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Reflections on Death among Aging Mothers of Adult Children with Serious Conditions. 对患有严重疾病的成年子女的高龄母亲死亡问题的思考。

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Research on Aging Pub Date : 2026-07-30 DOI: 10.1177/01640275261474886

Robert Crosnoe, Carly Young, Makenna Huffman, Padma Jaghannaathan

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Sequins, Survival, and Selfhood: An Emergent Theory of Drag as a Lifelong Identity Process Among Older LGBTQ+ Drag Performers. 亮片，生存和自我：变装作为老年LGBTQ+变装演员终身身份认同过程的新兴理论。

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Research on Aging Pub Date : 2026-07-29 DOI: 10.1177/01640275261469195

Laura K M Donorfio, Brian G Chapman, Nels P Highberg, Alexis B Bernhardt, Debra F Tomasino

{"title":"Sequins, Survival, and Selfhood: An Emergent Theory of Drag as a Lifelong Identity Process Among Older LGBTQ+ Drag Performers.","authors":"Laura K M Donorfio, Brian G Chapman, Nels P Highberg, Alexis B Bernhardt, Debra F Tomasino","doi":"10.1177/01640275261469195","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275261469195","url":null,"abstract":"Older LGBTQ+ drag performers remain largely understudied within gerontology and LGBTQ+ aging scholarship. This qualitative study explored how older LGBTQ+ drag performers make meaning of drag expression across the life course. In-depth interviews were conducted with 21 participants aged 50 to 90 residing in the United States. Analysis revealed seven themes related to drag identity, embodied aging, resilience, marginalization, generativity, and intergenerational relationships. Findings informed an emergent theory of drag as a lifelong identity process. Participants described drag not merely as performance, but as an evolving meaning-making system through which they negotiated identity. Narratives illuminated the coexistence of resilience and vulnerability as participants navigated ageism, dragism, HIV/AIDS survivorship, bodily change, and shifting community dynamics. Findings expand our understanding of LGBTQ+ aging by positioning drag as a relational, adaptive, and culturally situated life-course practice that sustains continuity of self while resisting marginalization and preserving queer cultural memory.","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":" ","pages":"1640275261469195"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148608714","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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Structural Inequities in Dental Care Use Across Dementia Progression: The Roles of Race/Ethnicity and Education. 牙科保健使用在痴呆进展中的结构性不平等：种族/民族和教育的作用。

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Research on Aging Pub Date : 2026-07-29 DOI: 10.1177/01640275261472499

Ruotong Liu, Xiang Qi, Huabin Luo, Zhang Zhang, Yunrui Liu, Zhijing Xu, Bei Wu

{"title":"Structural Inequities in Dental Care Use Across Dementia Progression: The Roles of Race/Ethnicity and Education.","authors":"Ruotong Liu, Xiang Qi, Huabin Luo, Zhang Zhang, Yunrui Liu, Zhijing Xu, Bei Wu","doi":"10.1177/01640275261472499","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275261472499","url":null,"abstract":"Dental care utilization in later life may reflect changing health needs, access to healthcare, and social inequalities that persist across the aging process. We examined trajectories of dental care utilization before and after dementia diagnosis and evaluated whether these patterns differed by race/ethnicity and educational attainment. We linked Health and Retirement Study data with Medicare claims (1992-2020) among 2,838 dentate adults aged 65 years and older with incident dementia. Mixed-effects logistic regression models estimated changes in dental care utilization relative to the year of dementia diagnosis. Dental care utilization declined in the years preceding dementia diagnosis, increased immediately after diagnosis (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.45, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.04-2.03), and subsequently plateaued. Non-Hispanic Black participants had lower dental care utilization compared with White participants (AOR = 0.21, 95% CI: 0.10-0.44), although trajectories of change surrounding dementia diagnosis did not differ by race/ethnicity. Racial and ethnic disparities persisted even among participants with higher educational attainment. Dementia diagnosis represents a potential transition point associated with temporary increases in dental care engagement, but it does not eliminate longstanding disparities in oral healthcare utilization. These findings highlight the importance of examining oral healthcare access as part of broader aging-related inequalities and ensuring equitable integration of dental care into the continuum of care for older adults with dementia.","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":" ","pages":"1640275261472499"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148622073","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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Lived Experiences of Ageism Among Older Adults: Between Shifting Visibility and Strategies of Resistance. 老年人中年龄歧视的生活经历：在转变的可见度和抵抗策略之间。

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Research on Aging Pub Date : 2026-07-28 DOI: 10.1177/01640275261474064

Nina Veetnisha Gunnarsson, Cecilia Moberg

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Multidimensional Trajectories of Social Adaptation Among Chinese Older Adults: Heterogeneous Pathways Shaped by Cognitive Function, Depression Symptoms, and Friendship. 中国老年人社会适应的多维轨迹：认知功能、抑郁症状和友谊形成的异质路径

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Research on Aging Pub Date : 2026-07-28 DOI: 10.1177/01640275261473995

Xing Zhang, Zhenzhen Lian, Chunhai Gao, Chenyu Wang

{"title":"Multidimensional Trajectories of Social Adaptation Among Chinese Older Adults: Heterogeneous Pathways Shaped by Cognitive Function, Depression Symptoms, and Friendship.","authors":"Xing Zhang, Zhenzhen Lian, Chunhai Gao, Chenyu Wang","doi":"10.1177/01640275261473995","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275261473995","url":null,"abstract":"Social adaptation is critical for healthy aging, yet few longitudinal studies examine multidimensional social adaptation trajectories and its' predictors among Chinese older adults. Using four-wave panel data (2014-2020) of 1,990 older adults, we applied latent growth and group-based trajectory models to map social adaptation developmental patterns. Personal development adaptation exhibited a nonlinear declining trajectory, while ideological-cultural adaptation fell into four subgroups: gradual decline, stable low, initial decline with subsequent stabilization, and sustained moderate-to-high adaptation. Baseline education and self-rated health positively predicted initial personal development adaptation levels. Cognitive function showed consistent positive longitudinal effects on personal development adaptation and heterogeneous predictive links to ideological-cultural subgroup membership. Depressive symptoms negatively predicted personal development adaptation and only predicted membership in the sustained high-adaptation ideological-cultural subgroup. Friendship had no significant predictive effect on two dimensions. This study confirms domain-specific heterogeneity in older adults' social adaptation and offers empirical evidence for targeted active aging interventions.","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":" ","pages":"1640275261473995"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148608753","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 Side by Side: Couples' Views of Aging and Health Over Time. 并肩衰老：夫妻对衰老和健康的看法。

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Research on Aging Pub Date : 2026-07-28 DOI: 10.1177/01640275261470904

Hanamori F Skoblow, Getrude Nyang'au, Megan Gilligan, Meng Huo, Jeenkyoung Lee

{"title":"Aging Side by Side: Couples' Views of Aging and Health Over Time.","authors":"Hanamori F Skoblow, Getrude Nyang'au, Megan Gilligan, Meng Huo, Jeenkyoung Lee","doi":"10.1177/01640275261470904","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275261470904","url":null,"abstract":"This study tested bidirectional, within-person associations between couples' self-perceptions of aging (SPA) and self-rated, cognitive, and mental health over time. Using a pooled sample of different-gender couples (N = 2,778 dyads) aged 50+ in the Health and Retirement Study across three waves (2008/2010, 2012/2014, 2016/2018), we employed dyadic random intercept cross-lagged panel models to separate within-person fluctuations from stable between-person differences while modeling cross-spousal associations. Findings revealed significant bidirectional within-person associations between individuals' positive and negative SPA and their own self-rated health, as well as between individuals' positive SPA and depressive symptoms. Better cognitive performance than usual was associated with individuals' more positive SPA than usual at the following wave. Additionally, individuals' above-average positive SPA was associated with their partners' better-than-average self-rated and mental health over time. Findings advance our understanding of the reciprocal influences between couples' SPA and health, informing dyadic interventions to improve older adults' SPA and health.","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":" ","pages":"1640275261470904"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148608755","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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A "DisJOINTed" Relationship: Older African Americans' Osteoarthritis Pain Management Experiences with Healthcare Providers. “脱节”的关系：老年非洲裔美国人与医疗保健提供者的骨关节炎疼痛管理经验。

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Research on Aging Pub Date : 2026-07-22 DOI: 10.1177/01640275261467445

Staja Q Booker, Keela A Herr

{"title":"A \"DisJOINTed\" Relationship: Older African Americans' Osteoarthritis Pain Management Experiences with Healthcare Providers.","authors":"Staja Q Booker, Keela A Herr","doi":"10.1177/01640275261467445","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275261467445","url":null,"abstract":"Managing debilitating chronic pain due to osteoarthritis often presents significant challenges for historically marginalized populations such as African American older adults. This qualitative analysis examined older African Americans' (N = 18) encounters with healthcare providers when seeking chronic pain treatment for osteoarthritis. A conventional thematic analysis identified five major themes: (1) Seeking treatment is a nuanced balance of overcoming personal delays to receive professional help and decision support, (2) Experiencing mistreatment diminishes faith in providers and increases faith in a higher power, (3) Advocating for informed care is a necessary challenge, (4) Receiving limited treatment options results in disjointed care and culturally informed self-care, and (5) Experiencing \"good\" care is rare but appreciated. The quality of patient-provider relationships varied considerably and resulted in disjointed care. These results illuminate the 21st century experiences of navigating a complex and biased healthcare system and emphasize opportunities for providers to increase advocacy and empathy.","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":" ","pages":"1640275261467445"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148550874","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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A Biological Embodiment of Caregiving: Caregiving Transition Patterns and Gender Differences in Epigenetic Aging. 照护的生物学体现：表观遗传老化的照护过渡模式与性别差异。

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Research on Aging Pub Date : 2026-07-21 DOI: 10.1177/01640275261470575

Lu Tian, Patricia Drentea

{"title":"A Biological Embodiment of Caregiving: Caregiving Transition Patterns and Gender Differences in Epigenetic Aging.","authors":"Lu Tian, Patricia Drentea","doi":"10.1177/01640275261470575","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275261470575","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines whether caregiving transition patterns are associated with epigenetic age acceleration (EAA) utilizing the 2012-2016 waves of the Health and Retirement Study (N = 3,153). We identified five caregiving transition patterns: initiating moderate- or high-intensity care, ceasing care, and sustaining moderate- or high-intensity care. Initiating high-intensity care was linked to EAA, while ceasing care was associated with decelerated epigenetic aging. Across the 13 DNAm clocks, associations were selective rather than uniform, with the most robust associations observed for GrimAge, Zhang, and Vidal-Bralo. Initiating high-intensity care and ceasing care were associated with EAA on the three clocks. These associations differed by gender. Among men, initiating high-intensity care and ceasing care were associated with accelerated and decelerated epigenetic aging, respectively. Among women, sustaining medium-intensity caregiving was associated with decelerated epigenetic aging. These findings reveal that the biological embodiment of caregiving varies by transition type, intensity, and gender.","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":" ","pages":"1640275261470575"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148550888","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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Exploring Psychosocial Factors and Health Measures Among Hispanic/Latino/a/e/x (H/L) and Non-H/L White LGBTQ+ Unpaid Caregivers of People Living With Dementia. 西班牙裔/拉丁裔/a/e/x （H/L）和非H/L白人LGBTQ+无报酬照顾者痴呆患者的心理社会因素和健康措施探讨

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Research on Aging Pub Date : 2026-07-13 DOI: 10.1177/01640275261469198

Krystal Kittle, Jaime Perales-Puchalt, Jason D Flatt, Nicole VanKim, Joel G Anderson

{"title":"Exploring Psychosocial Factors and Health Measures Among Hispanic/Latino/a/e/x (H/L) and Non-H/L White LGBTQ+ Unpaid Caregivers of People Living With Dementia.","authors":"Krystal Kittle, Jaime Perales-Puchalt, Jason D Flatt, Nicole VanKim, Joel G Anderson","doi":"10.1177/01640275261469198","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01640275261469198","url":null,"abstract":"PurposeExamine differences in socioenvironmental factors, risk and protective factors, and health between Hispanic/Latino/a/e/x (H/L) and non-H/L White LGBTQ+ caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD).MethodsUtilizing secondary survey data, we used unadjusted logistic regression and examined distributions of risk and protective factors and health between H/L and non-H/L White LGBTQ+ ADRD caregivers.ResultsH/L caregivers reported lower levels of perceived stress (15.1 vs. 19.3) and caregiver stigma (47.2 vs. 53.8). H/L caregivers reported fewer months of caregiving (22.8 vs. 28.7) and fewer used respite services (37.9% vs. 53.7%). Fewer H/L caregivers reported one or more chronic conditions (21.4% vs. 37.3%), but their self-rated global health was significantly lower (26.8 vs. 32.5). Transgender H/L caregivers reported the lowest use of respite services and lowest rates of chronic conditions.ConclusionDespite less risk, H/L caregivers reported poorer self-reported health, highlighting disparities possibly shaped by intersecting identities.","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":" ","pages":"1640275261469198"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148430132","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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Bidirectional Financial Exchange and Late-Life Depression: Beyond Net Resource Flows to Exchange Structure. 双向金融交换与晚年抑郁：超越净资源流动到交换结构。

IF 2.2 3区社会学

Research on Aging Pub Date : 2026-07-08 DOI: 10.1177/01640275261469200

Hanting Zhang, Ruoxuan Fan

{"title":"Bidirectional Financial Exchange and Late-Life Depression: Beyond Net Resource Flows to Exchange Structure.","authors":"Hanting Zhang, Ruoxuan Fan","doi":"10.1177/01640275261469200","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275261469200","url":null,"abstract":"Existing literature frames intergenerational transfers as resource buffering. This study, adopting a family obligation perspective, examined whether contemporaneous bidirectional exchange predicts elevated depressive symptoms net of directional transfer intensity, and extended \"bidirectionality\" from a binary indicator to a multidimensional structural attribute. Using CHARLS panel data, we found that higher directional transfer intensity was associated with fewer depressive symptoms, whereas bidirectional co-occurrence was positively associated with depressive symptoms and persisted in lagged models. Multidimensional operationalization further showed that this positive association held independent of total intensity: entering a bidirectional structure was linked to more severe symptoms, potentially reflecting the psychological costs of simultaneously occupying \"supporter\" and \"dependent\" roles, while the synergistic interaction between received and provided intensities exhibited a mitigating effect. These findings clarify that the existence, structural entry, and synergy of bidirectional exchange constitute separable effect dimensions.","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":" ","pages":"1640275261469200"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148413203","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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