Research on AgingPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-12-17DOI: 10.1177/01640275241309255
Elisa Tambellini, Mirkka Danielsbacka, Anna Rotkirch
{"title":"Both Partnership History and Current Relationship Quality are Associated With Life Satisfaction in Old Age.","authors":"Elisa Tambellini, Mirkka Danielsbacka, Anna Rotkirch","doi":"10.1177/01640275241309255","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01640275241309255","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Romantic relationships significantly impact physical and mental wellbeing. While both partnership history and current relationship quality influence wellbeing in later life, they are seldom investigated together. This study examines the long-term effects of partnership history on wellbeing, exploring whether current relationship quality can mitigate the impact of past experiences. Using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) Finland, we categorize partnership histories and examine if relationship quality mediates their effect on life satisfaction. The analysis identifies five partnership history clusters, revealing that continuous relationships lead to the highest life satisfaction, while unstable histories are linked to lower wellbeing. High relationship satisfaction and fewer conflicts are associated with greater wellbeing for both sexes. Relationship quality mediates the negative associations between unstable partnership histories and subjective wellbeing for both men and women but does not alter the wellbeing associations for those with a continuous partnership history.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":" ","pages":"193-209"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142840051","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}
Research on AgingPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-12-18DOI: 10.1177/01640275241309414
Yizhi Zhang, Lin Yu, Peipei Tang
{"title":"Rural-to-Urban Migration in China and Late-Life Cognitive Trajectories: A Perspective From the <i>Hukou</i> System.","authors":"Yizhi Zhang, Lin Yu, Peipei Tang","doi":"10.1177/01640275241309414","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01640275241309414","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Migrating to urban areas profoundly shapes later-life cognitive function. However, it is unclear whether the acquisition of urban citizenship matters in old age and how the rural-urban <i>hukou</i> differences in cognition change over time. In particular, the existing literature has overlooked the need to differentiate between the effects of health selection and urban <i>hukou</i> attainment. To address these gaps, we use data from five waves of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. The results indicate that those who have obtained urban <i>hukou</i> through policies have better cognitive outcomes later in life compared to <i>hukou</i> non-converters, and these <i>hukou-</i>related differences grow with age. However, their cognitive abilities are lower when compared to merit-based <i>hukou</i> converters, who exhibit similar trajectories to lifelong urban citizens. These findings encourage not only a further breakdown of the urban-rural segregation structure in China, but more importantly, an improvement in the cognitive reserve of individuals.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":" ","pages":"210-225"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142856086","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}
Research on AgingPub Date : 2025-02-20DOI: 10.1177/01640275251321485
Adriana M Reyes, Sarah E Patterson
{"title":"Dynamics of Family Exchanges: How Life Course Transfers Influence Support From Adult Children.","authors":"Adriana M Reyes, Sarah E Patterson","doi":"10.1177/01640275251321485","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275251321485","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The relationship between a parent and child is one of the most enduring relationships over the life course. Older parents may rely on their adult children for support as they age. We leverage data from the Health and Retirement Study (1998-2018) to assess the dynamics of family exchanges by examining multiple types of parent exchanges and later child behavior in parent-child dyads at the onset of a parent's health limitations. Using logistic regression models, we find overall support for reciprocity, as adult children are more likely to help parents who helped them. We find that co-residence and financial transfers, but not grandchild care and being in the will, are associated with reciprocity, but patterns vary by cohort. More recent cohorts did not apply reciprocity to co-residence or financial transfers. This study highlights the importance of tracking change across time in patterns of intergenerational exchange.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":" ","pages":"1640275251321485"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143460178","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}
Research on AgingPub Date : 2025-02-19DOI: 10.1177/01640275251319325
Jaycob Applegate, Jenjira Yahirun
{"title":"Offspring Education and Parents' COVID-19 Vaccination.","authors":"Jaycob Applegate, Jenjira Yahirun","doi":"10.1177/01640275251319325","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275251319325","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Studies on COVID-19 vaccine uptake often focus on individual characteristics; however, fewer studies have assessed how the characteristics of family members might matter for vaccine decisions. This study employs a \"social foreground\" perspective to ask how the resources of adult children are associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake among older adult parents. Using data from the U.S. Health and Retirement Study (<i>N</i> = 8086), we find that having a most-educated child who completes college is positively associated with parents' vaccine uptake when compared to having a most-educated child who did not complete college. This association is driven by respondents who themselves have a high school education or less, supporting resource substitution theory. Findings from this study extend the social foreground perspective to offer new insight into the health behaviors of older adults during pandemics.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":" ","pages":"1640275251319325"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143460180","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}
Research on AgingPub Date : 2025-02-11DOI: 10.1177/01640275251321172
Kaitlyn B Langendoerfer
{"title":"The Change is Personal: Perceptions of Neighborhood Decline Among African American Women Aging in Place.","authors":"Kaitlyn B Langendoerfer","doi":"10.1177/01640275251321172","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275251321172","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite the concerted effort to study neighborhoods and their effects, there has been less attention paid to the direct accounts of these processes from residents themselves. This study explores the narratives of older African American women who have aged in place within urban neighborhoods from childhood through later life. Data is utilized from six years of ethnographic observations within two community centers located in Cleveland, Ohio and in-depth, life history interviews with 12 African American women (Mean Age: 72.5). Inductive thematic analysis revealed three themes. These include perceptions related to <i>1) institutional decline, 2) changes in safety and crime and, 3) changes in neighborhood population.</i> The women's narratives highlight that change is deeply personal. Their perceptions of decline were connected to their biography and how the decline disrupted and re-shaped their daily routines. Studying perceptions of decline is important for better understanding personal experiences of place for under-represented older adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":" ","pages":"1640275251321172"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143400367","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}
Research on AgingPub Date : 2025-02-02DOI: 10.1177/01640275251317544
Yu Guo, Zhenmei Zhang, Quanbao Jiang
{"title":"Spousal Caregiving Types and Cognitive Trajectories Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China.","authors":"Yu Guo, Zhenmei Zhang, Quanbao Jiang","doi":"10.1177/01640275251317544","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275251317544","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives:</b> This study investigates the longitudinal association between spousal caregiving types and cognitive trajectories among middle-aged and older Chinese adults, with a focus on gender differences. <b>Method:</b> Data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) (2011-2018) were analyzed, covering 4568 couples aged 45 and above. Caregiving types were Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) caregiving, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) caregiving, and both ADLs/IADLs caregiving. Cognitive function was assessed using tests of memory, orientation, numeric ability, and visuospatial ability. Latent growth curve modeling was used to examine associations between caregiving types and cognitive trajectories. <b>Results:</b> Spouses who only provided IADLs caregiving had slower cognitive decline compared to those who did not provide caregiving, regardless of gender. However, those who provided ADLs caregiving had faster cognitive decline compared to non-caregivers, especially in women. <b>Discussion:</b> These findings highlight the importance of caregiving types as well as the gendered effects of caregiving on cognitive trajectories.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":" ","pages":"1640275251317544"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143081769","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}
Research on AgingPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-08-04DOI: 10.1177/01640275241269991
Daniel Siconolfi, Molly Waymouth, Esther M Friedman, Debra Saliba, Regina A Shih
{"title":"Key Informants' Visions and Solutions to Improve Home- and Community-Based Services for Older Adults and Persons With Dementia.","authors":"Daniel Siconolfi, Molly Waymouth, Esther M Friedman, Debra Saliba, Regina A Shih","doi":"10.1177/01640275241269991","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01640275241269991","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recent decades have seen state successes in rebalancing Medicaid long-term care from institutional care (e.g., nursing homes) into home and community settings. However, significant barriers can prevent access to home and community-based services (HCBS) among older adults and persons with dementia. Qualitative research on potential innovations and solutions in the contemporary context with attention to a wider range of state-level policy contexts is limited. Drawing on interviews with 49 key informants including state Medicaid officials, HCBS providers, and advocates for persons with dementia across 11 states, we examined perceived solutions to barriers. Key informants articulated a range of potential solutions and innovations, ranging from tangible or realized policy changes to 'magic wand' solutions. Policy research has typically focused on the former; excluding the latter may miss opportunities to envision and design a more effective long-term care system for persons living with dementia and older adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":" ","pages":"103-115"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11659055/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141890483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Research on AgingPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-08-01DOI: 10.1177/01640275241267298
Sara I Hamm, Zachary Zimmer, Mary Beth Ofstedal
{"title":"Linking Multi-Dimensional Religiosity in Childhood and Later Adulthood: Implications for Later Life Health.","authors":"Sara I Hamm, Zachary Zimmer, Mary Beth Ofstedal","doi":"10.1177/01640275241267298","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01640275241267298","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examines religiosity patterns across childhood and later adulthood and their associations with later-life health using an experimental module from the 2016 Health and Retirement Study (<i>N</i> = 1649; Mean Age = 64.0). Latent class analysis is used to categorize individuals by commonalities in religious attendance, religious identity, and spiritual identity. Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations are then explored using probable depression, disability, and mortality as health indicators. Results reveal complex patterns, often characterized by declining attendance and fluctuating identity. Relationships with health appear stronger in cross-sectional analyses, suggesting that some associations may be non-causal. Individuals with consistently strong religiosity show significantly better psychological health compared to their relatively non-religious counterparts. Moreover, the absence of religiosity in later adulthood is associated with an increased risk of mortality. Overall, the findings support the promotion of religiosity whilst acknowledging individual variations and highlighting the need for more individualistic approaches to the study of religion and health.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":" ","pages":"91-102"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11656630/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141876293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Research on AgingPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-08-07DOI: 10.1177/01640275241269949
Madison R Sauerteig-Rolston, Lisa L Barnes, Patricia A Thomas, Jacqueline L Angel, Kenneth F Ferraro
{"title":"Religious Involvement and Cognitive Function Among White, Black, and Hispanic Older Adults.","authors":"Madison R Sauerteig-Rolston, Lisa L Barnes, Patricia A Thomas, Jacqueline L Angel, Kenneth F Ferraro","doi":"10.1177/01640275241269949","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01640275241269949","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We examined whether religious involvement was associated with cognitive function among older adults in the 2006-2020 waves of the Health and Retirement Study. Using growth curve analysis, we found the association between religious involvement and cognition varied by facet of religious involvement and race and Hispanic ethnicity. Attending religious services with friends was associated with higher initial levels of cognitive function (b = 0.22, <i>p</i> < .05). For Hispanic older adults, frequent attendance at religious services was associated with a slower rate of cognitive decline (b = 0.16, <i>p</i> < .01). Stratified models by race and Hispanic ethnicity demonstrated that religious salience was associated with lower initial levels of cognitive function among non-Hispanic White adults (b = -0.19, <i>p</i> < .01). We found no association between religious involvement and cognitive function among non-Hispanic Black respondents. In sum, elements of religious involvement are positively or negatively related to cognitive function in later life and vary by race and ethnicity.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":" ","pages":"116-127"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11659038/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141903219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Research on AgingPub Date : 2025-02-01Epub Date: 2024-08-30DOI: 10.1177/01640275241274316
Mallory J Bell, Kenneth F Ferraro
{"title":"Volunteering and Risk of Heart Attack in Later Life: The Moderating Role of Purpose in Life?","authors":"Mallory J Bell, Kenneth F Ferraro","doi":"10.1177/01640275241274316","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01640275241274316","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives:</b> We investigate whether volunteering is associated with a reduced risk of first heart attack in later life and whether purpose in life moderates this relationship. <b>Methods:</b> Cox proportional hazards were used to examine seven waves of data (2006-2018) from the Health and Retirement Study-a nationally representative survey of adults 50 years and older (<i>N</i> = 5,079). <b>Results:</b> Volunteering a moderate number of hours was associated with a 46% lower risk of heart attack compared to non-volunteers. The association between high time-commitment volunteering and heart attack risk was contingent on level of purpose in life: compared to non-volunteers, people with high purpose in life who volunteered 100 + hours had the lowest risk of heart attack. <b>Discussion:</b> Meaningful volunteer activities may be one way for older adults to reduce their risk of heart attack.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":" ","pages":"140-150"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11659029/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142113508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}