The Journals of Gerontology: Series B

2000 - 2025

Current editor(s): Psychological Sciences - S. Duke Han, PhD and Social Sciences - Jessica A Kelley, PhD, FGSA

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Volume 64B, issue suppl_1, 2009

The National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project: An Introduction pp. i5-i11

Richard Suzman

Statistical Design and Estimation for the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project pp. i12-i19

Colm O'Muircheartaigh, Stephanie Eckman and Stephen Smith

Instrument Development, Study Design Implementation, and Survey Conduct for the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project pp. i20-i29

Stephen Smith, Angela Jaszczak, Jessica Graber, Katie Lundeen, Sara Leitsch, Erin Wargo and Colm O'Muircheartaigh

Quality of Life and Psychological Health Indicators in the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project pp. i30-i37

Sharon Shiovitz-Ezra, Sara Leitsch, Jessica Graber and Amelia Karraker

Measuring Social Isolation Among Older Adults Using Multiple Indicators From the NSHAP Study pp. i38-i46

Erin York Cornwell and Linda J. Waite

Social Networks in the NSHAP Study: Rationale, Measurement, and Preliminary Findings pp. i47-i55

Benjamin Cornwell, L. Philip Schumm, Edward O. Laumann and Jessica Graber

Sexuality: Measures of Partnerships, Practices, Attitudes, and Problems in the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Study pp. i56-i66

Linda J. Waite, Edward O. Laumann, Aniruddha Das and L. Philip Schumm

Measures of Chronic Conditions and Diseases Associated With Aging in the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project pp. i67-i75

Sharon R. Williams, Genevieve Kanter and Sara A. Leitsch

Assessment of Sensory Function in the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project pp. i76-i85

L. Philip Schumm, Martha McClintock, Sharon Williams, Sara Leitsch, Johan Lundstrom, Thomas Hummel and Stacy Tessler Lindau

Medication Data Collection and Coding in a Home-Based Survey of Older Adults pp. i86-i93

Dima M. Qato, L. Philip Schumm, Michael Johnson, Andreea Mihai and Stacy Tessler Lindau

Salivary Sex Hormone Measurement in a National, Population-Based Study of Older Adults pp. i94-i105

Natalia Gavrilova and Stacy Tessler Lindau

Vaginal Self-Swab Specimen Collection in a Home-Based Survey of Older Women: Methods and Applications pp. i106-i118

Stacy T. Lindau, Joscelyn N. Hoffmann, Katie Lundeen, Angela Jaszczak, Martha K. McClintock and Jeanne A. Jordan

Assessment of Smoking Behaviors and Alcohol Use in the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project pp. i119-i130

Melinda L. Drum, Sharon Shiovitz-Ezra, Elyzabeth Gaumer and Stacy T. Lindau

The Use of Dried Blood Spot Sampling in the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project pp. i131-i136

Sharon R. Williams and Thomas W. McDade

Volume 64B, issue 6, 2009

Comparison of Patient and Caregiver Reports of Patient Activity Participation and Its Relationship to Mental Health in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease pp. 687-695

Karen L. Siedlecki, Oksana Tatarina, Linda Sanders, Marilyn Albert, Deborah Blacker, Bruno Dubois, Jason Brandt and Yaakov Stern

Recognition of Facial, Auditory, and Bodily Emotions in Older Adults pp. 696-703

Ted Ruffman, Jamin Halberstadt and Janice Murray

Perceived Need for Mental Health Care Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults pp. 704-712

Melissa Garrido, Robert L. Kane, Merrie Kaas and Rosalie A. Kane

Social Network Types and Subjective Well-being in Chinese Older Adults pp. 713-722

Sheung-Tak Cheng, Coty K. L. Lee, Alfred C. M. Chan, Edward M. F. Leung and Jik-Joen Lee

Felt Obligation to Help Others as a Protective Factor Against Losses in Psychological Well-being Following Functional Decline in Middle and Later Life pp. 723-732

Emily A. Greenfield

Rapid Emotion Regulation After Mood Induction: Age and Individual Differences pp. 733-741

Mary Jo Larcom and Derek M. Isaacowitz

Associations Between Psychological Distress, Learning, and Memory in Spouse Caregivers of Older Adults pp. 742-746

Corey S. Mackenzie, Ursula J. Wiprzycka, Lynn Hasher and David Goldstein

Editing in the Rearview Mirror pp. 749-749

Kenneth F. Ferraro

Childhood Living Conditions, Socioeconomic Position in Adulthood, and Cognition in Later Life: Exploring the Associations pp. 750-757

Stefan Fors, Carin Lennartsson and Olle Lundberg

Identifying the Poorest Older Americans pp. 758-766

Jonathan Fisher, David S. Johnson, Joseph Marchand, Timothy M. Smeeding and Barbara B. Torrey

Childlessness and the Economic Well-being of Older Americans pp. 767-776

Robert D. Plotnick

Does Household Composition Explain Welfare Regime Poverty Risks for Older Adults and Other Household Members? pp. 777-787

Tsui-o Tai and Judith Treas

A Broader View of Family Caregiving: Effects of Caregiving and Caregiver Conditions on Depressive Symptoms, Health, Work, and Social Isolation pp. 788-798

Julie Robison, Richard Fortinsky, Alison Kleppinger, Noreen Shugrue and Martha Porter

Family Caregiver Skills in Medication Management for Hospice Patients: A Qualitative Study to Define a Construct pp. 799-807

Denys T. Lau, Judith D. Kasper, Joshua M. Hauser, Celia Berdes, Chih-Hung Chang, Rebecca L. Berman, Jonathan Masin-Peters, Judith Paice and Linda Emanuel

Volume 64B, issue 5, 2009

Trajectory of Declines in Physical Activity in Community-Dwelling Older Women: Social Cognitive Influences pp. 543-550

Edward McAuley, Katherine S. Hall, Robert W. Motl, Siobhan M. White, Thomas R. Wójcicki, Liang Hu and Shawna E. Doerksen

Perceptions of Social Transgressions in Adulthood pp. 551-559

Laura M. Miller, Susan T. Charles and Karen L. Fingerman

Caregiver--Recipient Closeness and Symptom Progression in Alzheimer Disease. The Cache County Dementia Progression Study pp. 560-568

Maria C. Norton, Kathleen W. Piercy, Peter V. Rabins, Robert C. Green, John C. S. Breitner, Truls Ostbye, Christopher Corcoran, Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, Constantine G. Lyketsos and JoAnn T. Tschanz

Perceptual Inhibition is Associated with Sensory Integration in Standing Postural Control Among Older Adults pp. 569-576

Mark S. Redfern, J. Richard Jennings, David Mendelson and Robert D. Nebes

The ACTIVE Cognitive Training Interventions and the Onset of and Recovery from Suspected Clinical Depression pp. 577-585

Fredric D. Wolinsky, Henry W. Mahncke, Mark W. Vander Weg, Rene Martin, Frederick W. Unverzagt, Karlene K. Ball, Richard N. Jones and Sharon L. Tennstedt

Individual Well-being in Middle and Older Adulthood: Do Spousal Beliefs Matter? pp. 586-596

Tim D. Windsor, Lindsay H. Ryan and Jacqui Smith

Predictors of Normal and Successful Aging Among Urban-Dwelling Elderly Brazilians pp. 597-602

Márcia Lorena Chaves, Ana Luiza Camozzato, Cláudio Laks Eizirik and Jeffrey Kaye

Threat Perception in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Dementia pp. 603-607

Julie D. Henry, Claire Thompson, Ted Ruffman, Felicity Leslie, Adrienne Withall, Perminder Sachdev and Henry Brodaty

Long-term Maintenance of Retest Learning in Young Old and Oldest Old Adults pp. 608-611

Lixia Yang and Ralf T. Krampe

Benefits of Negative Social Exchanges for Emotional Closeness pp. 612-621

Helene H. Fung, Dannii Y. Yeung, Kin-Kit Li and Frieder R. Lang

Why Is the Educational Gradient of Mortality Steeper for Men? pp. 625-634

Jennifer Karas Montez, Mark D. Hayward, Dustin C. Brown and Robert A. Hummer

Complementary Therapy Use and Health Self-Management Among Rural Older Adults pp. 635-643

Thomas A. Arcury, Joseph G. Grzywacz, Eleanor P. Stoller, Ronny A. Bell, Kathryn P. Altizer, Christine Chapman and Sara A. Quandt

Volunteer Dynamics of Older Americans pp. 644-655

Barbara Butrica, Richard Johnson and Sheila Zedlewski

The Effect of Retirement on Weight pp. 656-665

Sukyung Chung, Marisa E. Domino and Sally Stearns

Later-Life Mental Health in Europe: A Country-Level Comparison pp. 666-676

George B. Ploubidis and Emily Grundy

Employment Status and Depressive Symptoms in Koreans: Results From a Baseline Survey of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging pp. 677-683

Soong-Nang Jang, Sung-il Cho, Jiyeun Chang, Kachung Boo, Hyun-Goo Shin, Hyejung Lee and Lisa F. Berkman

Volume 64B, issue 4, 2009

Older Adults Place Lower Value on Choice Relative to Young Adults pp. 443-446

Joseph A. Mikels, Andrew E. Reed and Kosali Simon

Aging and Selective Engagement: The Moderating Impact of Motivation on Older Adults' Resource Utilization pp. 447-456

Thomas M. Hess, Cassandra M. Germain, Elizabeth L. Swaim and Nicole L. Osowski

Monetary Losses Do Not Loom Large in Later Life: Age Differences in the Framing Effect pp. 457-460

Joseph A. Mikels and Andrew E. Reed

Prospective Study of Associations Among Positive Emotion and Functional Status in Older Patients With Coronary Artery Disease pp. 461-469

Beverly H. Brummett, Miriam C. Morey, Stephen H. Boyle and Daniel B. Mark

A New Look at Retest Learning in Older Adults: Learning in the Absence of Item-Specific Effects pp. 470-473

Lixia Yang, Maureen Reed, Frank A. Russo and Andrea Wilkinson

Cognitive Aging and Adaptive Foraging Behavior pp. 474-481

Rui Mata, Andreas Wilke and Uwe Czienskowski

Task Demands Moderate Stereotype Threat Effects on Memory Performance pp. 482-486

Thomas M. Hess, Lisa Emery and Tara L. Queen

Children in an Aging Society pp. 489-496

Peter Uhlenberg

Quality of Marriages in Later Life and Emotional and Social Loneliness pp. 497-506

Jenny de Jong Gierveld, Marjolein Broese van Groenou, Adriaan W. Hoogendoorn and Johannes H. Smit

Nonmarital Cohabitation Among Older Finnish Men and Women: Socioeconomic Characteristics and Forms of Union Dissolution pp. 507-516

Heta Moustgaard and Pekka Martikainen

Meaning in Life and Mortality pp. 517-527

Neal Krause

Religion and the Quality of Life in the Last Year of Life pp. 528-537

Ellen L. Idler, Julie McLaughlin and Stanislav Kasl

Volume 64B, issue 3, 2009

The Role of Contingency and Contiguity in Young and Older Adults' Causal Learning pp. 315-323

Sharon A. Mutter, Marci S. DeCaro and Leslie F. Plumlee

Resident Complaints About the Nursing Home Food Service: Relationship to Cognitive Status pp. 324-327

Sandra F. Simmons, Patrick Cleeton and Tracy Porchak

Reduced Ability to Detect Facial Configuration in Middle-Aged and Elderly Individuals: Associations With Spatiotemporal Visual Processing pp. 328-334

Daniel Norton, Ryan McBain and Yue Chen

Age Attributions and Aging Health: Contrast Between the United States and Japan pp. 335-338

Becca R. Levy, Ori Ashman and Martin D. Slade

The Impact of Parent Care on Marital Quality and Well-Being in Adult Daughters and Sons pp. 339-347

Jamila Bookwala

Poor Sense of Direction Is Associated With Constricted Driving Space in Older Drivers pp. 348-355

Kathleen A. Turano, Beatriz Munoz, Shirin E. Hassan, Donald D. Duncan, Emily W. Gower, Karen B. Roche, Lisa Keay, Cynthia A. Munro and Sheila K. West

Acute Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Cognitive Function in Older Adults pp. 356-363

Keita Kamijo, Yoichi Hayashi, Tomoaki Sakai, Tatsuhisa Yahiro, Kiyoji Tanaka and Yoshiaki Nishihira

Health and Functioning Among Baby Boomers Approaching 60 pp. 369-377

Linda G. Martin, Vicki A. Freedman, Robert Schoeni and Patricia M. Andreski

Socioeconomic Status and Age Variations in Health-Related Quality of Life: Results From the National Health Measurement Study pp. 378-389

Stephanie A. Robert, Dasha Cherepanov, Mari Palta, Nancy Cross Dunham, David Feeny and Dennis G. Fryback

Subjective Control and Health Among Mexican-Origin Elders in Mexico and the United States: Structural Considerations in Comparative Research pp. 390-401

Ronald J. Angel, Jacqueline L. Angel and Terrence D. Hill

The Income and Wealth Packages of Older Women in Cross-National Perspective pp. 402-414

Janet C. Gornick, Eva Sierminska and Timothy M. Smeeding

Neighborhood-Level Cohesion and Disorder: Measurement and Validation in Two Older Adult Urban Populations pp. 415-424

Kathleen A. Cagney, Thomas A. Glass, Kimberly A. Skarupski, Lisa L. Barnes, Brian S. Schwartz and Carlos F. Mendes de Leon

Marital Status as Contingency for the Effects of Neighborhood Disorder on Older Adults' Mental Health pp. 425-434

Alex Bierman

Volume 64B, issue 2, 2009

Do Older Drivers At-Risk for Crashes Modify Their Driving Over Time? pp. 163-170

Lesley A. Ross, Olivio J. Clay, Jerri D. Edwards, Karlene K. Ball, Virginia G. Wadley, David E. Vance, Gayla M. Cissell, Daniel L. Roenker and John J. Joyce

Older Adults Respond Quickly to Angry Faces Despite Labeling Difficulty pp. 171-179

Ted Ruffman, Michelle Ng and Thomas Jenkin

Self-Reported Sleep Quality Predicts Poor Cognitive Performance in Healthy Older Adults pp. 180-187

Robert D. Nebes, Daniel J. Buysse, Edythe M. Halligan, Patricia R. Houck and Timothy H. Monk

The Time Course of Age-Related Preferences Toward Positive and Negative Stimuli pp. 188-192

Derek M. Isaacowitz, Eric S. Allard, Nora A. Murphy and Mark Schlangel

Working Memory and Postural Control: Adult Age Differences in Potential for Improvement, Task Priority, and Dual Tasking pp. 193-201

Michail Doumas, Michael A. Rapp and Ralf Th. Krampe

Text Comprehension Products and Processes in Young, Young-Old, and Old-Old Adults pp. 202-211

Debra McGinnis

Self-Rated Health and Depressive Symptoms in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease and Their Spouses: A Longitudinal Dyadic Analysis of Late-Life Marriages pp. 212-221

Rachel Pruchno, Maureen Wilson-Genderson and Francine Cartwright

Effects of Optic Flow Speed and Lateral Flow Asymmetry on Locomotion in Younger and Older Adults: A Virtual Reality Study pp. 222-231

Ying-hui Chou, Robert C. Wagenaar, Elliot Saltzman, J. Erik Giphart, Daniel Young, Rosa Davidsdottir and Alice Cronin-Golomb

The Relationship of Built Environment to Perceived Social Support and Psychological Distress in Hispanic Elders: The Role of "Eyes on the Street" pp. 234-246

Scott C. Brown, Craig A. Mason, Joanna L. Lombard, Frank Martinez, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Arnold R. Spokane, Frederick L. Newman, Hilda Pantin and José Szapocznik

Urban Neighborhood Context and Change in Depressive Symptoms in Late Life pp. 247-251

Richard G. Wight, Janet R. Cummings, Arun S. Karlamangla and Carol S. Aneshensel

Neighborhood Characteristics and Disability in Older Adults pp. 252-257

John R. Beard, Shannon Blaney, Magda Cerda, Victoria Frye, Gina S. Lovasi, Danielle Ompad, Andrew Rundle and David Vlahov

Formal Home Care Utilization Patterns by Rural--Urban Community Residence pp. 258-268

William J. McAuley, William Spector and Joan Van Nostrand

A Panel Data Analysis of the Relationships of Nursing Home Staffing Levels and Standards to Regulatory Deficiencies pp. 269-278

Hongsoo Kim, Christine Kovner, Charlene Harrington, William Greene and Mathy Mezey

Frailty and Mortality Among Chinese at Advanced Ages pp. 279-289

Danan Gu, Matthew E. Dupre, Jessica Sautter, Haiyan Zhu, Yuzhi Liu and Zeng Yi

Antecedents of Global Decline in Health-Related Quality of Life Among Middle-Aged African Americans pp. 290-295

Fredric D. Wolinsky, Theodore K. Malmstrom, J. Philip Miller, Elena M. Andresen, Mario Schootman and Douglas K. Miller

The Effect of Suffering on Generativity: Accounts of Elderly African American Men pp. 296-303

Helen K. Black and Robert L. Rubinstein

The Long-Term Relationship Between High-Intensity Volunteering and Physical Activity in Older African American Women pp. 304-311

Erwin J. Tan, George W. Rebok, Qilu Yu, Constantine E. Frangakis, Michelle C. Carlson, Tao Wang, Michelle Ricks, Elizabeth K. Tanner, Sylvia McGill and Linda P. Fried

Volume 64B, issue 1, 2009

Editorial pp. 3-3

Rosemary Blieszner

Is the Effect of Reported Physical Activity on Disability Mediated by Cognitive Performance in White and African American Older Adults? pp. 4-13

Mihaela A. Popa, Sandra L. Reynolds and Brent J. Small

Predicting Memory Training Response Patterns: Results From ACTIVE pp. 14-23

Jessica B. S. Langbaum, George W. Rebok, Karen Bandeen-Roche and Michelle C. Carlson

Sibling Death and Death Fear in Relation to Depressive Symptomatology in Older Adults pp. 24-32

Victor G. Cicirelli

Assessing Outcome Expectations in Older Adults: The Multidimensional Outcome Expectations for Exercise Scale pp. 33-40

Thomas R. Wójcicki, Siobhan M. White and Edward McAuley

Influence of Sad Mood and Old Age Schema on Older Adults' Attention to Physical Symptoms pp. 41-44

Cecilia Y. M. Poon and Bob G. Knight

Generativity in Later Life: Perceived Respect From Younger Generations as a Determinant of Goal Disengagement and Psychological Well-being pp. 45-54

Sheung-Tak Cheng

Longitudinal Patterns of Negative Relationship Quality Across Adulthood pp. 55-64

Kira S. Birditt, Lisa M. H. Jackey and Toni C. Antonucci

Genetic and Environmental Links Between Cognitive and Physical Functions in Old Age pp. 65-72

Wendy Johnson, Ian J. Deary, Matt McGue and Kaare Christensen

Theory Welcome Here pp. 75-76

Kenneth F. Ferraro

Women's Retirement Expectations: How Stable Are They? pp. 77-86

Jen D. Wong and Melissa A. Hardy

Racial Differences in Self-Rated Health at Similar Levels of Physical Functioning: An Examination of Health Pessimism in the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study pp. 87-94

S. Melinda Spencer, Richard Schulz, Ronica N. Rooks, Steven M. Albert, Roland J. Thorpe, Gretchen A. Brenes, Tamara B. Harris, Annemarie Koster, Suzanne Satterfield, Hilsa N. Ayonayon and Anne B. Newman

Living Alone and Depressive Symptoms: The Influence of Gender, Physical Disability, and Social Support Among Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Older Adults pp. 95-104

David Russell and John Taylor

Surprising SES Gradients in Mortality, Health, and Biomarkers in a Latin American Population of Adults pp. 105-117

Luis Rosero-Bixby and William Dow

The Impact of Occupation on Self-Rated Health: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Evidence from the Health and Retirement Survey pp. 118-124

Ralitza Gueorguieva, Jody L. Sindelar, Tracy Falba, Jason Fletcher, Patricia Keenan, Ran Wu and William T. Gallo

Within-Family Variability in Representations of Past Relationships With Parents pp. 125-136

Adam Davey, Corinna Jenkins Tucker, Karen Fingerman and Jyoti Savla

Remembered Parenting Styles and Adjustment in Middle and Late Adulthood pp. 137-146

Tanja C. Rothrauff, Teresa M. Cooney and Jeong Shin An

Gender Differences in Spousal Caregiving in Japan pp. 147-156

Keiko Sugiura, Mikiko Ito, Masami Kutsumi and Hiroshi Mikami