Psychosocial Well-Being Differences Between the Young Old, Old-Old, and Oldest Old: A Global Comparison.

Objectives: We investigate global differences in psychosocial well-being between older adult age groups.

Methods: Using multinomial logistic regression, we analyzed 2018 data ( = 93,663) from 9 countries/regions in the Health and Retirement Study international family of studies to compare age group differences in depression, loneliness, and happiness.

Results: Compared to the young old, the old-old reported more depression in Southern Europe, while the oldest old had higher risk in India and Southern Europe but lower risk in the United States.

Country Differences in Older Men's Hearing Difficulty Disadvantage.

Hearing difficulty is prevalent in older adulthood and projected to increase via global aging, particularly among men. Currently, there is limited research on how this gender disparity might vary by country. Using 2018 data ( = 29,480) from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) international family of studies, we investigate gender disparities in hearing difficulty among respondents ages 55-89 from the United States ( = 12,566), Mexico ( = 10,762), and Korea ( = 6152) with country-specific ordinal logistic regression models that progressively adjust for demographic, social, and health indicators.

Development of the Longitudinal Study of Health and Ageing in Kenya (LOSHAK).

In Kenya, the number of adults aged ≥60 is expected to nearly quadruple by 2050, making it one of the most rapidly aging countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Accordingly, we designed the Longitudinal Study of Health and Ageing in Kenya (LOSHAK) to generate novel data to address the health and economic consequences of this demographic transition. Specifically, LOSHAK will investigate the social, economic, environmental, biological, and policy processes that shape late-life health and economic well-being in Kenya.

Exploring the Intersectionality of Place and Gender Among Older Adults in Ghana: An Examination of Women's Disability Disadvantage.

Background And Objectives: Ghana's older adult population is growing rapidly and is projected to double by 2050. It is well-documented that social, health, and housing factors influence segmented aging trajectories that lead to disparate rates of disability. However, little is known about how the intersection of place (i.

Functional limitation among middle age and older adults: Exploring cross-national gender disparities.

Objective: Functional limitations are prevalent among aging demographics, especially women. Structural and health factors, which vary worldwide, influence rates of functional limitations. Yet, gender disparities in functional limitation remain unclear in a global context.

Masculine Ideals and Health in Older Men: Findings From the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study.

How do older men's masculine ideals affect their health? Are masculine activities involved in this relationship? Masculine identity upholds beliefs about masculine enactment. These beliefs can be detrimental to men and can lead to behaviors that can put undue stress on them. We examine how masculine ideals are associated with health and depressive symptomatology in older men.

Disability Among Older Immigrants in the United States: Exploring Differences by Region of Origin and Gender.

Rapid aging in American society will be disproportionately concentrated among the foreign-born. Immigrants in the United States (U.S.

Disability and self-rated health: Exploring foreign- and U.S.-born differences across adulthood.

There is limited inquiry regarding how immigrant status intersects with disability to influence health across adulthood. As the U.S.