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“We are the future”: Advant-aged women speak-out through spoken word poetry J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Noa Levy, Liat Ayalon
This study aims to investigate women between the ages of 50 and 70 who write and perform spoken word poetry, through which they wish to lead positive social change, by turning the culture of silenc...
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Engagement in physical activity among African American women caregivers: a cross-sectional study J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Abiola O. Keller, Jennifer M. Ohlendorf
Family caregivers and African Americans often do not achieve the recommended 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity per week. Factors associated with engaging in physical activity among...
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Beauty work or beauty care? Women’s perceptions of appearance in the second half of life J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Shlomit Aharoni Lir, Liat Ayalon
The prevailing cultural emphasis on women’s attractiveness being tied to youth raises questions about how women perceive their appearance in the second half of life. The current qualitative study a...
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“My wife made me”: motivations for body and beauty work among older Korean and Chinese migrant adults in Australia J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Shu Zhu, Joanna K. Elfving-Hwang
This article examines how older Korean and Chinese migrants living in Perth, Australia, engage in various beauty, grooming and fitness practices to negotiate “successful ageing” in transnational co...
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Work and income instability and retirement financial wellbeing for women and men J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Miles G. Taylor, Dawn C. Carr, Rebekah Carpenter, Amélie Quesnel-Vallée
Financial wellbeing in retirement is contingent on realizations of financial expectations developed earlier in life and may differ substantially by gender. People’s standard of living in retirement...
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Interaction of widowhood, gender, and age in predicting loneliness among older adults in China J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2023-12-27 Kaishan Jiao, Jiujuan Zhang, Meng Liu, Mengjia Xu
Loneliness is a significant issue for the elderly, and widowhood is considered a major risk factor. However, research on the intersectional effects of gender, age, and widowhood on loneliness is li...
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Depression in older women who died by suicide: associations with other suicide contributors and suicide methods J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Namkee G. Choi, C. Nathan Marti
Suicides among older women have received little research attention. In this study based on the 2017–2019 National Violent Death Reporting System data, we examined the prevalence of depression in ol...
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“It was not an accident”: Women’s experiences of renewing motherhood at 40+ J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Kato Verghote, Nathalie Neeser, Guido Pennings, Bernice Elger, Veerle Provoost
In recent decades, there has been an increase in motherhood at an advanced age that has raised several medical and social concerns. We conducted a qualitative interview study, guided by Interpretat...
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The virus be damned: Older adults seek romantic relationships during a pandemic J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2023-11-22 Lauren E. Harris
COVID-19 was concerning for older adults because they faced greater health risks from the virus and generally experience higher rates of isolation and loneliness. Single older adults are of particu...
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Sex and concepts of sexuality influence sexual problems and help-seeking behaviours of older people J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2023-11-03 Kanthee Anantapong, Bongkot Burapakiat, Thareerat Ananchaisarp
In this study, we aimed to examine the prevalence, associated factors, and management of sexual problems in older people at a primary care unit. We recruited people aged 60 years old and over, who ...
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East Tennessee older women’s perceptions of Medicare, Medicaid, and related health policies J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2023-11-02 Heather A. Davis, Lisa C. Lindley, Solange Muñoz
Older women face unique challenges regarding health disparities. This study aims to provide an understanding of older women’s perceptions and situated experiences regarding the gendered health disp...
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Women’s childbearing histories and their alcohol use at midlife J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2023-10-09 Mieke Beth Thomeer, Clifford Ross, Rin Reczek, Monir Hossain
There has been increased alcohol use among mid-life women in recent decades. Given the association between alcohol use and childbearing earlier in life and the centrality of childbearing for other ...
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Doing old(er) age in a translocal context: Turkish-born women’s experiences of ageing, care and post-mortem care practices J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2023-08-26 Merve Tunçer
This article elaborates on how Turkish-born women in Sweden do old age in relation to gender and migrancy and aims to understand the fluid process of doing over their life course. It draws upon 20 ...
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Latent class analysis of symptoms of depression and anxiety among older women J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2023-08-09 Kexin Zhou, Xuemei Zhu, Li Yang, Zihan Gao, Xiao Wei, Jinke Kuang, Mengfan Xu
This cross-sectional study aims to consider the potential classification of depression and anxiety symptoms among older women, and identify the influencing factors of this classification.This study...
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Gendered agism in the media industry: Disavowal, discrimination and the pushback J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2023-07-27 Karen Ross
This study aimed to understand the experiences of older women media professionals whose age and gender had prompted discriminatory behavior (gendered ageism) towards them by their line managers and...
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Only daughters caring for their aging mothers in Ufa, Russia J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2023-07-25 Polina Ermoshkina
Russia is not the only country in the world that relies heavily on informal caregiving, but what makes Russia unique is the number of single-parent one-child families. With the collapse of the Sovi...
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PCOS health-related quality-of-life and depressive symptoms across the lifespan: Comparative study J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2023-07-05 Pamela J. Wright, Abbas S. Tavakoli, Cynthia F. Corbett
The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to compare health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and depressive symptoms among peri-postmenopausal women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) aged ≥4...
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Women’s body representations across the life course: A comparative study in Southern Brazil J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2023-07-02 Ariane Franco Lopes da Silva, Magali Maria Johann, Olga Christina Scandolara Santos, Caroline Brunoni
The aim of this study is to observe how women of different ages represent their bodies and the changes they undergo across their life course. The research is based on the theory of social represent...
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Menopausal symptoms and attitudes toward hormone replacement therapy among Israeli women J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2023-06-15 Dvora Frankenthal, Ziv Karni-Efrati, Miri Zatlawi, Lital Keinan-Boker, Michal Bromberg
Menopause occurs around midlife and is an inevitable component of women’s aging. The study aimed to investigate the associations between the lifetime prevalence of menopausal symptoms and health-re...
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Sources of empowerment and mental health among retired men and women: An ecological perspective J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2023-06-13 Liat Kulik
The overarching goal of the present study was to examine the contribution of various sources of empowerment to mental health during retirement with an added emphasis on gender differences. The empo...
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A Study on the effect of lifestyle educational intervention based on the theory of planned behavior on promoting quality of life of middle-aged women J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Shahla Kamalian, Alireza Didarloo, Hamid Reza Khalkhali, Mina Maheri
The present study aimed to determine the effect of lifestyle educational intervention based on the theory of planned behavior on promoting the quality of life of middle-aged women. The present quas...
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“It’s the not being seen that is most tiresome”: Older women, invisibility and social (in)justice J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2023-04-25 Sue Westwood
Older women experience intersectional discrimination at the nexus of ageism and sexism. This is embodied, women’s aging bodies being culturally devalued within youth-privileging cultures and the hy...
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Context-dependent sexual changes during women’s midlife transitions J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2023-03-30 Amber Watts, Sarah Jen
For women, midlife represents an important stage of transition, including shifts in physiological, social, and sexual experiences. Prior research demonstrates that women’s sexuality is more dynamic...
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Grandmothers residing with grandchildren: Social determinants of health, health behaviors, and health outcomes J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2023-03-28 Jen’nea Sumo, JoEllen Wilbur, Wrenetha A. Julion, Michael E. Schoeny, Peter Cummings
The purpose of this study was to explore the associations between social determinants of health, health behaviors, and physical and mental health among African American and Hispanic caregiving gran...
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Loneliness among Chilean indigenous women: Family, community, and socio-cultural integration as protective factors J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2023-03-27 Lorena P. Gallardo-Peralta, Paula Fernández-Dávila Jara, Julio Tereucán Angulo, Vicenta Rodríguez Martín
This study examined the incidence of loneliness among Chilean indigenous older adult women (106 Aymara and 180 Mapuche) and how family, community and socio-cultural integration are associated with ...
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Psychological health among older adult women in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2023-03-26 Victoria B. Marshall, Savannah C. Hooper, Carolyn Black Becker, Pamela K. Keel, Lisa Smith Kilpela
This study examined differences in mental health in older adult women before versus during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants who were community dwelling (N = 227) included n = 67 women aged 60–94...
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Sex and aging: Perspectives of older adult women with experience of incarceration J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2023-02-25 Amanda Emerson, Ella Valleroy, Andrea Knittel, Megha Ramaswamy
Abstract To explore perspectives on sexuality, sexual health, and sexual health care of older adult women with a history of criminal legal system involvement, we conducted phone interviews with women aged 50 years or older who were living in the community but had a history of jail and/or prison incarceration. Interview questions and initial analysis were guided by the sexual health framework for public
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Intersectionality and the role of the lifecourse in older women’s lives J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-12-29 Joyce Weil
Published in Journal of Women & Aging (Vol. 35, No. 1, 2023)
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Gender differences in interactions and depressive symptoms among hospitalized older patients living with dementia J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-11-26 Anju Paudel, Jacqueline Ann Mogle, Ashley Kuzmik, Barbara Resnick, Rhonda BeLue, Elizabeth Galik, Wen Liu, Liza Behrens, Ying-Ling Jao, Marie Boltz
Abstract Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia (ADRD) disproportionately affects women with two-thirds of individuals with ADRD comprised of women. This study examined gender-related differences in the quality of staff-patient interactions and depressive symptoms among hospitalized older patients living with dementia. This secondary analysis utilized baseline data of 140 hospitalized older patients
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Female caregivers’ contextual complexities and familial power structures within Alzheimer’s care J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-10-26 Candace C. Harrington, Cheryl Dean-Witt, Pamela Z. Cacchione
Abstract In 2021, 11.3 million unpaid caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s disease/Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) provided 16 billion hours of unpaid caregiving worth $271.6 billion. This study aimed to fully capture the contextual complexities of the caregiving role acquisition articulated by female family caregivers of those with AD/ADRD, emphasizing assigned meaning to one’s
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Who cares? The grandmother kinship carers shouldering the burden within a gendered care economy J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-10-18 Jenny Birchall, Amanda Holt
Abstract It is estimated that around half of all kinship carers in the UK are grandparents. International studies show that when broken down by gender, these carers are predominantly grandmothers. However, there is little research exploring the gender dimensions of kinship carers’ experiences. Drawing on data from qualitative interviews with 27 grandparent kinship carers, this article highlights the
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Older women caring for others and needing care J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-10-03 Natalie D. Pope, H. Lorraine Radtke
Published in Journal of Women & Aging (Vol. 34, No. 6, 2022)
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Masquerading their way to authenticity: Does age stigma concealment benefit older women? J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-09-29 Vanessa Cecil, Louise F. Pendry, Katherine Ashbullby, Jessica Salvatore
Abstract As women age they can be subject to both sexism and ageism, and consequently be stereotyped as low in competence and irrelevant despite having a relatively young subjective age. Drawing on theories of stigma, we conducted a survey study of older women (N = 184) with a strong interest in fashion and their visual image. We used template thematic analysis to understand their experiences in relation
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The spousal role of middle-aged Iranian women: A qualitative content-analysis study J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-09-07 Fatemeh Fallahi, Monireh Anoosheh, Mahshid Foroughan, Zohreh Vanaki, Anoshirvan Kazemnejad
Abstract This study aimed to explain the spousal role in the lives of Iranian middle-aged women. This qualitative study was conducted in Iran from July 2018 to November 2019. The participants included 25 middle-aged women selected through purposive sampling. The data were collected using semi-structured interviews and analyzed through conventional content analysis. The theme of reviving the spousal
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The prevalence of depression and its association with sociodemographic factors in menopausal women in South Korea J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-07-27 Yong-Sook Eo
Abstract This study examined factors that may be associated with depression among middle-aged women in South Korea using data from the 2018 (7th) wave of the Korean Longitudinal Survey of Women and Families. A sample of 6,399 women aged 35–64 years was included. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to identify factors associated with depressive symptoms, as measured by the CES-D-10 scale
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New insights into the benefits of different modes of physical activity for older women J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-07-11 Anna E. Price
Published in Journal of Women & Aging (Vol. 34, No. 4, 2022)
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Mental health and parenting demands among grandparent caregivers of young U.S. children J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-07-12 Sarah A. Keim, Andria Parrott, Rachel E. Mason
Abstract Substance abuse epidemics and changes in incarceration and foster care policies have recently placed more young children in grandparent custody. Grandmothers bear much of this caregiving responsibility. Our objective was to compare grandparent caregivers of preschool-aged children (grandparent(s) only or in multigenerational households) to parent caregivers, by caregiver sex, in their mental
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Adapting, testing, and refining a resilience intervention for older women with HIV: An open pilot study J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-07-05 Christina Psaros, Amelia M. Stanton, Georgia R. Goodman, Greer Raggio, Elsa S. Briggs, Nina Lin, Gregory K. Robbins, Elyse R. Park
Abstract Half of persons with HIV in the United States (US), many of whom are women, are over age 50. Aging women with HIV (WWH) face unique biopsychosocial challenges, including stigma, the physiological effects of aging, and illness-associated stressors. Resilience interventions can build awareness of such stressors and aid in facilitating the relaxation response; however, no existing interventions
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How gender matters in demanding caring for a spouse with young-onset dementia. A narrative study J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-06-19 Kirsten Thorsen, Aud Johannessen
Abstract Background The gendered aspects of extraordinary demanding spousal caring for people with young-onset dementia have been scarcely researched. Aim To analyze spouses’ experiences of the meaning, content, and effort of intensive caring for spouses/partners with young-onset frontotemporal dementia (YO-FTD), concentrating on a female perspective. Method A qualitative Norwegian study using narrative
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“But…I survived”: A phenomenological study of the health and wellbeing of aging Black women in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-05-30 Nicoda Foster, Lydia Kapiriri, Michel Grignon, Kwame McKenzie
Abstract Studies that assess the association between race and health have focused intently on the cumulative impact of continuous exposure to racism over an extended period. While these studies have contributed significantly to the general understanding of the life experiences and health status of racialized people, few studies have explicitly bridged the experiences of aging with gender and the wide
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African-Caribbean women ageing without children: Does African-Caribbean culture and religious identity shape their experiences? J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-05-19 Shona S. Freeman
Abstract This study examines the cultural, social, and religious contexts of African-Caribbean women ageing without children. Drawing on in-depth biographical interviews with ten African-Caribbean women, the study aimed to develop insight into the experiences of women who were growing older without children. Thematic analysis highlighted the implications of early socialization and the complex intersections
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“I’m still the queen and I’m still on my throne…”: Women’s reflections on gender and living with dementia J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-04-22 Elaine C. Wiersma, David Harvey, Philip Caffery
Abstract People with dementia have long been defined by the label of dementia, rather than by other aspects of their identities including gender. As a result, little research has focused on gender and dementia, particularly through the perspectives of those living with dementia. The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences and perspectives of women living with dementia. Specifically, we
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A time for me: A virtual program to engage African American caregivers J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-04-21 Abiola O. Keller, Nia C. Norris, Bashir Easter, Andrea Garr, Gail Morgan, Ramona Dicks-Williams, Colleen Galambos
Abstract To address the self-care needs of African American family caregivers, a community-engaged approach was used to develop and implement a half-day virtual self-care program. This study evaluates experiences of program attendees. All attendees were emailed an electronic survey containing Likert-type and open-ended questions. Responses were examined for patterns and key content-related categories
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Family caregivers of people with dementia in the context of the sociocultural stress and coping model: An examination of gender differences J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-03-26 Andrés Losada-Baltar, Carlos Vara-García, María del Sequeros Pedroso-Chaparro, Isabel Cabrera, Lucia Jiménez-Gonzalo, José Fernandes-Pires, Cristina Huertas-Domingo, Samara Barrera-Caballero, Laura Gallego-Alberto, Rosa Romero-Moreno, María Márquez-González
Abstract The study assessed gender differences in the associations between familism dimensions, dysfunctional thoughts, and resource and outcome variables in 190 Spanish dementia family caregivers. A theoretical model was tested through path analysis, obtaining an excellent fit of the model to the data. Higher scores in the familial obligations dimension were associated with lower self-efficacy for
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A photovoice study on the meaning of life in widows J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-03-24 Christianti Rebeca Pombu, Juliana Marlin Y. Benu, Indra Yohanes Kiling
Abstract This study aimed to picture the experience of the meaning of life in widows by using a photovoice approach with thematic analysis. The participants involved were 10 widows living in West Timor, Indonesia. The results of the thematic analysis show that the meaning of life in widows relates to the following three themes: the spiritual meaning of life, risks of abuses and harassment, and supporting
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The Silver Generation in the labor market: Work and time management of the 65+ age group in North-Eastern Hungary J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-03-24 Judit Csoba, Tibor Ladancsik
Abstract The investigation of the labor market challenges generated by an aging society is currently one of the central subjects of international academic literature. Previous research mostly analyzed the labor market participation of people aged between 55 and 65. However, as the raising of the retirement age is on the agenda in several European countries, the ability and willingness of the 65+ age
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Association of weight, smoking, and alcohol consumption with age at natural menopause J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-03-21 Jung Hee Yeo, Miyong T. Kim
Abstract In South Korea, rapid economic growth and modernization have led to changes in lifestyle factors that may affect age at natural menopause. Data from 4,793 women aged ≥55 years, who had a natural menopause, were analyzed from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2013–2017). Multinomial logistic regression was used to examine the association between lifestyle factors and
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Gender disparities in health and well-being among older adults in China J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-03-15 Lanlan Chu
Abstract Based on data from the 2008–2018 Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey, this study uses multiple regression models to investigate the gender disparities in health and well-being among older adults in China. Women are found to have severe disadvantages in health, reflected in more chronic diseases, higher disability levels, lower physical and cognitive functions than men. Although older
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Gender and family structures affecting intergenerational support from adult children to older parents: A cross-national study in a developing country J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-03-14 M. Soledad Herrera, M. Beatriz Fernández
Abstract In Latin America, informal support from adult children to their older parents (“upward support”) is crucial with an aging population and insufficient coverage of social protection systems. This article examines variables associated with upward support, distinguishing by gender of parents and their children. The research design is quantitative, correlational, and cross-sectional. It is based
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Older women: How do they feel while driving and what about the effects of age-and-gender stereotype threat? J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-03-14 Sandrine Gaymard, Laura Chauveau, Golda Cohen
Abstract Older female drivers could be considered victims of negative stereotypes for two reasons—being a woman and belonging to the older category—but there are no studies specifically in this double context. Two psychosocial questionnaires were created, one assessing the perception of driving abilities in different contexts (PDADC); the second, the perception of the attributes of driving (PAD) with
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A new look for the new year J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-03-11 Daniela B. Friedman
(2022). A new look for the new year. Journal of Women & Aging: Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 139-139.
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Gender differences in coping with long-term COVID-19 impacts among older adults J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-03-01 Kerstin Emerson, George Mois, Deborah Kim, Jenay Beer
Abstract Initial COVID-19 pandemic research suggests that during the first few weeks of the pandemic women were disproportionately impacted by restrictions compared to men. This study explored whether these gender differences in coping with pandemic restrictions were present among older adults 8–9 months into the COVID-19 pandemic. Data are based on online survey responses (n = 781) from respondents
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The intersection of race and financial strain: The pain of social disconnection among women in the United States J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-02-28 Tirth R. Bhatta, Nirmala Lekhak, Timothy D. Goler, Eva Kahana, Sfurti Rathi
Abstract Objectives: Considerable attention has been directed at increased social isolation and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic and their impact on later-life psychological well-being. There is a dearth of research on the effect of financial strain and associated psychosocial mechanisms on loneliness among women across racial groups. It is unclear how racial status and financial strain intersect
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Preventing cardiovascular disease in midlife women with HIV: An examination of facilitators and barriers to heart health behaviors J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-02-24 Amelia M. Stanton, Georgia R. Goodman, Gregory K. Robbins, Sara E. Looby, Marcel Williams, Christina Psaros, Greer Raggio
Abstract Midlife women with HIV (WWH) are disproportionately impacted by cardiovascular disease (CVD), yet little is known about perceptions of CVD risk and the factors that influence engagement in heart health behaviors in this population. Few (if any) studies have used a qualitative approach to examine these perceptions, which has important implications for minimizing the negative impact of HIV-related
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Gender disparity in disability among Chinese oldest-old: Age and cohort trends J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-02-24 Pan Chaoping, Wang Cen, Mohammedhamid Osman Kelifa, Li Xuyang, Peigang Wang
Abstract This study aimed at exploring gender disparity in disability and identifying related disablement process factors among Chinese oldest-old. Data came from eight waves of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Study (CLHLS). A hierarchical logistic Age-Period-Cohort (A-P-C) model was used to estimate the trend of gender disparity, and related disablement process factors were further decomposed
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Diseases, health behaviors, psychological health and associated factors among women aged 50-70 years: a cross-sectional study in Hunan Province, China J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-02-09 Min Nie, Yang Luo, Yan-Ting Meng, Ling Fan, Jing Yue, Ting Li, Chen-Xi Tong
ABSTRACT This cross-sectional study identified 2, 585 women aged 50–70 with certain diseases, health behaviors and psychological health problems among a representative and community-conducted sample of women in Hunan Province of China. It disclosed their poor health status: 51.0% had chronic diseases, 49.6% had gynecopathy, 23.6% had mastopathy, 57.1% failed to avoid secondhand smoke, less than 50%
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Is Urban Agriculture Sustaining the Urban Poor? A Study of Grandmother Headed Households (GHHs) in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2022-01-05 Chipo Hungwe
ABSTRACT In this study of urban agriculture in Bulawayo, I examine the extent to which the activity sustains the poor and reduces social exclusion in grandmother-headed households. A qualitative case study design was employed to study the lives of 19 older women. Findings indicate that urban agriculture does not assist in reducing food insecurity and social exclusion among the research participants
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Pilot study of tai chi and qigong on body composition, sleep, and emotional eating in midlife/older women J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2021-12-28 Dara James, Linda K. Larkey, Bronwynne Evans, Ann Sebren, Kimberley Goldsmith, Lisa Smith
Abstract Weight gain and related adverse changes in body composition are prevalent among midlife and older women and contribute to chronic disease (e.g., type 2 diabetes, hypertension, depression). Tai Chi (TC) and Qigong (QG), forms of Meditative Movement, demonstrate improved physical/psychological symptoms and body composition. Using a standardized TC/QG protocol, we explored pre/post intervention
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Developing and maintaining intergenerational relationships in an economically vulnerable community: findings from the Flint women’s study J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2021-12-14 Rodlescia S. Sneed, Maji Hailemariam, Kent D. Key, Tamara Jordan, Raven Miller, Fallon Richie, DeWaun Robinson, Sharon Saddler, Bryan Spencer, Monicia Summers, Jonne McCoy White, Jennifer E. Johnson
ABSTRACT Few studies describe how community disadvantage impacts intergenerational relationships. Using interviews with women and service providers (n = 100), we explored benefits and challenges of intergenerational relationships in Flint, Michigan, an economically vulnerable community. Women valued relationships that increased social connections and generativity; however, few community resources promoted
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Women’s body image throughout the adult life span: a living history approach J. Women Aging (IF 1.792) Pub Date : 2021-12-10 Minsun Lee, Mary Lynn Damhorst
ABSTRACT Based on the life course perspective, this study used a mixed method approach to (1) arrive at a deeper understanding of body image in each of three adult life stages among older white women living in a Midwest state of the United States of America, (2) investigate how these women’s body images have changed during aging, and (3) identify major life transitions affecting women’s body image