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Advancing theory-driven research in the psychological science of adult development and aging. Open

Elizabeth A. L. Stine‐Morrow, Robert West, Sheung‐Tak Cheng, Lise Abrams, Denis Gerstorf , et al. · 2024

Theory is critical for a developmental science that explains age-related change and stability in psychological phenomena-and their variation across generational and sociocultural contexts. This special issue presents four contributions tha…

‘With or without you’: associations between noteworthy events and cognitive complaints across 100 days Open

Dakota Witzel, Eric Cerino, Shelbie Turner, Robert S. Stawski, Shannon T. Mejía , et al. · 2024

Our results suggest that day-to-day events are correlates of cognitive complaints regardless of close social partner involvement in the events. Research should clarify the role of daily positive and negative events in personalized interven…

Daily Caregiving Appraisals, Future Self-Views, and Physical Activity Goals Among Adult-Daughter Dementia Caregivers Open

Shelbie Turner, Karen Hooker, Kelly D. Chandler, Richard A. Settersten, Robert S. Stawski · 2023

Objectives Caregiving dynamics may shape caregivers’ views on their own aging in ways that affect their (de)motivation to improve their current and future health and well-being. In this study, we investigated within-person associations of …

Muscle power predicts frailty status over four years: A retrospective cohort study of the National Health and Aging Trends Study Open

Caitlin M. Burbank, Adam J. Branscum, Marit L. Bovbjerg, Karen Hooker, Ellen Smit · 2023

Lower muscle power is associated with higher odds of pre-frailty and frailty and increased hazards of becoming frail or pre-frail over four years in those who are pre-frail or non-frail at baseline.

AGE GROUP DIFFERENCES IN VIEWS ON ONE’S OWN OLDER ADULTHOOD Open

Shelbie Turner, Shannon E. Jarrott, Karen Hooker · 2022

Most of the current scholarship on views on one’s aging focuses on middle and older adulthood, prompting lifespan theorists to call for studies about views on one’s aging throughout the entire lifespan (Kornadt et al., 2020). In this study…

SELF-PERCEPTIONS OF AGING, SUPPORT FROM CLOSE SOCIAL TIES, AND HEALTH GOAL PROGRESS IN EVERYDAY LIFE Open

Shannon T. Mejía, Karen Hooker · 2022

Subjective aging is interpersonal, it embodies processes of thinking about the self in relationship to others. We utilize data from the 100-day microlongitudinal Personal Understanding of Life and Social Experiences Project (N = 99; observ…

MEASURING GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN INTERGENERATIONAL CONTACT WITH A NEWLY VALIDATED SCALE Open

Shannon E. Jarrott, Shelbie Turner, Karen Hooker · 2022

2. Intergenerational contact influences attitudes about aging, but measures vary in breadth, depth, and psychometrics. We developed and validated the Intergenerational Contact survey of key contact dimensions using online samples. Here, we…

POSITIVE APPRAISALS OF CAREGIVING SUPPORT DEMENTIA CAREGIVERS' PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GOAL PURSUIT Open

Shelbie Turner, Karen Hooker · 2022

Middle-age daughters caring for parents with dementia have multiple roles and often neglect their own health. In addition to reporting negative appraisals of caregiving dementia caregivers also report positive appraisals, which may support…

How Do Marital Transitions Affect Self-Perceptions of Aging? Open

Shelbie Turner, Dakota Witzel, Robert S. Stawski, Karen Hooker · 2022

Objectives We analyzed whether marital status and experiences of marital loss or gain were associated with self-perceptions of aging (SPA), a major psychosocial mechanism of healthy aging. Method We used data from 7028 participants of the …

Daily Perceived Stress and Physical Health Symptoms: Moderation by Self-Perceptions of Aging Open

Dakota Witzel, Shelbie Turner, Karen Hooker · 2021

Research suggests increased daily perceived stress is related to worse physical health outcomes such as poor eating and exercise behavior (Li et al., 2019) and lower perceived health (Whitehead & Blaxton, 2020). While long-term implication…

Intergenerational Relationships as a Resource for Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic Open

Shelbie Turner, Karen Hooker, Shannon E. Jarrott, John Geldhof · 2021

The intergenerational ties that offer support to older adults are likely useful for resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. We analyzed whether positive and negative intergenerational contact was associated with positive pandemic-related …

Does Personal Goal Pursuit Alleviate Family Caregiver Stress? Open

Shelbie Turner, Karen Hooker · 2021

Family caregivers may experience reduced stress by maintaining their sense of self throughout their time in a caregiving role. Working towards personal goals is helpful for maintaining a sense of self, but pursuing one’s own goals amidst c…

Development of a New Measure of Intergenerational Contact Open

Karen Hooker, Shelbie Turner, Shannon E. Jarrott, John Geldhof · 2021

Intergenerational relationships are a predictor of greater physical, mental, and emotional well-being; they can reduce ageism and facilitate feelings of purpose and meaning, shown to be important for health and mortality. Surprisingly ther…

Self-Perceptions of Aging Moderate Associations of Within- and Between-Persons Perceived Stress and Physical Health Symptoms Open

Dakota Witzel, Shelbie Turner, Karen Hooker · 2021

Objectives To examine how self-perceptions of aging (SPA) moderated within- and between-persons perceived stress associations with physical health symptoms. Methods A community-dwelling sample of 103 adults (Meanage = 63, range = 52–88) pa…

Trends in Cardiovascular Disease by Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Ethnicity, Medicare Health Outcomes Survey 2011–2015 Open

Lan N. Ðoàn, Yumie Takata, Karen Hooker, Carolyn A. Mendez‐Luck, Veronica L. Irvin · 2021

Background The burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is increasing in the aging population. However, little is known about CVD risk factors and outcomes for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Other Pacific Islander (NH/PI) older adults …

Development of a Measure of Intergenerational Contact: Implications for Evaluating Intergenerational Programs Open

Shelbie Turner, Shannon E. Jarrott, K. Nicole Mullican, Karen Hooker · 2020

Evaluating intergenerational programs often involves measuring the extent to which programs actually strengthen both the quantity and quality of intergenerational contact, which is associated with attitudes towards aging, social connection…

Advancing the Study of Subjective Age: More Seriously Considering Gender Open

Shelbie Turner, Karen Hooker, Toni Calasanti · 2020

Socially-cued age expectations inform people’s subjective age - that is, how old they feel relative to their chronological age. Age-graded expectations are widely considered to be gendered, yet gender has not often been empirically examine…

Considering Gender Within the Four Theoretical Domains of Subjective Age Open

Shelbie Turner, Richard A. Settersten, Karen Hooker · 2020

The broad construct of subjective age is informed by four theoretical domains – self-perceptions of aging, old age stereotypes, age identity, and awareness of age related change (Kotter-Gruhn, Kornadt, & Stephan, 2016). Each of the theoret…

Older adults’ use of self-monitoring technology within the context of their daily experiences Open

Shannon T. Mejía, Tuan Pham, Ronald Metoyer, Karen Hooker · 2020

Older adults’ use of self-monitoring technology within the context of their daily experiences Open

Shannon T. Mejía, Tuan Minh Pham, Ronald Metoyer, Karen Hooker · 2020

Aging-related changes in the association between negative affect and response time inconsistency in older adulthood Open

Eric Cerino, Robert S. Stawski, Richard A. Settersten, Michelle C. Odden, Karen Hooker · 2020

Negative affect (NA) and positive affect (PA) are established modifiable psychosocial correlates of cognitive health and have demonstrated capacity for meaningful within-person fluctuations based on person–environment interactions, age, an…

Self-Perceptions of Aging: Factorial Structure and Invariance by Gender Open

Shelbie Turner, Karen Hooker, G. John Geldhof · 2020

Background and Objectives Self-perceptions of aging (SPA)—the appraisals people place on their own aging processes—predict well-being in later life. Researchers are increasingly hypothesizing that the overarching construct of SPA is compri…

Daily linkages among high and low arousal affect and subjective cognitive complaints Open

Eric Cerino, Karen Hooker, Richard A. Settersten, Michelle C. Odden, Robert S. Stawski · 2020

OBJECTIVES: Subjective cognitive complaints may be an early indicator of Alzheimer’s disease pathology and related dementias that can be detectable prior to objective, performance-based decline. Negative and positive affective states (NA a…

HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER OLDER ADULTS Open

Lan N. Ðoàn, Yumie Takata, Karen Hooker, Carolyn A. Mendez‐Luck, and Veronica L Irvin · 2019

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death for Asian American (AA), Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (NHPI) older adults, and AAs/NHPIs have not enjoyed decreases in CVD mortality rates, as have non-Hispanic whites (NH…

PERSONALITY MODERATES INTERVENTION EFFECTS ON COGNITIVE FUNCTION: A 6-WEEK CONVERSATION-BASED INTERVENTION Open

Eric Cerino, Karen Hooker, Elena Goodrich, Hiroko H. Dodge · 2019

Conversation-based interventions have positive effects on cognitive health, though determining who benefits most is still unclear, and individuals’ personality may play a role. We utilized data from a 6-week randomized controlled trial to …

THE IMPLICATIONS OF DIGITAL SOCIAL INTERACTIONS FOR OLDER ADULTS’ EXPERIENCES OF WELL-BEING IN DAILY LIFE Open

Shannon T. Mejía, Shelbie Turner, Karen Hooker · 2019

Digital communication technologies expand opportunities for social interactions and as a result have the potential to either amplify or dampen the coupling of social interactions with well-being in daily life. We use data from the 100-day …

REFRAMING AGING: PRACTICES AND MEASURES TO HARNESS THE STRENGTH OF INTERGENERATIONAL NETWORK TIES Open

Shannon E. Jarrott, Karen Hooker, Nancy Morrow‐Howell · 2019

GSA and other agencies have undertaken to “Reframe Aging” to reduce pervasive global ageism, which has been associated with negative attitudes towards and disinterest in working with older adults and poor health in old age. Familial and no…

PREDICTORS OF MORTALITY RISK AMONG MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ENROLLEES Open

Soyoung Choun, Lan N. Ðoàn, Diana J. Govier, Karen Hooker, Carolyn A. Mendez‐Luck , et al. · 2019

Overall all-cause mortality rates have declined significantly in past decades among individuals aged 65 and above in every racial and ethnic group. We explored demographic, overall health, and disability development as predictors of mortal…

I-CONECT PROJECT: CAN SOCIAL INTERACTION IMPROVE COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS AMONG SOCIALLY ISOLATED OLDER ADULTS? Open

Hiroko H. Dodge, Karen Hooker, Toni C. Antonucci · 2019

Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that larger social networks or more frequent social interactions may have protective effects against cognitive decline and the incidence of dementia. Therefore, increasing social interaction could …

ADVANCING THE MEASUREMENT OF INTERGENERATIONAL CONTACT: BEYOND ATTITUDES TOWARD AGING Open

Shelbie Turner, Karen Hooker, Shannon E. Jarrott · 2019

In our presentation, we will offer insights into our process of creating and validating a comprehensive theory- and evidence- informed measure of intergenerational contact that expands beyond the measurement of age-related attitudes. While…

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