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 58, issue 6, 2003

Farewell Editorial pp. P295-P295

Margie E. Lachman

Personality Reconsidered: A New Agenda for Aging Research pp. P296-P304

Karen Hooker and Dan P. McAdams

Personality Structure and Process, Variance Between and Within: Integration by Means of a Developmental Framework pp. P305-P306

Daniel K. Mroczek and Avron Spiro

Expansion, Integration, and Omission: Some Thoughts on a New Agenda pp. P307-P308

Robert R. McCrae

Personality Reconsidered: A Considered Response pp. P309-P310

Seth A. Wagerman, Lawrence D. Wright and David C. Funder

Personality and Adult Development: Looking Beyond the OCEAN pp. P311-P312

Karen Hooker and Dan P. McAdams

Identity Processing and Self-Consciousness in Middle and Later Adulthood pp. P313-P319

Joel R. Sneed and Susan Krauss Whitbourne

Depressive Symptoms and Aging: The Effects of Illness and Non-Health-Related Events pp. P320-P328

Amy Fiske, Margaret Gatz and Nancy L. Pedersen

Editorial: Why We Are Suddenly Interested in the Life Course pp. S326-S326

Charles F. Longino

Cumulative Advantage/Disadvantage and the Life Course: Cross-Fertilizing Age and Social Science Theory pp. S327-S337

Dale Dannefer

Psychosocial and Perceived Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity in Rural and Older African American and White Women pp. P329-P337

Sara Wilcox, Melissa Bopp, Larissa Oberrecht, Sandra K. Kammermann and Charles T. McElmurray

Trends in Scores on Tests of Cognitive Ability in the Elderly U.S. Population, 1993–2000 pp. S338-S346

Willard L. Rodgers, Mary Beth Ofstedal and A. Regula Herzog

The Aging Eyewitness: Effects of Age on Face, Delay, and Source-Memory Ability pp. P338-P345

Amina Memon, James Bartlett, Rachel Rose and Colin Gray

Commentary on “Trends in Scores on Tests of Cognitive Ability in the Elderly U.S. Population, 1993–2000” pp. S347-S348

Vicki A. Freedman and Linda G. Martin

Trends in Scores on Tests of Cognitive Ability in the Elderly U.S. Population, 1993 pp. S348-S349

Willard L. Rodgers and Mary Beth Ofstedal

The Gendered Nature of Men's Filial Care pp. S350-S358

Lori D. Campbell and Anne Martin-Matthews

Poverty Among Elderly Women: Assessing SSI Options to Strengthen Social Security Reform pp. S359-S368

Kalman Rupp, Alexander Strand and Paul S. Davies

The Impact of Ethnic Involvement and Migration Patterns on Long-Term Care Plans Among Retired Sunbelt Migrants: Plans for Nursing Home Placement pp. S369-S376

Eleanor Palo Stoller and Adam T. Perzynski

Age-Related Declines in Activity Level: The Relationship Between Chronic Illness and Religious Activities pp. S377-S385

Maureen Reindl Benjamins, Marc A. Musick, Deborah T. Gold and Linda K. George

Volume 58, issue 5, 2003

Does Participation in Leisure Activities Lead to Reduced Risk of Alzheimer's Disease? A Prospective Study of Swedish Twins pp. P249-P255

Michael Crowe, Ross Andel, Nancy L. Pedersen, Boo Johansson and Margaret Gatz

Adult Age Differences in the Time Course of Inhibition of Return pp. P256-P259

Alan D. Castel, Alison L. Chasteen, Charles T. Scialfa and Jay Pratt

Age Differences in Sentence Production pp. P260-P268

Susan Kemper, Ruth Herman and Cindy Lian

A Half Century of Longitudinal Methods in Social Gerontology: Evidence of Change in the Journal pp. S264-S270

Kenneth F. Ferraro and Jessica A. Kelley-Moore

Physical Hardiness and Styles of Socioemotional Functioning in Later Life pp. P269-P279

Carol Magai, Nathan S. Consedine, Arlene R. King and Michael Gillespie

Age Differences in Home Computer Availability and Use pp. S271-S280

Stephen J. Cutler, Jon Hendricks and Amy Guyer

Routinization and Emotional Well-Being: An Experience Sampling Investigation in an Elderly French Sample pp. P280-P282

Jean Bouisson and Joel Swendsen

Intergenerational Triads in Grandparent-Headed Families pp. S281-S289

Catherine Chase Goodman

Fear of Falling in Elderly Persons: Association With Falls, Functional Ability, and Quality of Life pp. P283-P290

Fuzhong Li, K. John Fisher, Peter Harmer, Edward McAuley and Nicole L. Wilson

The Metaphor of “Family” in Staff Communication About Dying and Death pp. S290-S296

Miriam S. Moss, Sidney Z. Moss, Robert L. Rubinstein and Helen K. Black

Giving While in Need: Support Provided by Disabled Older Adults pp. S297-S304

Kathrin Boerner and Joann P. Reinhardt

Immigrant Status, Living Arrangements, and Depressive Symptoms Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults pp. S305-S313

Janet M. Wilmoth and Pei-Chun Chen

Differences in Suicide Between the Old and the Oldest Old pp. S314-S322

Annette Erlangsen, Unni Bille-Brahe and Bernard Jeune

Volume 58, issue 4, 2003

Benchmarking as Everyday Functional Assessment in Stroke Recovery pp. S203-S211

Jaber F. Gubrium, Maude R. Rittman, Christine Williams, Mary Ellen Young and Craig A. Boylstein

Mind Matters: Cognitive and Physical Effects of Aging Self-Stereotypes pp. P203-P211

Becca R. Levy

Age, Aging, and the Sense of Control Among Older Adults: A Longitudinal Reconsideration pp. S212-S220

Fredric D. Wolinsky, Kathleen W. Wyrwich, Ajit N. Babu, Kurt Kroenke and William M. Tierney

Commentaries on “Mind Matters: Cognitive and Physical Effects of Aging Self-Stereotypes” and Author's Reply pp. P212-P216

Mary Lee Hummert

Aging Stereotypes—Internalization or Inoculation? A Commentary pp. P214-P215

Leslie A. Zebrowitz

Conscious Versus Unconscious Levels of Aging Self-Stereotypes: Author's Reply pp. P215-P216

Becca R. Levy

The Effects of Age and Domain Knowledge on Text Processing pp. P217-P223

Lisa M. Soederberg Miller

Determinants of a Sense of Mastery in African American and White Older Adults pp. S221-S224

Yuri Jang, Amy Borenstein-Graves, William E. Haley, Brent J. Small and James A. Mortimer

Age Deficits in Learning Sequences of Spoken Words pp. P224-P227

Nancy A. Dennis, James H. Howard and Darlene V. Howard

Correlates of Emotional Support and Negative Interaction Among Older Black Americans pp. S225-S233

Karen D. Lincoln, Robert Joseph Taylor and Linda M. Chatters

Rate of Cognitive Decline in Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease: The Role of Comorbidity pp. P228-P236

Lars Bäckman, Sari Jones, Brent J. Small, Hedda Agüero-Torres and Laura Fratiglioni

Becoming “at Home” in Assisted Living Residences: Exploring Place Integration Processes pp. S234-S243

Malcolm P. Cutchin, Steven V. Owen and Pei-Fen J. Chang

Age and Gender Differences in Adults' Descriptions of Emotional Reactions to Interpersonal Problems pp. P237-P245

Kira S. Birditt and Karen L. Fingerman

Place Characteristics and Residential Location Choice Among the Retirement-Age Population pp. S244-S252

William Duncombe, Mark Robbins and Douglas A. Wolf

Social Relationships and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults in Southern Brazil pp. S253-S261

Marilia Ramos and Janet Wilmoth

Volume 58, issue 3, 2003

Effects of Volunteering on the Well-Being of Older Adults pp. S137-S145

Nancy Morrow-Howell, Jim Hinterlong, Philip A. Rozario and Fengyan Tang

Positive and Negative Affect in Very Old Age pp. P143-P152

Derek M. Isaacowitz and Jacqui Smith

9-11, Personal Stress, Mental Health, and Sense of Control Among Older Adults pp. S146-S150

Fredric D. Wolinsky, Kathleen W. Wyrwich, Kurt Kroenke, Ajit N. Babu and William M. Tierney

Creating Continuity Through Mutual Assistance: Intergenerational Reciprocity in Four Ethnic Groups pp. S151-S159

Gay Becker, Yewoubdar Beyene, Edwina Newsom and Nury Mayen

Modeling Intraindividual Change in Personality Traits: Findings From the Normative Aging Study pp. P153-P165

Daniel K. Mroczek and Avron Spiro

Religious Meaning and Subjective Well-Being in Late Life pp. S160-S170

Neal Krause

Stability and Change in Adult Personality Over 6 Years: Findings From the Victoria Longitudinal Study pp. P166-P176

Brent J. Small, Christopher Hertzog, David F. Hultsch and Roger A. Dixon

The Effect of Altering ADL Thresholds on Active Life Expectancy Estimates for Older Persons pp. S171-S178

Scott M. Lynch, J. Scott Brown and Katherine G. Harmsen

Application of the Five-Factor Model of Personality to Intergenerational Perception pp. P177-P186

Valérie Igier and Etíenne Mullet

Life Expectancy With Cognitive Impairment in the Older Population of the United States pp. S179-S186

Kristen Suthers, Jung Ki Kim and Eileen Crimmins

Age-Related Slowing of Digit Symbol Substitution Revisited: What Do Longitudinal Age Changes Reflect? pp. P187-P194

Stuart W. S. MacDonald, David F. Hultsch, Esther Strauss and Roger A. Dixon

Predicting 12-Month Mortality for Persons With Dementia pp. S187-S198

Robert Newcomer, Kenneth E. Covinsky, Ted Clay and Kristine Yaffe

Give Day Care a Chance To Be Effective: A Commentary pp. P195-P196

Steven H. Zarit, Mary Ann Parris Stephens, Aloen Townsend, Rick Greene and Elia E. Femia

Science Is A Matter of Cumulative Learning: Authors' Reply to the Commentary pp. P197-P199

Susanne Zank and Claudia Schacke

Volume 58, issue 2, 2003

Negative Interactions in Close Relationships: Introduction to a Special Section pp. P69-P69

Margie E. Lachman

Negative Interactions in Close Relationships Across the Life Span pp. P70-P79

Hiroko Akiyama, Toni Antonucci, Keiko Takahashi and Elizabeth S. Langfahl

The Relation Between Everyday Activities and Successful Aging: A 6-Year Longitudinal Study pp. S74-S82

Verena H. Menec

Do Age Differences in Close and Problematic Family Ties Reflect the Pool of Available Relatives? pp. P80-P87

Karen L. Fingerman and Kira S. Birditt

English Language Skills, Ethnic Concentration, and Household Composition: Older Mexican Immigrants pp. S83-S92

Jeffrey A. Burr and Jan E. Mutchler

Negative Interaction in Late Life: Issues in the Stability and Generalizability of Conflict Across Relationships pp. P88-P99

Neal Krause and Karen S. Rook

Social Networks, Social Integration, and Social Engagement Determine Cognitive Decline in Community-Dwelling Spanish Older Adults pp. S93-S100

María-Victoria Zunzunegui, Beatriz E. Alvarado, Teodoro Del Ser and Angel Otero

Exposure and Reactivity to Negative Social Exchanges: A Preliminary Investigation Using Daily Diary Data pp. P100-P111

Karen S. Rook

Socioeconomic Status and Age Identity: The Role of Dimensions of Health in the Subjective Construction of Age pp. S101-S109

Anne E. Barrett

The Life Course of Severe Obesity: Does Childhood Overweight Matter? pp. S110-S119

Kenneth F. Ferraro, Roland J. Thorpe and Jody A. Wilkinson

Associations of Stressors and Uplifts of Caregiving With Caregiver Burden and Depressive Mood: A Meta-Analysis pp. P112-P128

Martin Pinquart and Silvia Sörensen

An Examination of the Impact of Health on Wealth Depletion in Elderly Individuals pp. S120-S126

Jinkook Lee and Hyungsoo Kim

Analysis of the Reliability of the Modified Caregiver Strain Index pp. S127-S132

Megan Thornton and Shirley S. Travis

Predictors of Agitation in Nursing Home Residents pp. P129-P137

David E. Vance, Louis D. Burgio, David L. Roth, Alan B. Stevens, J. Kaci Fairchild and Ann Yurick

Volume 58, issue 1, 2003

Longevity and Health Care Expenditures pp. S2-S10

Zhou Yang, Edward Norton and Sally Stearns

The Impact of Stereotype Threat on Age Differences in Memory Performance pp. P3-P11

Thomas M. Hess, Corinne Auman, Stanley J. Colcombe and Tamara A. Rahhal

Competing Risk of Household Expansion or Institutionalization in Late Life pp. S11-S20

Judith C. Hays, Carl F. Pieper and Jama L. Purser

Use of Memory Compensation Strategies Is Related to Psychosocial and Health Indicators pp. P12-P22

Cindy M. de Frias, Roger A. Dixon and Lars Bäckman

Religion and Cognitive Dysfunction in an Elderly Cohort pp. S21-S29

Peter H. Van Ness and Stanislav V. Kasl

Discrete Emotions in Later Life pp. P23-P34

Judith G. Chipperfield, Raymond P. Perry and Bernard Weiner

Impact of Husbands' Involuntary Job Loss on Wives' Mental Health, Among Older Adults pp. S30-S37

Michele Siegel, Elizabeth H. Bradley, William T. Gallo and Stanislav V. Kasl

The Role of Perceived Control in the Process of Older Peoples' Recovery of Physical Functions After Fall-Related Injuries pp. P35-P41

Gertrudis I. J. M. Kempen, Johan Ormel, Winnie Scaf-Klomp, Eric van Sonderen, Adelita V. Ranchor and Robbert Sanderman

Cognitive Function and Acute Care Utilization pp. S38-S49

Edith G. Walsh, Bei Wu, Janet B. Mitchell and Lisa F. Berkmann

Written Language Clues to Cognitive Changes of Aging pp. P42-P44

Kristine Williams, Frederick Holmes, Susan Kemper and Janet Marquis

Attentional Abilities and Functional Outcomes Following Stroke pp. P45-P53

Joan M. McDowd, Diane L. Filion, Patricia S. Pohl, Lorie G. Richards and William Stiers

Effects of Emotion-Oriented Care on Work-Related Outcomes of Professional Caregivers in Homes for Elderly Persons pp. S50-S57

Veron J. J. Schrijnemaekers, Erik van Rossum, Math J. J. M. Candel, Carla M. A. Frederiks, Mayke M. A. Derix, Hilde Sielhorst and Piet A. van den Brandt

The Impact of Acuity on Performance of Four Clinical Measures of Contrast Sensitivity in Alzheimer's Disease pp. P54-P62

Sandy A. Neargarder, Erika R. Stone, Alice Cronin-Golomb and Stephen Oross

Efficacy of a Psychoeducative Group Program for Caregivers of Demented Persons Living at Home pp. S58-S67

Réjean Hébert, Louise Lévesque, Jean Vézina, Jean-Pierre Lavoie, Francine Ducharme, Carole Gendron, Michel Préville, Louis Voyer and Marie-France Dubois