Advancing methods for the biodemography of aging within social contexts

R Hernández-Pacheco, UK Steiner, AG Rosati… - Neuroscience & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Several social dimensions including social integration, status, early-life adversity, and their
interactions across the life course can predict health, reproduction, and mortality in humans …

Dual functionality in later life

KF Ferraro, S Bauldry, MR Sauerteig-Rolston… - The …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Gerontologists have long shown interest in both longevity and quality of life during later life,
but considerable debate has ensued as scholars sought to integrate the two. Drawing from …

Racial/ethnic differences in the beneficial effect of social support on sleep duration

DA Johnson, R Prakash-Asrani, BD Lewis… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: Social support (SS) is associated with better health outcomes, including
sleep health. However, the specific sources of SS that benefit sleep are unclear, and …

Childhood stressors, relationship quality, and cognitive health in later life

PA Thomas, MM Williams-Farrelly… - The Journals of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objectives The rising prevalence of cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, and related
disorders signals the need for a better understanding of how social factors may affect …

[HTML][HTML] Race and sex differences in the longitudinal changes in multidimensional self-reported sleep health characteristics in aging older adults

AL Tapia, L Yu, A Lim, LL Barnes, MH Hall, MA Butters… - Sleep Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives We examined within-individual changes in self-reported sleep health as
community-dwelling older adults age as well as potential differences in these changes by …

What is the association between adverse childhood experiences and late-life cognitive decline? Study of Healthy Aging in African Americans (STAR) cohort study

Y Lor, KM George, P Gilsanz, CC Meunier… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with higher risk of chronic
disease, but little is known about the association with late life cognitive decline. We …

Disparities in the Life Course Origins of Dual Functionality

KF Ferraro, MR Sauerteig-Rolston… - Journal of Health …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Although research has identified how stressors are related to either physical or cognitive
function in later life, we bridge these literatures by examining dual functionality (neither …

Does cumulative psychosocial stress explain frailty disparities in community-dwelling older adults?

S Shakya, SG Silva, ES McConnell… - Archives of Gerontology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Frailty is a leading predictor of adverse outcomes in older adults. Although
disparities in frailty are well-documented, it is unclear whether psychosocial stressors …

The mediating role of life course cognitive reserve-enhancing factors in the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and dementia among older adults …

G Liu, T Bao, C Gao, C Hong, B Guan, Y Huang… - Social Psychiatry and …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose To explore the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and
incident dementia, and examine the mediating effect of cognitive reserve-enhancing factors …

Marital dissatisfaction and functional performance in older adults: Heterogeneity in the association by educational level

J Kim, KY Kwon - Social Science & Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Rationale The marital relationship is an important source of the well-being of older adults.
Despite existing literature on marital dissatisfaction and adverse health outcomes, little is …