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Impact of work type and APOE-e4 status on cognitive functioning in older women. 工作类型和 APOE-e4 状态对老年妇女认知功能的影响。

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-06-10 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2024.2361203

Lisa J Lee, Stephanie M Liu, Raghad Tabaza, Ruth Morin, Lauren Bennett

{"title":"Impact of work type and APOE-e4 status on cognitive functioning in older women.","authors":"Lisa J Lee, Stephanie M Liu, Raghad Tabaza, Ruth Morin, Lauren Bennett","doi":"10.1080/08952841.2024.2361203","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08952841.2024.2361203","url":null,"abstract":"Prior research indicates that APOE-e4 allele(s) and working without compensation may be independently associated with risk for cognitive decline. This study investigated whether the interaction of type of work (paid versus unpaid) and presence of APOE-e4 allele(s) was associated with cognitive dysfunction in women in mid- and late-life. Participants included 340 females (mean age = 74.7 years) from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) dataset. A two-way ANOVA to assess the simple main effects of type of work and APOE-e4 allele status on cognition as well as their interaction was performed. A two-way ANCOVA including age, education, and marital status as covariates was also conducted. The presence of one or two APOE-e4 allele(s) and unpaid work was associated with greater cognitive dysfunction. A significant interaction effect revealed engagement in paid work, regardless of the presence of APOE-e4 allele(s), was associated with better cognitive functioning. Consistent with prior literature, women who engage in unpaid forms of labor for the majority of their life may be at higher risk for cognitive decline, regardless of presence of APOE-e4 allele(s). Further research is needed to identify the factors related to unpaid labor that may increase risk for cognitive dysfunction.","PeriodicalId":47001,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Women & Aging","volume":" ","pages":"427-433"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141301824","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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"We are the future": Advant-aged women speak-out through spoken word poetry. "我们就是未来超龄妇女通过口语诗歌畅所欲言。

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-08 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2024.2325213

Noa Levy, Liat Ayalon

{"title":"\"We are the future\": Advant-aged women speak-out through spoken word poetry.","authors":"Noa Levy, Liat Ayalon","doi":"10.1080/08952841.2024.2325213","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08952841.2024.2325213","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to investigate women between the ages of 50 and 70 who write and perform spoken word poetry, through which they wish to lead positive social change, by turning the culture of silence into open discourse. This period represents a new phase of life. These women are at an \"in-between\" phase of being no longer young but not yet old and are between life roles. This is a new age group that has not yet been studied. We argue that this stage of life requires a new term. The term chosen for this study is advant-age because it implies the advantages and opportunities that this period of life affords. Although this group of women is growing in relation to the general population, the ageism and sexism they experience are increasing, creating a gradual process of social exclusion and reduction in their agency. Spoken Word Poetry (SWP) is written on a page but performed live in front of an audience. It is a poetic piece that includes rhythm, rhyme, and sometimes humor, which help convey complex messages with finesse. The importance of the current research lies in revealing a new and unresearched social phenomenon that has been developing in Israel in recent years: Advant-aged women are discussing issues that society usually silences, using methods that traditionally have been associated with younger groups. Through SWP, advant-aged women are enabling the possibility of raising these issues for public discussion and creating an opportunity for social change.","PeriodicalId":47001,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Women & Aging","volume":" ","pages":"299-313"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140066067","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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The relationship between postural control and cognitive functioning following Zumba dancing in middle-aged women: A randomized clinical trial. 中年女性跳尊巴舞后姿势控制与认知功能之间的关系：随机临床试验

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-20 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2024.2325195

Fatma Ben Waer, Fatma Chaari, Thouraya Fendri, Rabeb Laatar, Haithem Rebai, Sonia Sahli

{"title":"The relationship between postural control and cognitive functioning following Zumba dancing in middle-aged women: A randomized clinical trial.","authors":"Fatma Ben Waer, Fatma Chaari, Thouraya Fendri, Rabeb Laatar, Haithem Rebai, Sonia Sahli","doi":"10.1080/08952841.2024.2325195","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08952841.2024.2325195","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to investigate the effect of 12-week Zumba dancing on postural control and cognitive parameters and the correlations between these parameters in middle-aged women. Thirty-eight women, aged between 50 and 60 years, were randomly allocated to a Zumba group (ZG) or control group. Postural control and cognitive functions [working memory (WM) and reaction time (RT)] were assessed before and after 12 weeks of a Zumba dancing program using a stabilometric force platform, Corsi Block-Tapping Task and Simple RT tests, respectively. The results indicate that ZG showed significantly (p<.01) better balance performances when standing on a stable surface in both visual conditions [firm surface with eyes opened (EO) (20,9%) and eyes closed (EC) (12.3%)]. However, when standing on an unstable surface in both visual conditions (foam surface with EO/EC), the ZG showed no significant improvement in postural control. It seems that the benefits of Zumba on postural control depend on the sensory condition. Besides, 12-week Zumba dancing was not sufficient to significantly enhance cognitive performances (RT/WM) performances. These cognitive performances were related to postural control in challenging conditions and can be considered an effective tool for monitoring postural performances following an intervention program. Clinicians should, therefore, focus on interventions that boost cognitive functions in middle-aged women to achieve optimal postural control, mainly in challenging conditions, in order to prevent the risk and fear of falls as well as the incidence of falling.","PeriodicalId":47001,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Women & Aging","volume":" ","pages":"273-285"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140177164","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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Engagement in physical activity among African American women caregivers: a cross-sectional study. 非裔美国女性护理人员参与体育活动的情况：一项横断面研究。

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-05 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2024.2325201

Abiola O Keller, Jennifer M Ohlendorf

{"title":"Engagement in physical activity among African American women caregivers: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Abiola O Keller, Jennifer M Ohlendorf","doi":"10.1080/08952841.2024.2325201","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08952841.2024.2325201","url":null,"abstract":"Family caregivers and African Americans often do not achieve the recommended 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity per week. Factors associated with engaging in physical activity among African American caregivers have not been systematically examined. This cross-sectional study examined how contextual factors were associated with meeting the recommended amount of physical activity among African American women caregivers. We used a population-based sample of 1,478 African American women caregivers in the U.S. from the 2015, 2017, and 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. We used survey-weighted multivariate regression analyses to examine associations between condition-specific factors, physical and social environment, and individual and family factors and meeting the national aerobic physical activity guideline (i.e., participating in 150 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes) of physical activity per week). Over half (53.9%) of African American women caregivers in the U.S. did not meet the guideline. Being age 65 years or older was associated with decreased odds of meeting the guideline compared to being between the ages of 25-44 years (OR = 0.50, 95% CI[0.26-0.99]). Compared to college graduates, women with partial college education had higher odds of meeting the guideline (OR = 2.08, 95%CI[1.24-3.51]). Having health insurance was associated with increased odds of meeting the guideline (OR = 2.28, 95%CI[1.12-4.63]). Our findings suggest several contextual factors are independently associated with meeting the national guideline. Understanding the relationships between contextual factors and engaging in physical activity among African American women caregivers can inform interventions aimed at protecting and promoting the health of these women.","PeriodicalId":47001,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Women & Aging","volume":" ","pages":"286-298"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140029293","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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Daughters rewarding mothers' piteous lives: Eldest daughters caring for aging mothers. 女儿回报母亲的悲惨生活：大女儿照顾年迈的母亲。

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-20 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2024.2328809

Yuna Choi, Seok In Nam

{"title":"Daughters rewarding mothers' piteous lives: Eldest daughters caring for aging mothers.","authors":"Yuna Choi, Seok In Nam","doi":"10.1080/08952841.2024.2328809","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08952841.2024.2328809","url":null,"abstract":"This study is an analysis of the personal and social meanings of married women's experiences caring for their aging mothers as the eldest daughter in Korean society. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven participants for this study. The interviews were conducted in Korean, and the collected data were analyzed using descriptive phenomenological analysis in four categories: \"being the eldest daughter and daughter-in-law in a patriarchal society with nothing but duties\"; \"the pain of taking care of my mother that invades my daily life\"; \"The compassion of an eldest daughter who can't turn a blind eye to her mother's miserable life.\"; and \"Support from society to overcome the psychological difficulties of caregivers and help older adults in their daily lives\". The study participants felt emotional pain in caring for their mothers, and it was difficult for them to simultaneously play the roles of daughter-in-law, wife, and mother. However, they felt compassion for their mothers' lives in a patriarchal society and believed they could compensate for their mothers' hardships by caring for them. The participants emphasized the need for specialized in-home services that address the specific health needs of the older adult, along with counseling services for their caregivers. In Korean society, when daughters care for their mothers, it strengthens the shared history and emotions between mothers and daughters, affirming female solidarity. Based on the above findings, policy and practical measures are recommended to ensure that daughters who provide care for their mothers can deliver stable care.","PeriodicalId":47001,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Women & Aging","volume":" ","pages":"314-327"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140177163","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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Income, aging, and the gendered patterns of wellness: Physical health and subjective well-being in China. 收入、老龄化和健康的性别模式：中国的身体健康和主观幸福感。

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-05 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2024.2337967

Jinjin Liu, Yue Liu, Yingzhu Pu, Tony Huiquan Zhang

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"It was not an accident": Women's experiences of renewing motherhood at 40. “这不是偶然”:女性在40岁时重新成为母亲的经历。

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Epub Date: 2023-11-27 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2023.2286835

Kato Verghote, Nathalie Neeser, Guido Pennings, Bernice Elger, Veerle Provoost

{"title":"\"It was not an accident\": Women's experiences of renewing motherhood at 40.","authors":"Kato Verghote, Nathalie Neeser, Guido Pennings, Bernice Elger, Veerle Provoost","doi":"10.1080/08952841.2023.2286835","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08952841.2023.2286835","url":null,"abstract":"In recent decades, there has been an increase in motherhood at an advanced age that has raised several medical and social concerns. We conducted a qualitative interview study, guided by Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, to focus on the motivations and experiences of Belgian women who 'renewed' their motherhood later in life, meaning they had one or several children and then (at least 10 years later) had another child at the age of 40 or older. We focused on ten women's experiences of motherhood later in life, as well as on the way they managed social norms and expectations regarding family building and the appropriate life course. We identified two main themes. The first theme describes the participants' encounters with social norms that challenged their decision to reproduce and parent later in life, and how they managed and anticipated criticism, surprise, disbelief and incomprehension about their renewed motherhood in various ways. The second theme shows how these women talked about taking responsibility as a (renewed) mother of advanced age. For them, responsible motherhood involved making thoughtful reproductive choices, attending to the range of needs of their children, and making extra efforts to safeguard the social and emotional wellbeing of their youngest children, thereby seeking to reduce potential harm resulting from these reproductive choices. This study provides insight into these women's self-conception and their interactions with prejudiced social views of motherhood and family building.","PeriodicalId":47001,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Women & Aging","volume":" ","pages":"181-196"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138446547","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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Work and income instability and retirement financial wellbeing for women and men. 女性和男性的工作和收入不稳定性以及退休后的财务状况。

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Epub Date: 2024-01-09 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2023.2286846

Miles G Taylor, Dawn C Carr, Rebekah Carpenter, Amélie Quesnel-Vallée

{"title":"Work and income instability and retirement financial wellbeing for women and men.","authors":"Miles G Taylor, Dawn C Carr, Rebekah Carpenter, Amélie Quesnel-Vallée","doi":"10.1080/08952841.2023.2286846","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08952841.2023.2286846","url":null,"abstract":"Financial wellbeing in retirement is contingent on realizations of financial expectations developed earlier in life and may differ substantially by gender. People's standard of living in retirement is tied to stability in work and income trajectories during working years along with retirement benefits and savings. Women have a greater overall income disadvantage relative to men, including reduced life course labor force exposure that may restrict retirement savings and benefits. Using the Canadian Longitudinal and International Study of Adults (LISA) and 20 years of linked tax record data (N = 2,353), we explore the association between instability in work and income histories and lower perceived retirement standard of living (PRSOL), net of retirement benefits, for women and men in Canada. Results show that for women, life course effects shaping PRSOL are driven by cumulative disability exposure and bouts of social assistance. For men, PRSOL is influenced more by cumulative unemployment. Although retirement benefits do not offset histories of work and income instability for either gender, income assistance is protective for women in retirement while personal investments are protective for men. Overall, our findings suggest that despite Canada's relatively generous pension program in later life, life course instability in work and income have persisting, gendered effects on financial wellbeing in retirement that underscore financial and health disadvantage for women across the life course.","PeriodicalId":47001,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Women & Aging","volume":" ","pages":"197-209"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139404787","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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"My wife made me": motivations for body and beauty work among older Korean and Chinese migrant adults in Australia. "我的妻子让我"：澳大利亚韩裔和华裔老年移民从事美体工作的动机。

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Epub Date: 2024-02-05 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2024.2307180

Shu Zhu, Joanna K Elfving-Hwang

{"title":"\"My wife made me\": motivations for body and beauty work among older Korean and Chinese migrant adults in Australia.","authors":"Shu Zhu, Joanna K Elfving-Hwang","doi":"10.1080/08952841.2024.2307180","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08952841.2024.2307180","url":null,"abstract":"This article examines how older Korean and Chinese migrants living in Perth, Australia, engage in various beauty, grooming and fitness practices to negotiate \"successful ageing\" in transnational contexts. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 30 men and women aged between 60 and 89, we examine what social meanings are attached to these practices, and how the transnational context of living in Australia has influenced the participants' perceptions of ageing and presentation of self in later life. Migration in later life is often considered in relation to the 'host' countries values and social practices, which can make it difficult for individuals to settle and feel a sense of belonging especially in later life. In this article, we will illustrate how gender, class, and cultural dispositions intersect and link with possibilities for defining and redefining successful ageing in migrant contexts. This study illustrates how successful ageing emerges as a malleable concept that draws on ideas of an ideal ageing body from the cultural values of the 'home' country, rather than the 'host' country. The findings illustrate how in everyday lived experience, the transnational habitus does not always necessarily result in a 'divided habitus' where the values of the 'home' country and that of the 'host' country are in conflict - even when the migration experience is relatively recent. Quite the contrary, the way the participants utilise everyday beauty, fitness and grooming practices to maintain a future-focused self in the context of 'home' country's age-appropriate body ideals to perform signifiers of 'successful migrant living' point to the positive aspects that appearance management can have on an individual in later life, particularly in migrant contexts.","PeriodicalId":47001,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Women & Aging","volume":" ","pages":"239-255"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139693232","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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Interaction of widowhood, gender, and age in predicting loneliness among older adults in China. 丧偶、性别和年龄在预测中国老年人孤独感中的相互作用。

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Journal of Women & Aging Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Epub Date: 2023-12-27 DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2023.2293446

Kaishan Jiao, Jiujuan Zhang, Meng Liu, Mengjia Xu

{"title":"Interaction of widowhood, gender, and age in predicting loneliness among older adults in China.","authors":"Kaishan Jiao, Jiujuan Zhang, Meng Liu, Mengjia Xu","doi":"10.1080/08952841.2023.2293446","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08952841.2023.2293446","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Loneliness is a significant issue for the elderly, and widowhood is considered a major risk factor. However, research on the intersectional effects of gender, age, and widowhood on loneliness is limited, especially within the Chinese cultural context.Methods: Using six waves (2002-2018) of national longitudinal data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (N = 22,777), this study employed multilevel mixed-effects ordered logistic regression to analyze the impact of widowhood on loneliness. Moderating roles of gender and age were examined through interaction effects.Results: Widowhood significantly increased loneliness across genders and age groups, but this effect diminished with age. Widowed men experienced greater loneliness than women, but this difference converged by age 90. The buffering effect of age on the widowhood-loneliness link was less pronounced among older women.Conclusion: The study unravels the complexity of how gender, age, and widowhood interact to shape loneliness in later life. Targeted interventions considering these intersections are needed to alleviate loneliness among Chinese widowed elderly.","PeriodicalId":47001,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Women & Aging","volume":" ","pages":"225-238"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139049534","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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