The relationship between educational attainment, lifestyle, self-rated health, and depressive symptoms among Chinese adults: a longitudinal survey from 2012 to 2020.

Education holds significant implications for individual health. This work aims to examine the relationship between educational attainment, lifestyle, self-rated health, and depressive symptoms among Chinese adults. We used China Family Panel Studies data from 2012 to 2020.

Needs and Challenges for Volunteering in Rural Areas: Lessons Learned From a Survey of a Service Organization in Rural Michigan.

Background And Objectives: Volunteers are the foundation of social service agencies in rural communities, yet limited research exists on their needs and challenges. Motivated by the multidimensional older voluntarism sustainability framework, this study aims to understand (1) the characteristics of volunteers, (2) the relationships between volunteers' sense of community and their own aging and volunteer retention, and (3) the unique challenges faced by volunteers and volunteer-based agencies.

Research Design And Methods: This study uses a mixed-methods design.

Feasibility of a Telephone-Delivered Group Meditation Intervention for Chronically Ill Socially Isolated Older Adults.

Objectives: This pilot study assessed the feasibility of a group-based telephone-delivered meditation intervention to reduce social isolation in older adults. It included weekly training sessions and daily practices of loving-kindness meditation in small groups via telephone conferences for six weeks and an extended group meditation practice for another six weeks.

Methods: Community-living older adults (age 60+) with multiple chronic conditions and experiencing social isolation were recruited.

Friendship trajectories and health across the lifespan.

Friends are a vital source of social relations throughout the lifespan and across developmental stages. Our knowledge of how friendships develop over time, especially from childhood through adulthood, is limited. Furthermore, it is now recognized that this specific type of relationship influences health across the life course in unique ways.

The Impact of Caregiving History on Later-Life Self-Perceptions of Aging.

Objectives: Theories suggest that self-perceptions of aging (SPA) reflect structural and cultural ageism together with an individual's personal life experiences. We examine the impact of an individual's history of informal caregiving on their SPA.

Methods: Using data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS, N = 8,372, age range 50-102 years), we investigated caregiving history as a determinant of later-life SPA.

Effects of risk exposure on emotional distress among Chinese adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: The moderating role of disruption of life and perceived controllability.

Background: COVID-19 affects not only the physical health of individuals but also their mental health and different types of risk exposures are believed to have different effects on individual emotional distress.

Objective: This study explores the relationships between risk exposure, disruption of life, perceived controllability, and emotional distress among Chinese adults during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Methods: This study is based on an online survey conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, from 1 to 10 February 2020, with a total of 2,993 Chinese respondents recruited through convenience and snowball sampling.

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.

A Systematic Review of the Impact of Select Mindfulness Interventions on Psychological Outcomes among Older Adults with Chronic Health Conditions.

Objectives: Chronic medical conditions can increase the likelihood of experiencing psychological distress and mental health problems among older adults. Mindfulness interventions (MIs) are evidence-based treatment approaches that can improve psychological outcomes. This systematic literature review examines MI studies that focused on older adults (≥60 years old) with chronic health conditions.

Social Disconnectedness and Loneliness: Do Self-Perceptions of Aging Play a Role?

Objectives: Research suggests that self-perceptions of aging (SPA) have effects on physical, mental, cognitive, and emotional well-being among older adults. Few studies have examined the effects of SPA on social well-being. This study investigates the association of SPA with trajectories of social disconnectedness and loneliness in older Americans and explores mechanisms linking SPA and the 2 forms of social isolation.

Associations of Ageism and Health: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Observational Studies.

This systematic review synthesizes observational studies on the relationship between ageism and health. We searched 10 electronic databases and included 67 articles. The operationalization of ageism in these studies can be classified into three constructs: age stereotype, self-perceptions of aging, and age discrimination.

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).