Trajectories of social isolation and depressive symptoms in mid- and later life: a parallel process latent growth curve analysis.

Objectives: Social isolation has subjective and objective dimensions. This study explored the change trajectories of both dimensions of isolation and depressive symptoms and their interrelationships in terms of levels and changes over time.

Methods: Data were drawn from the 2006-2018 Health and Retirement Study, involving a nationally representative sample of middle-aged and older adults ( = 7890).

Prepandemic Social Integration: Protection or Risk for Older Adults in the Time of COVID-19?

Objectives: To examine the association between prepandemic social integration and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and test whether the association is mediated by social support received and social events missed during the pandemic. We also explored age, race, gender, and socioeconomic differences in the association.

Methods: We adopted a prospective design.

Changes in depressive symptoms from pre- to postretirement over a 20-year span: The role of self-perceptions of aging.

Background: Retirement-related changes in depressive symptoms are not clear. This research examined short- and long-term changes in older adults' depressive symptoms before, upon, and after retirement. It also tested if and how changes in depressive symptoms varied by different levels of negative self-perceptions of aging (nSPA) in men and women.

Self-perceptions of aging and domain-specific health outcomes among midlife and later-life couples.

This study places the self-perceptions of aging (SPA)-health link in the couple context and examines how changes in one's own and spouse's SPA influence multiple health domains and how such associations differ by gender. : Fixed-effects regression models were estimated. Data were drawn from the Health and Retirement Survey ( = 5972).

Self-Perceptions of Aging and Control of Life in Late Adulthood: Between-Person and Within-Person Associations.

This study aimed to examine the longitudinal relationship between two central concepts in aging research-self-perceptions of aging (SPA) and perceived control of life (COL). The data came from three measurement points over a 9-year period in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). A random intercepts cross-lagged panel model (RI-CLPM) was estimated.

The Longitudinal Associations between Physical Health and Mental Health among Older Adults.

Objectives: This study examines the lead-lag relationship between physical and mental health among older adults.

Method: Data are collected from 16,417 older adults aged 50 years and older participating in the biannual Health and Retirement Study (HRS). Participants were assessed on up to 11 measurement points over a 21-year period from 1994 to 2014.

Are Self-perceptions of Aging Associated With Health Trajectories Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults?

Background And Objectives: Older adults' health trajectory is often pictured as loss and decline. Recent literature has questioned this assumption. Conceptualizing health as a multidimensional construct, encompassing physical disabilities, functional limitations, chronic diseases, depressive symptoms, memory problems, and self-rated health, we investigated patterns of health trajectories among middle-aged and older adults in the United States.