Toward culturally responsive dementia recognition and assessment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from empirical research in West Africa

Angélique Roquet, PhD, Kossi B Kounou, PhD, Paolo Martinelli, MSc, Daniela S Jopp, PhD; Toward culturally responsive dementia recognition and assessment in

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Life after loss: Gendered changes in social networks and community participation around widowhood

AbstractObjectives. This study examined how widowhood shapes older adults' close network composition and quality and community participation, and whether t

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Cortical microstructural integrity predicts an exploitation bias in older adulthood

AbstractObjectives. Prefrontal regions are implicated in explore-exploit decision-making during foraging. Older adults often show an exploitation bias, and

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Bilingualism and Cognitive Aging in Ethnically Diverse Older Adults: Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Evidence from HABS-HD

AbstractObjectives. Identifying modifiable factors that shape cognitive aging trajectories is a central goal in aging research. This study examined whether

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Bidirectional longitudinal associations of family/friend social support with cognitive function in late life

AbstractObjectives. This study examines the bidirectional relationships between social support (family vs. friend) and cognitive function among older Chine

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Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and outmigration of older Puerto Rican Medicare Fee-for-service beneficiaries, 2012-2019

AbstractObjectives. There is limited research on whether receiving a dementia diagnosis could prompt later-life migration, particularly among older Medicar

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Independent trajectories of cognitive function and daily events across nine years during midlife and old age

AbstractObjectives. Daily positive and stressful events are determinants of everyday well-being, yet little is known about how they shift alongside normati

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Are associations between relationship satisfaction, emotional intimacy, and successful sexual aging gender-specific?

AbstractObjectives. Close relationships are central to well-being in later life, shaping both emotional and sexual experiences. Yet little is known about h

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Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms: The Role of Psychological Resilience across Racial and Ethnic Groups

AbstractObjectives. This study aimed to identify distinct typologies of discrimination experiences and their association with depressive symptoms among old

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Day-to-Day associations between social interaction valence and awareness of age-related change

AbstractObjectives. Awareness of age-related change (AARC) reflects how individuals perceive aging through daily gains and losses. Social interactions cons

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The moderating role of personality in the associations between delay discounting and technology use among older adults

AbstractObjectives. Delay discount rate (DDR), or the devaluation of a future reward as the delay to its receipt increases, often leads individuals to favo

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Involuntary retirement and organizational climates: A multilevel study of older workers

AbstractObjectives. Maintaining control over the retirement transition is crucial for post-retirement well-being. Yet, studies show that between 10% and 40

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Do Changes in Sense of Purpose in Life Predict Charitable Giving Among U.S. Older Adults? The Moderating Role of Financial Planning Horizon

AbstractObjectives. Demographic shifts associated with population aging are transforming the philanthropic landscape in the United States. Drawing on the l

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Psychosocial Trajectories in Germany Across a Decade of Societal Crises

AbstractObjectives. Adults in midlife and old age in Germany have experienced several societal disruptions in recent years. Earlier crises, the 2015 Refuge

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Longitudinal psychological health profiles among sexual minority Middle-aged and older adults in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

AbstractObjectives. Individuals from historically underrepresented groups such as sexual minorities may experience aging in unique ways. This study aimed t

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Social vulnerability and the mental health consequences of the death of a close friend in older adulthood

AbstractObjectives. Close friend death is a common experience in later adulthood, yet its mental health consequences remain understudied. This study examin

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Daily Loneliness and Subjective Well-being as a Function of Older Adults’ Sexual Orientation

AbstractObjectives. Although loneliness has been consistently linked to poorer subjective well-being (SWB) in later life, little is known about how this as

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Aging with dual burdens: Cross-national evidence on mortality among older Hispanic adults with diabetes and dementia

AbstractObjectives. Older Hispanic adults in the United States (U.S.) and Mexico face a high burden of diabetes and dementia, yet cross-national difference

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Growth mindset and grit as psychological resources in later life: Age, socioeconomic, and health patterning in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

AbstractObjectives. Growth Mindset and Grit have been proposed as key psychological resources for resilience and adaptation, yet their manifestation and so

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Care Network Characteristics and Unmet Needs Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Dementia by Living Arrangement

AbstractObjectives. This study aimed to examine care network characteristics and unmet needs among persons living with dementia across living arrangements.

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Cohabitation and unmet care needs in later life

AbstractObjectives. More older Americans are cohabiting with a partner. However, it is unclear whether cohabitation serves as an alternative to marriage fo

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Psychosocial outcomes following dual-task high-velocity exercise training in older adults: A secondary analysis of an 18-month cluster randomised controlled trial

AbstractObjectives. Power and resistance training can improve older adults’ perceived health, and while cognitive training has mixed benefits, combined eff

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Associations Between Occupational Trajectories at Ages 35-55 and Later-Life Cognition in Older Adults in Chile

AbstractObjectives. As global rates of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) increase, understanding the factors that contribute to cognitive

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Prediction and updating abilities in motor imagery during the Timed Up and Go task in young and older adults

AbstractObjectives. Aging is associated with alterations in internal representations of action, potential mediators of fall risk, often examined through mo

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Social Contact Frequency Profiles: Reexamining associations between social network size, frequency of contact, and cognitive decline among older adults

AbstractObjectives. While the cognitive benefits of larger social networks and more frequent social contact are known, the optimal amount of social interac

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The deepest well: longitudinal association of adverse childhood experiences with subjective life expectancy in later life

AbstractObjectives. The aim of this study was to investigate the longitudinal association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and subjective life

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Lifecourse socioeconomic status and subjective cognitive decline among diverse older adults

AbstractObjectives. Lifecourse socioeconomic conditions are important determinants of age-related cognitive decline and dementia. We extend this research b

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Age and Framing Effects on Decision Making Related to Advance Care Planning

AbstractObjectives. Advance care planning (ACP) can promote autonomy and reduce burden at the end of life, yet many people avoid it. Drawing on prospect th

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