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Strategies and Supports to Improve Retention of Personal Care Workers in Residential Aged Care: Insights From a Qualitative Study. 提高居家养老中个人护理员留任的策略与支持：来自质性研究的见解。

IF 1.8 3区社会学

Research on Aging Pub Date : 2025-10-08 DOI: 10.1177/01640275251383540

Britt O'Keefe, Eva Yuen, Susan Perlen, Alison M Hutchinson

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Is There a Cognitive Footprint of Political Systems? The Case of Separation and Reunification of East and West Germany and Its Association With Later Life Cognitive Health. 政治制度是否存在认知足迹？东德与西德的分离与统一及其与晚年认知健康的关系

IF 1.8 3区社会学

Research on Aging Pub Date : 2025-10-04 DOI: 10.1177/01640275251383810

Ariane Bertogg, Jeffrey E Stokes

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A Letter From the New Editor-in-Chief. 新主编的来信。

IF 1.8 3区社会学

Research on Aging Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-23 DOI: 10.1177/01640275251355155

Jeffrey E Stokes

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Older Adults' Information Use on Social Media: The Role of Psychological Needs and Personality Traits. 老年人在社交媒体上的信息使用：心理需求和人格特质的作用

IF 1.8 3区社会学

Research on Aging Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-14 DOI: 10.1177/01640275251341447

Luise Anter, Martin Fischer, Anna Sophie Kümpel

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Area-level Poverty and Functional Limitations: Exploring Gender-Specific Mechanisms. 地区一级的贫穷和功能限制：探讨针对性别的机制。

IF 1.8 3区社会学

Research on Aging Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-16 DOI: 10.1177/01640275251343101

Pui Yin Cheung, David S Curtis, Ming Wen

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Resilience Trajectories Among Older Adults With Disabilities: A Longitudinal Study in Anhui, China. 中国安徽老年人残疾心理弹性轨迹的纵向研究

IF 1.8 3区社会学

Research on Aging Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-06 DOI: 10.1177/01640275251339996

Yun Qiu, Jingyu Bi, Shuzhuo Li, Zhen Cong

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Family Availability, 'Kinlessness', COVID Stringency, and Loneliness in 26 Countries. 26个国家的家庭可用性、“无亲属性”、COVID严谨性和孤独感。

IF 1.8 3区社会学

Research on Aging Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-23 DOI: 10.1177/01640275251334624

Christine A Mair, Bruno Arpino, Radoslaw Antczak, Nekehia T Quashie

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Differences in Pain Presence and Intensity Among Black, Latino, and White Community-Dwelling Midlife and Older Adults in the U.S. 美国黑人、拉丁裔和白人社区居住的中年和老年人疼痛存在和强度的差异

IF 1.8 3区社会学

Research on Aging Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.1177/01640275251344940

David Camacho, Maria P Aranda, Jerad H Moxley, Denise Burnette, Ellen P Lukens, M Carrington Reid, Elaine Wethington

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Gendered Impact of Layoffs on Body Weight Trajectories in Transitional China: A Life Course Perspective 1993-2015. 转型期中国失业对体重轨迹的性别影响：1993-2015年生命历程视角

IF 1.8 3区社会学

Research on Aging Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-03 DOI: 10.1177/01640275251329494

Qian Song, Emily Lim, Miao Li

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Perceived Social Isolation Among Older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Heterosexual Adults: The Role of Relationship Status. 老年女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋和异性恋成年人的社会孤立感：关系状态的作用。

IF 1.8 3区社会学

Research on Aging Pub Date : 2025-09-29 DOI: 10.1177/01640275251383545

Haoming Song, Yuanchang Zhao

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