Research on AgingPub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.1177/01640275221075985
Loretta G Platts, Lawrence B Sacco, Ayako Hiyoshi, Hugo Westerlund, Kevin E Cahill, Stefanie König
{"title":"Job Quality in the Late Career in Sweden, Japan and the United States.","authors":"Loretta G Platts, Lawrence B Sacco, Ayako Hiyoshi, Hugo Westerlund, Kevin E Cahill, Stefanie König","doi":"10.1177/01640275221075985","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275221075985","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Increasing numbers of older workers continue to work after being eligible to claim a state pension, yet little is known about the quality of these jobs. We examine how psychosocial and physical job quality as well as job satisfaction vary over the late career in three contrasting national settings: Sweden, Japan and the United States. Analyses using random effects modelling drew on data from the Swedish Longitudinal Occupational Survey of Health (<i>n</i> = 13,936-15,520), Japanese Study of Ageing and Retirement (<i>n</i> = 3704) and the Health and Retirement Study (<i>n</i> = 6239 and 8002). Age was modelled with spline functions in which two knots were placed at ages indicating eligibility for pensions claiming or mandatory retirement. In each country, post-pensionable-age jobs were generally less stressful, freer and more satisfying than jobs held by younger workers, results that held irrespective of gender or education level.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":"45 3-4","pages":"259-279"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10021131/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9548170","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 : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.1177/01640275221108502
Lorena Patricia Gallardo-Peralta, Émilie Raymond, José Luis Gálvez-Nieto
{"title":"Ageing in Context: An Ecological Model to Understand Social Participation Among Indigenous Adults in Chile.","authors":"Lorena Patricia Gallardo-Peralta, Émilie Raymond, José Luis Gálvez-Nieto","doi":"10.1177/01640275221108502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275221108502","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The social participation of older adults occupies a central position in international discourse regarding ageing, the ecological model makes it possible to examine and assess the different factors that influence the understanding of what encourages social participation by older adults. This study used the ecological model to analyse how personal, community and environmental factors are related to satisfaction with social participation among Chilean older adults, a majority of whom are indigenous, living in rural areas (<i>n</i> = 800). The results confirmed that satisfaction with social participation was related to personal factors (feelings of depression, functioning into basic activities of daily living (ADL) and autonomy), community factors (perceived social support from social group) and environmental factors (accessibility of physical setting within the village). Our findings confirmed a high level of social participation among indigenous adults, with rural and indigenous surroundings appearing to be a factor that protects and promotes social integration.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":"45 3-4","pages":"332-346"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9548173","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 : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.1177/01640275221108869
Michael Fitzgerald, Maxine Notice
{"title":"The Longitudinal Association Between Childhood Abuse and Positive and Negative Family Interactions in Midlife and Older Adults: The Role of Mindfulness Meditation and Gender.","authors":"Michael Fitzgerald, Maxine Notice","doi":"10.1177/01640275221108869","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275221108869","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Childhood abuse has been linked to problematic familial relationships in adulthood; however, it remains unclear what factors buffer the association. Mindfulness research has demonstrated promise in improving relationships among adults abused during childhood, but research has focused on couples, with fewer studies examining familial relationships.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using a data sample of 2430 adults from the Midlife Development in the United States, the current study examined mindfulness as a moderator of childhood abuse and familial support and strain in adults.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Analysis of hierarchical regression revealed that mindfulness was a moderator of childhood abuse and family strain over a 10-year period in women, but not men. However, mindfulness did not moderate childhood abuse and support.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>This examination of mindfulness in the context of familial relationships may help women more successfully manage negative familial interactions. Results indicate mindfulness-based interventions may be helpful in improving familial relationships among adults abused by family members in childhood.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":"45 3-4","pages":"361-373"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9563184","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 : 2023-02-01DOI: 10.1177/01640275221078959
Kyung Won Choi, Jong Hyun Jung, Harris Hyun-Soo Kim
{"title":"Political Trust, Mental Health, and the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Cross-National Study.","authors":"Kyung Won Choi, Jong Hyun Jung, Harris Hyun-Soo Kim","doi":"10.1177/01640275221078959","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275221078959","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives:</b> We investigate whether older adults who place greater trust in their political leadership fare better in terms of mental wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also test if and how the trust-wellbeing relationship varies across individual- and country-level moderators. <b>Methods:</b> Based on cross-national data consisting of over 13,000 older adults in 66 countries, we estimate a series of multilevel models. <b>Results:</b> <i>Within</i> countries, political trust is significantly negatively associated with depressive symptoms. And this association is stronger for those who are subjectively less healthy. <i>Between</i> countries, the trust-depression link at the individual level is stronger in more \"fragile\" states. These findings are robust to a host of confounders including the experienced level of anxiety stemming from COVID-19. <b>Discussion:</b> During the novel coronavirus pandemic, political trust provides a significant mental health buffer for older adults. This protective role varies partly as a function of individual and contextual vulnerability.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":"45 2","pages":"133-148"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9083406","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 : 2023-02-01DOI: 10.1177/01640275221090681
Jack Lam, Alice Campbell
{"title":"Life Events and Loneliness Among Older Women of Diverse Sexual Identities: Application of the Stress Process Model.","authors":"Jack Lam, Alice Campbell","doi":"10.1177/01640275221090681","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275221090681","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Loneliness among older adults has been a topic of interest in recent years. We analyse four waves of data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. We estimate growth models to examine differences in loneliness trajectories from age 50 for women who identify as exclusively heterosexual, plurisexual (bisexual, mainly heterosexual, mainly lesbian) and exclusively lesbian. We find no significant differences in levels of loneliness across sexual identity groups at age 50. We find that while loneliness trajectories of exclusively heterosexual women trend down, levels of loneliness increase with age among plurisexual women. Adverse health events and relationship problems increase loneliness to a greater extent among plurisexual women compared to exclusively heterosexual and exclusively lesbian women. Our results suggest older lesbian women may have accumulated social or personal resources or developed coping mechanisms over the courses of their lives, while plurisexual women remain a vulnerable group.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":"45 2","pages":"239-254"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9091012","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 : 2023-02-01Epub Date: 2022-04-21DOI: 10.1177/01640275221085660
Breanna M Crane, Karen Bandeen-Roche, Michelle C Carlson
{"title":"Exploring the Relationship Between Engagement in Enriching Early-Life Activities During Adolescence and Cognition in Later-Life: Results From the Health and Retirement Study.","authors":"Breanna M Crane, Karen Bandeen-Roche, Michelle C Carlson","doi":"10.1177/01640275221085660","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01640275221085660","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The cognitive benefits associated with mid- to late-life engagement have been demonstrated in several studies. However, the link between engagement in enriching early-life activities (EELAs) during adolescence and later-life cognition has been relatively unexplored in major epidemiological studies. We examined the EELA-cognition relationship in a nationally representative sample of adults aged 50+. A subset of Health and Retirement Study respondents (<i>n</i>=3482) completed cognitive tests and returned a retrospective early-life activity inventory. Linear regression models analyzed the EELA-cognition relationship, and multiple imputation addressed missingness. Each additional EELA was associated with a 0.36 point higher cognitive score (95% CI: 0.24, 0.47). This relationship remained significant after adjusting for potential confounders (B=0.16; 95% CI: [0.06, 0.26]). EELA engagement was associated with better later-life cognitive performance. This study is understood to be the first to examine the EELA-cognition relationship using a large, nationally representative dataset. The findings highlight the importance of early-life engagement during an important developmental period (e.g., adolescence).</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":"45 2","pages":"198-209"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9585099/pdf/nihms-1818700.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9435685","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 : 2023-02-01DOI: 10.1177/01640275221084729
David L Roth, John P Bentley, Debora Kamin Mukaz, William E Haley, Jeremy D Walston, Karen Bandeen-Roche
{"title":"Transitions to Family Caregiving and Latent Variables of Systemic Inflammation Over Time.","authors":"David L Roth, John P Bentley, Debora Kamin Mukaz, William E Haley, Jeremy D Walston, Karen Bandeen-Roche","doi":"10.1177/01640275221084729","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275221084729","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Circulating levels of inflammatory biomarkers may be influenced by chronic psychological stressors such as those experienced by family caregivers. However, previous studies have found mostly small and inconsistent differences between caregivers and control samples on individual measures of systemic inflammation. Latent variables of inflammation were extracted from six biomarkers collected from two blood samples over 9 years apart for 502 participants in a national cohort study. One-half of these participants transitioned into a sustained family caregiving role between the blood samples. Two latent factors, termed \"up-regulation\" and \"inhibitory feedback,\" were identified, and the transition to family caregiving was associated with a lower increase over time on the inhibitory feedback factor indexed by interleukin (IL)-2 and IL-10. No caregiving effect was found on the up-regulation factor indexed primarily by IL-6 and C-reactive protein. These findings illustrate the advantages of using latent variable models to study inflammation in response to caregiving stress.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":"45 2","pages":"173-184"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9452178","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 : 2023-02-01Epub Date: 2022-04-07DOI: 10.1177/01640275221087612
Yujin Franco, Yuri Jang, Joseph L Saenz, Jessica Y Ho
{"title":"The Relationship Between Multimorbidity and Types of Chronic Diseases and Self-Rated Memory.","authors":"Yujin Franco, Yuri Jang, Joseph L Saenz, Jessica Y Ho","doi":"10.1177/01640275221087612","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01640275221087612","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study explores the impact of multimorbidity and types of chronic diseases on self-rated memory in older adults in the United States. Data were drawn from the 2011 wave of the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS, N = 6,481). Logistic regressions were used to examine the associations between multimorbidity and types of chronic diseases and fair/poor self-rated memory. Compared to respondents with no or one chronic disease, respondents with multimorbidity showed 35% higher odds of reporting fair/poor self-rated memory. Also, stroke, osteoporosis, and arthritis were identified as increasing the odds of reporting fair/poor self-rated memory by 41%, 20%, and 30%, respectively. Demonstrating the importance of both multimorbidity and types of chronic diseases in self-reporting of memory, our findings suggest the need to educate older adults with multimorbidity and certain types of diseases regarding negative self-rated memory and its consequences.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":"45 2","pages":"149-160"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9077440","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 : 2023-02-01DOI: 10.1177/01640275221082151
Wei Zhang, Qiushi Feng, Joelle H Fong, Huashuai Chen
{"title":"Leisure Participation and Cognitive Impairment Among Healthy Older Adults in China.","authors":"Wei Zhang, Qiushi Feng, Joelle H Fong, Huashuai Chen","doi":"10.1177/01640275221082151","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275221082151","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Leisure participation is beneficial to various health outcomes. This study examined a comprehensive list of leisure activities in relation to incidence of cognitive impairment among healthy older adults (65+) in China. Using data from the 2002 to 2018 Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey, we found that most of the leisure activities were protective of cognitive decline and three leisure activities (watching TV, doing housework, and playing cards/mah-jong) stood out as the most important ones. Additionally, our results revealed subgroup variations in the association between leisure participation and cognitive function: Leisure activities such as reading newspapers/books (not significant for the illiterate), gardening (not significant for the illiterate), and regular exercise (not significant for the rural residents) had different effects across different demographic social groups. Our findings suggest that intervention programs designed to prevent cognitive decline for older adults should consider subgroup and cultural variations in order to yield the best outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":"45 2","pages":"185-197"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9082357","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 : 2023-02-01DOI: 10.1177/01640275221088926
Keqing Zhang, Bei Wu, Wei Zhang
{"title":"Adverse Childhood Experiences and Oral Health Conditions Among Middle-aged and Older Chinese Adults: Exploring the Moderating Roles of Education and Gender.","authors":"Keqing Zhang, Bei Wu, Wei Zhang","doi":"10.1177/01640275221088926","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275221088926","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to examine whether adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with oral health conditions (denture use, difficulty in chewing, and edentulism) among middle-aged and older adults in China and if gender and adulthood education moderate the associations. Data were obtained from the 2014 and 2018 surveys from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (N = 17,091) and logistic regressions were carried out. Results show that childhood hunger (OR = 1.12), loneliness (OR = 1.10) and family relations (OR = 1.07) were significantly associated with higher odds of denture use and there were significant associations between hunger (OR = 1.16) and difficulty in chewing. For the female subsample, education significantly moderated the adverse effect of childhood hunger on denture use and difficulty in chewing. Findings suggest that ACEs have long-lasting impacts on oral health conditions in later life and adulthood education might offer critical resources for females, helping them buffer the detrimental health impacts of ACEs.","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":"45 2","pages":"221-238"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9138257","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}