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Appearance management's impact on identity and well-aging in late Middle-aged Korean women. 外貌管理对韩国中老年女性身份认同和健康老化的影响。

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2025-09-30 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2025.2565185

Heayoung Lim, Ki Han Kwon

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"Can money buy health?" A study on the relationship between financial well-being, health, and gender among older Indians. “金钱能买到健康吗？”印度老年人财务状况、健康和性别关系研究

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-12 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2025.2553387

Neha Narula

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-13 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2025.2558404

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Older women as crone: A radical imaginary for the common good. 老妇人：为了共同利益的激进想象。

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-04 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2025.2552512

Theresa Southam

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Impact of gender roles on menopause attitudes, symptoms, and psychological well-being: A predictive and correlational study. 性别角色对更年期态度、症状和心理健康的影响：一项预测性和相关性研究。

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-15 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2025.2554137

Şahika Şimşek Çetinkaya, Beril Nisa Yaşar

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Patterns of service needs and their influence on aging anxiety among middle-aged marriage immigrant women in South Korea. 韩国中年婚姻移民妇女服务需求模式及其对老龄化焦虑的影响

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-17 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2025.2551488

Ja Hyun Shin, Jisoo Yang

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A typology of caregiver burden for custodial Black grandmothers. 看护人负担的黑人祖母的类型学。

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-24 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2025.2493967

Kendra Jason, Dorothy Smith-Ruiz, Amber Bryant, Christy L Erving

{"title":"A typology of caregiver burden for custodial Black grandmothers.","authors":"Kendra Jason, Dorothy Smith-Ruiz, Amber Bryant, Christy L Erving","doi":"10.1080/08952841.2025.2493967","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08952841.2025.2493967","url":null,"abstract":"Previous studies of custodial grandparenting tend to aggregate population data or not distinguish custodial grandparenting experiences by race, even though research demonstrates that custodial grandparenting for Black grandmothers is compounded by intersectional disadvantages. Our aim is to contribute to the gerontologic health literature with a nuanced understanding of caregiver burden that captures the strains and joys of custodial grandparenting, more accurately representing the heterogeneous experiences of Black caregiving. Data for this analysis is derived from a mixed methods descriptive concurrent parallel design with 20 custodial Black grandmothers. Quantitative analysis included bivariate associations. Qualitative thematic analysis was used. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected in parallel manner, analyzed independently, then aligned. We identified three distinct groups: High, Moderate, and Low Burden. Two-fifths of custodial Black grandmothers experienced low caregiving burden and one-quarter reported high burden which contrasts with research emphasizing the strains of caregiving for this population. Findings reveal diversity and significant variation in the caregiving experiences of Black grandmothers influencing, and influenced by, psychological and physical well-being. These findings also demonstrate meaningful sociodemographic differences across the three groups, supporting the typology of caregiver burden. The caregiver burden typology can be utilized to inform policy and support services, and as a starting point for future research to assess heterogeneity in custodial Black grandmother's experiences.","PeriodicalId":47001,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Women & Aging","volume":" ","pages":"251-267"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12353102/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144033335","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}

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Sex differences in employment history and old age cognition: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. 就业史与老年认知的性别差异：来自中国健康与退休纵向研究的证据。

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-03 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2025.2513704

Peiyi Lu, Hongyu Yin, Chihua Li

{"title":"Sex differences in employment history and old age cognition: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study.","authors":"Peiyi Lu, Hongyu Yin, Chihua Li","doi":"10.1080/08952841.2025.2513704","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08952841.2025.2513704","url":null,"abstract":"Prior research on employment history and old age health has focused on the US and Europe, leaving studies of developing countries underexplored. This study characterizes the employment history of Chinese men and women and examines their associations with cognition. Individuals (aged 60+) enrolled in the 2011 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study were included (<math><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>N</mi></mrow><mrow><mtext>men</mtext></mrow></msub></mrow></math>=2,733, <math><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>N</mi></mrow><mrow><mtext>women</mtext></mrow></msub></mrow></math>=2,363) and followed up in 2013 and 2015. Cognition was measured by the sum of memory (word recall) and mental intactness (tasks like serial 7's). Retrospective information on employment history (age 15-60) was retrieved. Sequence analysis grouped similar employment trajectories and mixed-effect models examined the relationship between employment trajectories and cognition. A significant proportion of Chinese were consistently employed in agriculture (45% of men; 70% of women). About 26% men were consistently non-agriculture employed and retired at age 60, while 29% men had fluctuating employment featuring agriculture and early retirement. About 15% women were consistently non-agriculture employed and retired at age 55. Notably, 14% women had fluctuating employment featuring unemployment, home, and early retirement. Compared to the agriculture employment, the non-agriculture employed group reported better cognition (men: β = 1.26, 95%CI = 0.81, 1.66; women: β = 1.63, 95%CI = 1.09, 2.30). Men's fluctuating employment trajectory also had higher cognition than the agriculture employment group. Older Chinese experienced distinct life course employment trajectories reflecting the economic and historic development in China. Sex difference was evident as women were more involved in agricultural work and working at home. Agricultural employment was associated with worse cognition, highlighting the disadvantaged health status of Chinese farmers.","PeriodicalId":47001,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Women & Aging","volume":" ","pages":"268-283"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144217267","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Seeking filial affection versus authoritative management: A comparison of help-seeking patterns between older wife and husband caregivers. 寻求孝顺与权威管理：老年妻子与丈夫照顾者寻求帮助模式之比较。

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-26 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2025.2534118

Nasim Sadeghi-Mahalli, Farahnaz Mohammadi-Shahboulaghi, Narges Arsalani, Masoud Fallahi-Khoshknab, Mahshid Foroughan, Musa Atazadeh

{"title":"Seeking filial affection versus authoritative management: A comparison of help-seeking patterns between older wife and husband caregivers.","authors":"Nasim Sadeghi-Mahalli, Farahnaz Mohammadi-Shahboulaghi, Narges Arsalani, Masoud Fallahi-Khoshknab, Mahshid Foroughan, Musa Atazadeh","doi":"10.1080/08952841.2025.2534118","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08952841.2025.2534118","url":null,"abstract":"While help-seeking is one of the main coping strategies, some evidence suggests that social norms and gender-role expectations can affect help-seeking patterns and make them different between wife and husband caregivers. However, there is limited knowledge about these differences in Middle Eastern countries, such as Iran. This study investigated help-seeking differences between older husbands and wives caring for their spouses with Alzheimer's disease (AD) in Iran. This qualitative study was a conventional content analysis using the Hsieh and Shannon approach, which utilized purposive sampling and in-depth interviews to select participants and collect data. Overall, 15 older spousal caregivers (nine wives and six husbands) participated in the study. Lincoln and Guba's criteria were used to evaluate data trustworthiness. Seeking filial affection versus Authoritative management was recognized as a central theme. Subthemes were Emotional help-seeking from children versus Internalizing emotions, Involving the children in Daddy's care versus Using community-based care services, and Passive financial help-seeking from children versus Seeking formal funding sources in the community. Older husbands and wives caring for their spouses with AD seek help differently due to cultural views and gender expectations, and they need education and awareness in this field. Healthcare providers and policymakers should consider these differences to develop gender-sensitive support interventions and services and reduce the caregiving burden for these older caregivers.","PeriodicalId":47001,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Women & Aging","volume":"37 4","pages":"306-317"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144875959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Embracing change: Older women's reflections on resources for aging successfully. 拥抱变化：老年女性对成功变老资源的思考。

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-04 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2025.2514778

Melinda Heinz

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