Overview of the health and retirement study and introduction to the special issue

GG Fisher, LH Ryan - Work, aging and retirement, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Twenty-five years ago, the largest academic behavioral and social science project ever
undertaken in the United States began: the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). The HRS is …

Social support and psychological well-being in younger and older adults: The mediating effects of basic psychological need satisfaction

H Shin, C Park - Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This study examined the associations between social support from different relationship
types (ie, spouses, children, friends, and parents) and psychological well-being (ie …

The COVID-19 pandemic and psychosocial outcomes across age through the stress and co** framework

J Minahan, F Falzarano, N Yazdani… - The …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives The emergence of the Coronavirus Disease 2019
(COVID-19) and the measures implemented to curb its spread may have deleterious effects …

Social media communication and loneliness among older adults: The mediating roles of social support and social contact

K Zhang, K Kim, NM Silverstein, Q Song… - The …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives Social media communication offers a medium for
hel** older people stay socially and emotionally connected with others. This study …

The positive influence of sense of control on physical, behavioral, and psychosocial health in older adults: An outcome-wide approach

JH Hong, ME Lachman, ST Charles, Y Chen… - Preventive …, 2021 - Elsevier
Accumulating research indicates robust associations between sense of control and salutary
health and well-being outcomes. However, whether change in sense of control is associated …

[HTML][HTML] Engagement in leisure activities and depression in older adults in the United States: Longitudinal evidence from the Health and Retirement Study

JK Bone, F Bu, ME Fluharty, E Paul, JK Sonke… - Social Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Receptive cultural engagement (eg, attending theaters and museums) can
reduce depression in older adults. However, whether specific participatory leisure activities …

Social stressors associated with age-related T lymphocyte percentages in older US adults: Evidence from the US Health and Retirement Study

ET Klopack, EM Crimmins, SW Cole… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - pnas.org
Exposure to stress is a risk factor for poor health and accelerated aging. Immune aging,
including declines in naïve and increases in terminally differentiated T cells, plays a role in …

Associations between age discrimination and health and wellbeing: cross-sectional and prospective analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

SE Jackson, RA Hackett, A Steptoe - The Lancet Public Health, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Age discrimination (or ageism) is pervasive in society. Other forms of
discrimination (such as racism) have been linked with adverse health outcomes, but age …

Hobby engagement and mental wellbeing among people aged 65 years and older in 16 countries

HW Mak, T Noguchi, JK Bone, J Wels, Q Gao… - Nature medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Growing aging populations pose a threat to global health because of the social and
psychological challenges they experience. To mitigate this, many countries promote hobby …

Are US older adults getting lonelier? Age, period, and cohort differences.

LC Hawkley, K Wroblewski, T Kaiser… - Psychology and …, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
Media portrayals of a loneliness “epidemic” are premised on an increase in the proportion of
people living alone and decreases in rates of civic engagement and religious affiliation over …