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Do Community-Based Elder Care Services Prevent Falls and Improve Physical Functioning? Evidence from China. 以社区为基础的老年护理服务能预防跌倒并改善身体机能吗？来自中国的证据。

IF 1.8 3区社会学

Journal of Aging & Social Policy Pub Date : 2026-09-09 DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2026.2730384

Yang Zhao, Beomsoo Kim

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Language Services for Older Adults in China: Evidence from Administrative Enterprise Registration Data and Policy Implications. 中国老年人语言服务：来自行政企业注册数据和政策启示的证据。

IF 1.8 3区社会学

Journal of Aging & Social Policy Pub Date : 2026-09-09 DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2026.2729018

Lifei Wang, Wenjin Yan

{"title":"Language Services for Older Adults in China: Evidence from Administrative Enterprise Registration Data and Policy Implications.","authors":"Lifei Wang, Wenjin Yan","doi":"10.1080/08959420.2026.2729018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2026.2729018","url":null,"abstract":"Population aging and digital-by-default public service delivery make communication access a policy determinant of equitable aging. In China, dialect diversity, sensory decline, and low digital literacy can prevent older adults from understanding information and navigating health and social services. Yet the provider ecosystem that could deliver language support and age-friendly communication technologies remains poorly measured. This study maps the supply-side dynamics of China's Language Services for Older Adults (LSOA) industry - enterprises offering language-based interventions and communication-access technologies addressing older adults' cognitive, sensory, and social-communication needs. Using nationwide administrative enterprise registration records (1990-2023) from the National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System, 429,017 LSOA-relevant enterprises were identified through a reproducible keyword pipeline and expert-validated classification. The sector shows a four-phase trajectory, with rapid expansion in the 2010s and a post-2020 shift toward consolidation. In 2023 the market was estimated at RMB 163.5 billion and was dominated by small providers, with marked regional disparities and weaker coverage in central and western regions. Policy responses should prioritize enforceable service and accessibility standards, competency-based workforce training, and targeted fiscal and procurement instruments to scale inclusive technologies and reduce later-life linguistic digital inequities.","PeriodicalId":47121,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Aging & Social Policy","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148921274","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}

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Advance Directive Completion Among Older Southeast Asian Americans: The Case of Vietnamese and Filipino Populations. 老年东南亚美国人的预先指示完成：越南和菲律宾人口的案例。

IF 1.8 3区社会学

Journal of Aging & Social Policy Pub Date : 2026-09-05 DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2026.2729025

Kaipeng Wang, Anao Zhang, Bei Wu

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When Grandparents Step Back: Fertility Intentions and Policy Implications in the Context of Delayed Retirement in China. 当祖父母退后：中国延迟退休背景下的生育意图和政策影响。

IF 1.8 3区社会学

Journal of Aging & Social Policy Pub Date : 2026-09-05 DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2026.2729019

He Chen, Qifeng Ma

{"title":"When Grandparents Step Back: Fertility Intentions and Policy Implications in the Context of Delayed Retirement in China.","authors":"He Chen, Qifeng Ma","doi":"10.1080/08959420.2026.2729019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2026.2729019","url":null,"abstract":"As countries implement delayed retirement policies to address population aging, reduced availability of grandparental childcare emerges as an unintended consequence that may further depress fertility intentions. This study examines whether household income improvement and formal childcare provision can mitigate the fertility-suppressing effects of diminished grandparental care. Using factorial survey experiments embedded in a national Chinese survey, fertility intentions were assessed under randomized scenarios. Results show grandparental care absence reduced second- and third-birth intentions by 9.82 and 3.97% points, respectively. Annual household income increases and formal childcare availability had the potential to offset these declines. Individuals with higher socioeconomic status required larger improvement in household income to achieve similar fertility intention levels, while affordable, high-quality formal childcare consistently benefited all subgroups. These findings provide novel experimental evidence that integrating delayed retirement reforms with targeted childcare support and sufficient economic incentives may help preserve fertility intentions.","PeriodicalId":47121,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Aging & Social Policy","volume":" ","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148892530","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}

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How Reading Literature and Simulated Aging Sway Young Adults' Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Caring for Older People. 阅读文学和模拟衰老如何影响年轻人对照顾老年人的态度和行为。

IF 1.8 3区社会学

Journal of Aging & Social Policy Pub Date : 2026-08-05 DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2026.2712645

Ka Po Wong, Pei-Lee Teh

{"title":"How Reading Literature and Simulated Aging Sway Young Adults' Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Caring for Older People.","authors":"Ka Po Wong, Pei-Lee Teh","doi":"10.1080/08959420.2026.2712645","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2026.2712645","url":null,"abstract":"As populations age globally, fostering empathy and positive attitudes toward older adults among younger generations becomes increasingly important. This study evaluates two interventions - aging simulation suits and reading literature (reading and comprehending scenarios related to older adults) - to foster empathy, positive attitudes, charitable behavioral intentions, and caring intentions toward older adults among young people. Using a randomized experimental design, eligible participants were assigned to four groups: waitlist control, reading literature, aging simulation, and a combined intervention, completing pre- and post-intervention questionnaires. The results indicated that intervention groups showed statistically significant improvements in attitudes toward caring for older adults, trait empathy, charitable behavioral intentions, and caring behavioral intentions compared to the control group. Notably, the combined intervention group using both aging simulation suits and reading literature achieved the highest adjusted mean values for trait empathy (AMV: 4.042, 95% CI: 3.946-4.138, p < .05) and caring behavioral intentions (AMV: 6.083, 95% CI: 5.916-6.250, p < .05), followed by the group using aging simulation suits alone. The simulation suit group showed the most consistent improvements across all measures, with medium effect sizes (Cohen's d ranging from 0.39 to 0.61). These findings suggest that integrating aging simulation with reading literature approaches effectively fosters empathy and promotes positive caregiving behaviors, paving the way for age-inclusive societies and improved care quality for the aging population.","PeriodicalId":47121,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Aging & Social Policy","volume":" ","pages":"1-23"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148680432","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}

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Financial Profiles of South Korean Widows: The Roles of State, Market, and Family. 韩国寡妇的财务状况：国家、市场和家庭的角色。

IF 1.8 3区社会学

Journal of Aging & Social Policy Pub Date : 2026-07-27 DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2026.2702890

Dahye Kim, Jeremy Lim-Soh, Christine A Mair

{"title":"Financial Profiles of South Korean Widows: The Roles of State, Market, and Family.","authors":"Dahye Kim, Jeremy Lim-Soh, Christine A Mair","doi":"10.1080/08959420.2026.2702890","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2026.2702890","url":null,"abstract":"Widowhood is a well-documented risk factor for old-age poverty, yet the roles of state, market, and family in shaping women's economic vulnerability during widowhood remain underexplored. Drawing on a life course perspective on economic disadvantage, this study examined widows' financial profiles and their implications for well-being. Using data from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (2006-2022), we conducted Latent Class Analysis on 11 indicators of personal finances, property, family transfers, and welfare benefits for 650 middle-aged and older widowed women and examined associations between these profiles and socio-demographic characteristics and subjective well-being. Five profiles emerged. Three groups - \"Elite retirees\" (3%), \"Non-working with diverse support\" (30%), and \"Working with diverse support\" (14%) - were characterized by family wealth and stable resources. In contrast, the largest group, \"Financially unstable\" (37%), lacked clear sources of support, was often excluded from social assistance and noncontributory pensions, and reported the poorest well-being. Another vulnerable group, \"Dependent on child and Basic Pension\" (17%) relied mainly on intergenerational support and the noncontributory Basic Pension and consisted of older respondents with the second poorest well-being. These findings point to the need for more generous pensions and less restrictive asset tests in social assistance programs to reduce economic vulnerability among disadvantaged widows.","PeriodicalId":47121,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Aging & Social Policy","volume":" ","pages":"1-20"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148594124","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}

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Spatial Correlation Between Neighborhood Characteristics and Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Availability in Virginia. 弗吉尼亚州社区特征与家庭和社区服务（HCBS）可用性的空间相关性

IF 2.1 3区社会学

Journal of Aging & Social Policy Pub Date : 2026-06-09 DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2026.2677292

Seon Kim

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The Relationship of Volunteering to the Psychological Well-Being of Older Adults in a Community-Based Setting: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study in Hong Kong. 香港社区长者志愿服务与心理健康的关系：一项三波纵向研究。

IF 2.1 3区社会学

Journal of Aging & Social Policy Pub Date : 2026-06-08 DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2026.2680901

Nicholas K Man, Sun-Wah Chan, Jun Chen

{"title":"The Relationship of Volunteering to the Psychological Well-Being of Older Adults in a Community-Based Setting: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study in Hong Kong.","authors":"Nicholas K Man, Sun-Wah Chan, Jun Chen","doi":"10.1080/08959420.2026.2680901","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2026.2680901","url":null,"abstract":"Rapid population aging in Hong Kong heightens risks of social isolation and purposelessness among older adults. The Community Care Team (CCT) program, launched by the government in 2023, recruits and trains volunteers for grassroots care activities with the aim of strengthening community resilience, i.e. the collective capacity to mobilize resources, sustain social support, and respond to challenges such as emergencies or social crises. This three-wave longitudinal study examined the effects of volunteering in the CCT program on psychological well-being in adults aged 55-79 (67 volunteers, 108 controls). Assessments at baseline, 3 months, and 8 months measured psychological well-being, prosocialness, self-efficacy, meaning in life, resilience, and loneliness. Volunteers demonstrated significant improvements compared to controls. Meaning in life mediated the prosocialness- psychological-well-being relationship, with a chained pathway via self- efficacy. Moderation showed stronger benefits for those with lower resilience or higher loneliness. Findings support expanding CCT-like programs to enhance mental health and sustainable eldercare.","PeriodicalId":47121,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Aging & Social Policy","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148206615","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}

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Health Benefits for Middle-Aged and Older Adults Attributed to the Reduction of Air Pollution Rather Than Climate Factors Under China's Clean Air Act. 根据中国的《清洁空气法》，减少空气污染而不是气候因素对中老年人的健康有益。

IF 2.1 3区社会学

Journal of Aging & Social Policy Pub Date : 2026-06-05 DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2026.2673827

Kai Hu, Jinmeng Li, Qingqing He

{"title":"Health Benefits for Middle-Aged and Older Adults Attributed to the Reduction of Air Pollution Rather Than Climate Factors Under China's Clean Air Act.","authors":"Kai Hu, Jinmeng Li, Qingqing He","doi":"10.1080/08959420.2026.2673827","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2026.2673827","url":null,"abstract":"Environmental policies are associated with a reduction in air pollution and climate risks, yet their benefits to public health remain unclear. This study detects changes in air pollution, climate, and health outcomes after implementing the Clean Air Act (CAA) in China in the period from 2000 to 2020, using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (2011-2020) linked with remotely sensed PM2.5 and O3 concentration datasets, temperature records, and CO2 emissions among 22,561 adults aged 45 years and over. The difference-in-difference (DID) approach was used to identify the effects of the CAA on health outcomes, and the growth curve modeling (GCM) was used to examine the longitudinal relationship between air pollution, climate change, and health outcomes. The results show that while climate conditions were partially linked to poorer health status, health advantages of the CAA were mostly attributable to PM2.5 reduction rather than climate mitigation. Further analyses, interacting air pollution with extreme temperatures, indicate that air pollution would exacerbate detrimental health effects of climate change. This study highlights the importance of public health initiatives and recommends that air pollution and climate change be prioritized jointly in environmental strategies.","PeriodicalId":47121,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Aging & Social Policy","volume":" ","pages":"1-21"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148165022","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}

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Aging without Shelter: Lived Consequences of Homelessness Among Older Adults in Tehran, Iran. 无住所的老年：伊朗德黑兰老年人无家可归的生活后果。

IF 2.1 3区社会学

Journal of Aging & Social Policy Pub Date : 2026-06-02 DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2026.2680894

Vahid Rashedi, Shiva Parvaei, Maryam Mollaei

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