"race\" in sex trafficking. Data from 50 women with sex trafficking histories resulted in three candidate themes and five subthemes that include (a) sex trafficked women (White women, Black women vs. White women, and all women with unique subthemes related to drug use and locations); (b) Black male traffickers; and (c) Black and White male customers.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"637-663"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138300132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"<i>\"The panic stays in your mind…concentrating more on the worries than the relationship\":</i> Intimate partnerships during COVID-19 for immigrant women in New York City.","authors":"Heather Wurtz, Goleen Samari","doi":"10.1111/jomf.13019","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jomf.13019","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study examines perceptions of changes in intimate relationships among partnered, immigrant women in New York City during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. We pay close attention to how structural oppression, particularly related to undocumented immigration status, shaped women's experiences with their intimate partners during a period of social upheaval.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>COVID-19 has exacerbated many existing structural inequities and subsequent stressors that have been shown to have an adverse effect on intimate relationships, including increased economic instability and mental health distress. Immigrant women may be particularly vulnerable to relationship strain because of intersecting social and structural inequities.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We draw on in-depth, semi-structured interviews among a heterogenous sample of 22 women with varied legal status from Latin America, South and East Asia, and the Middle East.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Findings reveal three primary pathways through which structural inequities shaped women's experiences with intimate partnership strain, including financial and material scarcity; uneven caregiving burdens; and constrained access to support in situations of violence and abuse.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our analysis demonstrates ways that structural inequity, particularly driven by exclusionary immigration laws, influence intimate partner relationships through the legal status of immigrant women. Understanding how structural oppression shapes immigrant partnerships is essential for the field of family demography and for family-serving professionals in referring clients to resources and services, as well as helping women explore sources of resilience and coping within their families and communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":48440,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marriage and Family","volume":"87 1","pages":"237-257"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11753783/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143029410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Evaluation ReviewPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-02-20DOI: 10.1177/0193841X241229106
Gregory Chernov
{"title":"The Alternative Factors Leading to Replication Crisis: Prediction and Evaluation.","authors":"Gregory Chernov","doi":"10.1177/0193841X241229106","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0193841X241229106","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Most existing solutions to the current replication crisis in science address only the factors stemming from specific poor research practices. We introduce a novel mechanism that leverages the experts' predictive abilities to analyze the root causes of replication failures. It is backed by the principle that the most accurate predictor is the most qualified expert. This mechanism can be seamlessly integrated into the existing replication prediction market framework with minimal implementation costs. It relies on an objective rather than subjective process and unstructured expert opinions to effectively identify various influences contributing to the replication crisis.</p>","PeriodicalId":47533,"journal":{"name":"Evaluation Review","volume":" ","pages":"147-164"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11656619/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139913696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Violence Against WomenPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2023-11-17DOI: 10.1177/10778012231214775
Balawyn Jones, Akuch Kuol Anyieth
{"title":"CALD Communities as \"Collateral Damage\" in the Criminalization of Coercive Control: An Argument for Prioritizing Civil System Reform Over Further Criminalization in Victoria.","authors":"Balawyn Jones, Akuch Kuol Anyieth","doi":"10.1177/10778012231214775","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10778012231214775","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>When posing the question of whether Victoria should follow other Australian states in criminalizing coercive control as a form of domestic and family violence (DFV), there are many arguments in favor of and against in the literature. However, scholars and advocates from marginalized communities, or in allyship with marginalized communities, tend to be cautious of embracing further criminalization, particularly due to the risks such an approach poses for women from culturally and linguistically diverse communities. This paper argues that women from marginalized communities are treated as \"collateral damage\" in the campaign to eliminate DFV via criminal law interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"598-616"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136399446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marta Capinha, Marco Pereira, Maria do Natal Sousa, Daniel Rijo
{"title":"Intimate Partner Violence: A New Cognitive, Interpersonal and Motivational Framework for the Rehabilitation of Perpetrators in Portugal.","authors":"Marta Capinha, Marco Pereira, Maria do Natal Sousa, Daniel Rijo","doi":"10.1177/0306624X221148125","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0306624X221148125","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been targeted as a significant concern worldwide, but evidence for the efficacy of perpetrators' interventions is not undisputable. This article briefly summarizes the evidence about perpetrators' intervention efficacy, factors associated with recidivism, and evidence-based recommendations, before outlining the assumptions of a new community-delivered intervention aiming to rehabilitate IPV perpetrators: the CONTIGO Program. This program uses an innovative framework, focused on early maladaptive schemas, and combining cognitive, interpersonal, and motivational interview principles. The features of this intervention are discussed, and exploratory results regarding drop-out rates (8%) and recidivism (15.4%) in a sample of 162 court-mandated males are exposed. The detailed presentation of the CONTIGO Program and its intervention model represents a novel contribution that is sorely lacking in the IPV literature and could foster further research and debate about what can be done to effectively intervene with IPV perpetrators.</p>","PeriodicalId":48041,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology","volume":" ","pages":"184-199"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11707971/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10511681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Child MaltreatmentPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-06-18DOI: 10.1177/10775595241258452
Gia E Barboza-Salerno, Hannah Steinke, Jacquelyn C A Meshelemiah, Charis Stanek, Sharefa Duhany, Scottye Cash
{"title":"A Multilevel Analysis of Individual and Community Factors Associated With Case Dispositions Following Child Maltreatment Investigations.","authors":"Gia E Barboza-Salerno, Hannah Steinke, Jacquelyn C A Meshelemiah, Charis Stanek, Sharefa Duhany, Scottye Cash","doi":"10.1177/10775595241258452","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10775595241258452","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Understanding service disposition pathways is critical to provide deeper insight into why certain subgroups of the population are at risk for recurrent Child Protective Services (CPS) involvement and may highlight disparities across groups or geographic areas. Using the Decision-Making Ecology Framework as a lens, the present study examines whether service disposition pathways are influenced by risk assessment, safety concerns, child age, maltreatment type, previous CPS involvement, and/or county-level structural vulnerability. We linked administrative data from New Mexico's Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) to data from the American Community Survey. Multilevel models examining associations between case (<i>N</i> = 12,960) and county (<i>N</i> = 33) characteristics revealed that both case (age, maltreatment type, risk/safety assessments, previous CPS involvement) and county-level factors (transportation and housing) were associated with service disposition. Additionally, we observed considerable variation at the county level in both the provision of services and the relationship between risk assessment and service provision. By linking different factors of the decision-making process in child welfare cases to intervention strategies, the analysis reveals that the perception of risk can vary based on geographical context resulting in different outcomes for families who have similar risks but different county-level vulnerabilities.</p>","PeriodicalId":48052,"journal":{"name":"Child Maltreatment","volume":" ","pages":"108-122"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141421455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}