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Women, Younger Adults, and Singles Were Most Likely to Report Loneliness During the Pandemic: Evidence From a 15-Month National Longitudinal Survey. 女性、年轻人和单身人士在大流行期间最有可能报告孤独：来自一项为期15个月的全国纵向调查的证据。

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International Journal of Aging & Human Development Pub Date : 2025-07-17 DOI: 10.1177/00914150251359473

Ryan Best, JoNell Strough, Wändi Bruine de Bruin

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Formal and Informal Volunteering Among Older Adults: Associations With Health Across Sexual Orientations. 老年人的正式和非正式志愿活动：跨性取向与健康的关系。

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International Journal of Aging & Human Development Pub Date : 2025-07-17 DOI: 10.1177/00914150251359460

Joseph J Frey, Huei-Wern Shen, Yi Wang

{"title":"Formal and Informal Volunteering Among Older Adults: Associations With Health Across Sexual Orientations.","authors":"Joseph J Frey, Huei-Wern Shen, Yi Wang","doi":"10.1177/00914150251359460","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00914150251359460","url":null,"abstract":"Previous studies document the positive health benefits of volunteering among older adults. However, little is known about the relationships between volunteering and lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) older adult health. This study explored associations between volunteering and health across sexual orientations of older Americans. Using nationally representative 2016 Health and Retirement Study data, weighted ordinary least squares regression analyses were conducted. Included in this cross-sectional study were 204 LGB participants and 3,333 heterosexual participants. Results indicated that for heterosexual older adults, formal volunteering was positively associated with current memory rating (p < .05). For LGB older adults, there were no significant relationships between volunteering and health. Statistically, the findings suggest that the well-documented health benefits of volunteering may not be supported in the LGB older adult population; substantively, the findings suggest a need to examine socially constructed meanings of volunteering among LGB older adults and related benefits. Further research is urged.","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"914150251359460"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144650900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Illuminating the Golden Years: How WeChat Enhances Life Satisfaction Among Chinese Elderly Through the Fulfillment of Basic Psychological Needs. 照亮黄金岁月：微信如何通过基本心理需求的满足来提高中国老年人的生活满意度。

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International Journal of Aging & Human Development Pub Date : 2025-07-15 DOI: 10.1177/00914150251359478

Yuhui Wang, Linggui A, Dongliang Han

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The Association Between Close Relationships and Happiness Among Older Adults. 老年人亲密关系与幸福感之间的关系。

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International Journal of Aging & Human Development Pub Date : 2025-07-02 DOI: 10.1177/00914150251352197

Elnaz Abaei, Peter Martin

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Older Adults' Understanding of COVID-19 and Successful Aging: An Application of CEMSA to Ghana and Uganda. 老年人对 COVID-19 和成功老龄化的理解：将 CEMSA 应用于加纳和乌干达。

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International Journal of Aging & Human Development Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-08 DOI: 10.1177/00914150241297318

Faith Afua Otchere, Miriam Komuhendo, Lindsey Anderson, Drew T Ashby-King, Delight Agboada

{"title":"Older Adults' Understanding of COVID-19 and Successful Aging: An Application of CEMSA to Ghana and Uganda.","authors":"Faith Afua Otchere, Miriam Komuhendo, Lindsey Anderson, Drew T Ashby-King, Delight Agboada","doi":"10.1177/00914150241297318","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00914150241297318","url":null,"abstract":"COVID-19 heightened the uncertainty of aging, mainly because older adults were considered most vulnerable to the virus's effects. This study utilized the Communicative Ecology Model of Successful Aging (CEMSA) as a framework to understand the intersection of aging, COVID-19, and communication. In-depth interviews were conducted to explore the nuanced accounts given by fourteen eligible participants from Ghana and Uganda to understand their communicative practices about successful aging during COVID-19. Findings revealed that expressing optimism about aging, planning for future care needs, self-categorization as old, or attributing behavior to old age, and using emerging communication technologies to foster engagement with friends and loved ones are crucial aspects of older adults' communication around successful aging during the pandemic. The study also extended CEMSA to the African context and introduced faith as a new element that influenced how older adults communicate about successful aging that the model had not previously accounted for.","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"25-47"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142606893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Communication, Contact, and Intergenerational Dynamics: Aging in Not-So-Normal Times. 沟通、接触和代际动态：非正常时期的老龄化。

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International Journal of Aging & Human Development Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-05 DOI: 10.1177/00914150241297347

Jake Harwood

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Dementia Caregiving and Dialectical Tensions During the Early Days of the COVID-19 Pandemic. COVID-19 大流行初期的痴呆症护理和辩证紧张关系》（Dementia Caregiving and Dialectical Tensions during the Early Days of the COVID-19 Pandemic）。

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International Journal of Aging & Human Development Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-18 DOI: 10.1177/00914150241297555

Meara H Faw, Kylie J Johnson

{"title":"Dementia Caregiving and Dialectical Tensions During the Early Days of the COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Meara H Faw, Kylie J Johnson","doi":"10.1177/00914150241297555","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00914150241297555","url":null,"abstract":"Caregiving for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia presents significant challenges which were amplified throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, care partners were forced to navigate uncertain terrain as well as new and challenging relational tensions. This study investigated the experiences of dementia care partners and the relational tensions present as they managed the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic using Relational Dialectics Theory framework. By analyzing recorded support groups from the early days of the pandemic (April through June, 2020), we identified two chief tensions expressed by participants throughout their support groups: connection-independence and gratitude-frustration. Participants experienced these tensions in different ways, and they engaged in four tension management strategies (selection, minimization, reframing, and venting and comradery) through the support group. As the pandemic progressed, participants' tension management evolved, highlighting the complexity inherent in caring for a person with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic.","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"136-155"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142649336","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Communicative and Methodological Challenges Related to Collecting Data with Older Adults with Dementia in Senior Living Communities During the COVID-19 Pandemic. 在COVID-19大流行期间，与老年生活社区中老年痴呆症患者收集数据相关的交流和方法挑战

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International Journal of Aging & Human Development Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-08 DOI: 10.1177/00914150241300892

Tamara D Afifi, Charles E Burnham, Nancy Collins, Chloe Gonzales, Aria Ma, Allison Mazur, Erin E Naffziger, Kyle Rand, Yuval Rosen, Abdullah Salehuddin, Jennifer Stamps, Nikki Truscelli, Veronica Wilson

{"title":"Communicative and Methodological Challenges Related to Collecting Data with Older Adults with Dementia in Senior Living Communities During the COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Tamara D Afifi, Charles E Burnham, Nancy Collins, Chloe Gonzales, Aria Ma, Allison Mazur, Erin E Naffziger, Kyle Rand, Yuval Rosen, Abdullah Salehuddin, Jennifer Stamps, Nikki Truscelli, Veronica Wilson","doi":"10.1177/00914150241300892","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00914150241300892","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 pandemic presented significant challenges to researchers collecting data with older adults, particularly older adults with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). The goal of this article is to articulate the communicative and methodological challenges and lessons learned from collecting data with older adults in senior living communities with mild cognitive impairment and ADRD and their adult children (who were geographically separated) during the pandemic. Communication was much more than what we were studying; it was essential to the success and ethical implementation of our research. We were working with a vulnerable population during a pandemic where recruitment, consent, and data collection required heightened and adapted communication strategies to reduce confusion, promote safety, and ensure data could be collected in an effective manner. The way we communicated with the participants, their networks, and the senior living communities was crucial to establishing strong human connections and subsequently successful data collection.","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"90-111"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12149450/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142795956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Potential Harmful Behavior Toward Older Family Members: Applying a Double-ABCX Model to Examine Problematic Family Caregiving. 对老年家庭成员的潜在伤害行为：应用双重-ABCX 模型研究有问题的家庭照料。

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International Journal of Aging & Human Development Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-20 DOI: 10.1177/00914150241297331

Mei-Chen Lin, David E Silva

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#PositiveAging: A Content Analysis of Positive Aging TikTok Videos. #PositiveAging：积极老龄化 TikTok 视频的内容分析。

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International Journal of Aging & Human Development Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-18 DOI: 10.1177/00914150241297895

R Amanda Cooper

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