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{"title":"Perceived Spousal Similarity in Outlook on Life: Implications for Later-Life Well-Being.","authors":"Yue Qin, Sara Moorman, Michal Engelman","doi":"10.1093/geronb/gbaf134","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf134","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>People tend to choose marital partners who are similar to themselves, and spouses become increasingly similar in some respects due to shared life experiences. However, it is unknown whether spousal similarity contributes to the health of married people in later life. This study investigates whether and how spousal similarity in outlook on life is linked to later-life well-being.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, a long-running prospective study following graduates from Wisconsin high schools in 1957 and their selected siblings. We measured perceived spousal similarity in outlook on life at both the individual (ie, self-evaluation) and couple (ie, concordance/discordance in evaluations between spouses) levels when participants were, 65 years old, on average. Later-life well-being was measured by self-rated general health, functional limitations, loneliness, depression, and cognitive health 16 years later.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Reporting strong spousal similarity in outlook on life was associated with lower risks of loneliness and cognitive impairment in later life, after controlling for sociodemographic characteristics, spousal similarity in other aspects, individual outlook on life, marital quality, and marital dissolution. Compared with both spouses reporting \"very similar,\" reporting less spousal similarity than the spouse was associated with higher risks of loneliness and cognitive impairment, after controlling for those covariates.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Spousal similarity is an important marital attribute that could shape health inequality among married people. It is associated with less loneliness and cognitive impairment in later life. Self-perception of spousal similarity appears to better predict later-life well-being than concordance/discordance in both spouses' evaluations.</p>","PeriodicalId":520811,"journal":{"name":"The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144715258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reaffirming the vision of the journal and recognizing our heroes.","authors":"S Duke Han","doi":"10.1093/geronb/gbaf113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf113","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":520811,"journal":{"name":"The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences","volume":"80 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144715261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sleep Longer, Think Sharper: Extra Sleep Offsets Poor Sleep Quality in Young-Old Adults.","authors":"Kyoungmin Cho, Soomi Lee","doi":"10.1093/geronb/gbaf132","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf132","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Sleep and cognitive functioning are linked. Yet, how sleep hours and sleep quality shape day-to-day subjective cognition, including cognitive interference and memory lapses, remains unclear. This study examined the unique and joint associations of sleep hours and quality with daily cognitive interference and memory lapses, investigating age-related variations.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants were 915 adults (aged 43-83) from the Midlife in the United States Study who completed eight days' diaries. Multilevel models evaluated the unique and joint associations of sleep hours and sleep quality with cognitive interference and memory lapses focusing at the within-person level, beyond between-person associations. Age-stratified models explored potential differences across age groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Poorer sleep quality was associated with increased next-day cognitive interference, controlling for sleep hours. Individuals with poorer sleep quality across the study period also experienced greater cognitive interference and more frequent memory lapses. The association between poorer sleep quality and heightened cognitive interference was mitigated both on days when sleep hours were longer than usual and among individuals with longer sleep hours than others in the sample. Age-stratified analyses demonstrated that longer daily and habitual sleep hours mitigated the adverse effects of poorer sleep quality on cognitive interference only in adults aged 60-67.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Poor sleep hours and quality may impair daily cognition, yet extra sleep hours can mitigate the negative association of poor sleep quality on daily cognitive interference, especially among young-old adults. These findings highlight the nuanced interplay of sleep hours, sleep quality, and age in shaping daily cognition.</p>","PeriodicalId":520811,"journal":{"name":"The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144645230","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Social Exchange in Intergenerational Relationships over the Family Life Course: Reciprocity Dynamics in Support to Older Mothers.","authors":"Merril Silverstein, Martin Lakomý, Seonhwa Lee, Bo Jian, Wencheng Zhang, Daphna Gans","doi":"10.1093/geronb/gbaf133","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf133","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Parent-child relationships are characterized by exchanges of support across the family life course. This investigation examined whether earlier financial and service support provided by parents incentivized adult children to provide support to older mothers. Direct, indirect, anticipatory, and contingent reciprocity are employed to test four types of intergenerational exchange.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data derived from 470 baby-boom children and their parents participating in the Longitudinal Study of Generations. Parental provisions (financial and childcare support, bequest intentions, and assistance provided to grandparents) served as lagged predictors of instrumental and socio-emotional support provided to older mothers in five waves between 1997 and 2021/22. Multilevel models were estimated for 1,324 child-mother observations and tested the direct effects of parental provisions and their interaction with mothers' vulnerability.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Financial support received by children predicted greater frequency of both types of support to mothers, demonstrating direct reciprocity. Adult children provided more socio-emotional support to mothers who assisted their own parents, supporting indirect reciprocity. Financial support produced higher marginal returns of instrumental support to mothers with greater vulnerability, consistent with contingent reciprocity. Little evidence was found for anticipatory reciprocity inherent in a bequest motive.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Results were consistent with reciprocity as an underlying mechanism in intergenerational exchanges and revealed long-term consequences of parents' resource distribution to children. Reciprocity as insurance against unmet needs was mostly limited to financial assistance, a key resource helping children manage the economic challenges of adulthood. We suggest future research continue to refine the theory and empirical identification of motivations behind intergenerational exchanges.</p>","PeriodicalId":520811,"journal":{"name":"The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144645231","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Voluntary Participation and Life Satisfaction among Chinese Older Adults: A Propensity Score Analysis.","authors":"Yuanyuan Wu, Chang Yu, Kristen Schultz Lee","doi":"10.1093/geronb/gbaf127","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf127","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Theories of productive aging suggest that voluntary participation can enhance the subjective well-being of older adults. However, the extent to which this relationship is confounded by factors such as individual health status, social roles, socioeconomic status (SES), and community factors remains uncertain. This study aims to address this selection effect while simultaneously exploring the heterogeneity in life satisfaction associated with voluntary participation within the Chinese context.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed nationally representative cross-sectional data from the 2020 China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey (CLASS, N = 11,182) using propensity score matching to estimate the net association between voluntary participation and life satisfaction among older adults. Furthermore, we stratified the analysis by key characteristic variables (e.g., SES, health status, and social roles) to assess heterogeneity in the relationship between volunteering and life satisfaction.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Voluntary participation was positively correlated with life satisfaction among older adults. After statistically balancing potential confounders between groups of volunteers and non-volunteers, the association remained robust, though the effect size decreased by nearly 36.36 percent. Subgroup analyses showed that disadvantaged older adults, such as women, those with less education and social support, rural hukou status, functional limitations, and no pension from enterprises or public institutions, benefit more from the positive link between volunteering and life satisfaction than advantaged older adults.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Policies that promote volunteer programs can effectively address the challenges of an aging population in China. Given the greater benefits observed among socio-economically disadvantaged groups, policymakers should focus on developing targeted volunteer programs to enhance their well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":520811,"journal":{"name":"The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144602844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cognitive Reserve and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults of Low Socioeconomic Status: Evidence from an Observational Study in Colombia.","authors":"Juan Felipe Martínez Flórez, Lina Marcela Bernal Sandova, Oscar Armando Erazo Santander, César Mejía Zuluaga","doi":"10.1093/geronb/gbaf131","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf131","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The construct of cognitive reserve (CR) suggests that environmental factors influence cognition over time, resulting in a more resilient response to pathology or adverse conditions in some individuals. The goal of this study was to identify and analyze differences in CR among older adults of low socioeconomic status (SES).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A sample of 102 older adults, both with (n = 52) and without (n = 50) amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), underwent a cognitive assessment protocol including the Cognitive Reserve Index Questionnaire (CRIq). Participants' SES levels were classified using the European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research Standard Demographic Classification. Mean and distributional comparisons, logistic regression, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis were conducted.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mean comparisons and distribution analysis showed that participants with aMCI had lower CR than those without aMCI. Logistic regression models revealed that CRIq score predicted aMCI in this population (OR = 0.955, p < 0.001), particularly through education (OR = 0.546, p < 0.001) and work (OR = 0.970, p < 0.001) dimensions. ROC curve results indicate the model has adequate discriminatory power, with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.738.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Low CR is a sign of pathological cognition in low SES older adults. A higher level of CR in subjects with low SES, even if not meeting the criteria for High CR, has a role in mitigating aMCI. Future studies expand on these findings by examining the relationship between CR and SES in the brain-behavior association, including biomarkers such as the A/T/N framework.</p>","PeriodicalId":520811,"journal":{"name":"The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144586218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"When Helping Helps: Benefits of Daily Advice Provision on Mood Among Older Adults with Life Problems.","authors":"Sibo Gao, Kira S Birditt, Karen L Fingerman","doi":"10.1093/geronb/gbaf130","DOIUrl":"10.1093/geronb/gbaf130","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Older adults may benefit from providing support to others, but experiencing life problems may undermine their ability to provide certain types of support. This inability to provide support may be detrimental to well-being, but older adults with life problems may particularly benefit when they are able to provide support.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants aged 65+ from the Daily Experiences and Well-being Study (Mage = 73.75, N = 287) completed a baseline interview indicating whether they experienced a number of life problems in the prior year and background characteristics. Then, they completed an ecological momentary assessment study reporting their positive and negative mood every 3 hours for 5 to 6 consecutive days. They also indicated whether they provided emotional support, practical support, and advice to their social partners at the end of each day.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Regression analyses revealed no significant associations between the number of life problems and the provision of each type of support. Multilevel models showed that providing advice was significantly associated with higher daily positive mood on that day. Further, older adults with a high number of life problems (≥3 life problems) experienced less negative mood on days when they provided advice compared to days when they did not. However, this effect was not observed among those with fewer problems.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>These findings suggest that older adults find ways to contribute to their social partners even when their resources may be tested, but the types of support they provide may still have differing implications for their daily well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":520811,"journal":{"name":"The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12288476/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144586219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reading roots of resilience: The role of childhood reading environments in closing the educational gap in later-life cognitive functioning.","authors":"Haosen Sun, Yueming Xi","doi":"10.1093/geronb/gbaf128","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf128","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>While educational achievement is well-established as a key contributor to cognitive reserve and cognitive functioning in later life, the role of early living environments before completing formal education remains underexplored, particularly factors beyond childhood socioeconomic status. This study examines whether childhood reading environments, potentially reflecting a family's scholarly culture, contribute to cognitive health in older ages.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Drawing on life history data from 72,019 individuals aged 60 and above in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), we analyze the association between childhood reading environments and later-life cognitive functioning. We also examine whether these early environments mitigate cognitive disparities associated with final educational attainment. Interaction effects between reading environments and early cognitive capabilities (numeracy and literacy) are tested as a robustness check.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Greater access to books at age 10 is significantly associated with higher cognitive functioning in older age, independent of educational attainment and childhood SES. Furthermore, a book-rich environment in childhood partially reduces cognitive disparities associated with lower educational attainment and lower perceived early cognitive capabilities-particularly when compared to peers with medium education and early cognitive capability but limited access to books during childhood.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>These findings highlight the enduring benefits of a rich childhood reading environment for cognitive health, particularly for individuals with lower educational attainment or cognitive capabilities. Promoting early access to books with a scholarly culture in childhood may serve as an effective intervention to enhance long-term cognitive resilience.</p>","PeriodicalId":520811,"journal":{"name":"The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144562667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Factors associated with the identification and well-being of hidden and confirmed carers: a dyad analysis.","authors":"Elise Whitley, Michaela Benzeval","doi":"10.1093/geronb/gbaf129","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf129","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Growing numbers of older people living with disability or long-term conditions are being cared for by family members and friends on an informal, unpaid basis. \"Hidden carers\", who provide care to another person but either do not recognise their role or consciously reject it, are overlooked by policymakers and services that rely on self-identification.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We compare reports of informal care provision and receipt between dyads of household members in Understanding Society to identify hidden (N = 5,615) versus confirmed (N = 3,129) informal carers and explore their characteristics and well-being outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Hidden carers tended to support someone with fewer limitations or difficulties, but were more likely to be in need/in receipt of informal care themselves. Informal carers who were receiving formal care or caring for someone who had more contact with health and care professionals were more likely to identify their caring role; however, the same was not true for their own contact with health services. Compared with confirmed carers, hidden carers had better mental health and greater life satisfaction, and, among couples, were happier with their relationship with their partner for whom they cared.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Identification of informal carers is a priority for policymakers, but self-identification is complex, with potentially contradictory barriers. Focusing on caring activities rather than relying on self-identification may be a more acceptable means of identifying informal carers who are in need of support.</p>","PeriodicalId":520811,"journal":{"name":"The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144562666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Paradox of Informal Caregiving: Benefits and Harms to Mental Health in the Context of Sense of Divine Control.","authors":"Laura Upenieks, Alex Bierman, Yeonjung Lee","doi":"10.1093/geronb/gbaf126","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf126","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This research examines whether a sense of divine control modifies non-linear associations between frequency of caregiving for individuals with a chronic health condition or a limitation and two aspects of psychological distress (depression and anxiety symptomology).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were derived from the Caregiving, Aging, and Financial Experiences Study, a national longitudinal study of Canadians aged 65-85 (x̄=71.8) collected in 2021 and 2022 (N = 2,420). Within-between models tested non-linear associations between caregiving and the distress outcomes, examining two types of associations: (a) associations based on time-stable differences between people and (b) associations based on factors that vary within individuals over time. Moderation of these associations by time-stable sense of divine control (due to its high stability) was subsequently tested.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>At the between- and within-person levels, frequency of caregiving was non-linearly associated with both outcomes, with benefits of caregiving at lower frequencies of care and detriments at higher frequencies. This pattern was more pronounced for within-person caregiving. For several associations, the salubrious aspects were strengthened and the deleterious aspects weakened by a sense of divine control, thereby indicating stress buffering.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Reaching the end of life may place a burden on caregivers, but caregiving can have benefits for mental health at a lower frequency of care, leading to non-linear associations between frequency of caregiving and psychological distress. A failure to consider non-linearity may conceal these benefits. Beliefs in a supportive relationship with a higher power through a sense of divine control bolster the benefits and weaken the mental health detriments of caregiving.</p>","PeriodicalId":520811,"journal":{"name":"The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144562668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}