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Marital Quality and Health in Middle and Later Adulthood: Dyadic Associations
Discussion. Being perceived as a supportive spouse, as well as perceiving one’s partner as such, has significant health implications. Overall, positive marital quality of both spouses contributes to health protection for middle-aged and older spouses. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - December 16, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Choi, H., Yorgason, J. B., Johnson, D. R. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

What Drives National Differences in Intensive Grandparental Childcare in Europe?
Discussion. Encouraging older women to remain in paid work is likely to have an impact on grandchild care which in turn may affect mothers’ employment, particularly in Southern European countries where there is little formal childcare. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - December 16, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Di Gessa, G., Glaser, K., Price, D., Ribe, E., Tinker, A. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Grandparenting Roles and Volunteer Activity
Discussion. Consistent with resource theory and the accumulation of roles, providing nonresidential grandchild care may draw grandparents into formal volunteer activity. The lower human capital resources evidenced by grandparents raising coresidential grandchildren may play a role in their lower likelihood of formal volunteering. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - December 16, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Bulanda, J. R., Jendrek, M. P. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

The Impact of Sleep Disturbance on the Association Between Stressful Life Events and Depressive Symptoms
Discussion. Sleeping restfully may allow individuals the rejuvenation needed to manage stress adaptively and reduce depressive symptom burden. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - December 16, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Leggett, A., Burgard, S., Zivin, K. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Response to Dr. Kawada
(Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - December 16, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Lauderdale, D. S., Schumm, L. P. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Sleep Evaluation by Actigraphy
(Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - December 16, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Kawada, T. Tags: Commentary Source Type: research

The Paradox of Leisure in Later Life
This study explores whether the association between leisure involvement and well-being in later life changes over time. Method. Data were drawn from the first 4 waves of the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Growth curve models were applied to examine whether leisure moderated change in quality of life (QoL) over time among 7,875 retirees aged 60 and older. Results. Findings indicated that the association between leisure and QoL increased with time, as nonactive respondents displayed a decline in QoL over time, whereas those with high levels of leisure involvement showed an increase. Findings re...
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - December 16, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Nimrod, G., Shrira, A. Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research

Neighborhood Support and Aging-in-Place Preference Among Low-Income Elderly Chinese City-Dwellers
This study investigated the preferences for aging-in-place and its contributing neighborhood factors among low-income Chinese elderly in a metropolitan city. Method. We conducted interviews with 400 older people residing in public housing estates in Hong Kong. Results. The majority of low-income elderly persons (80.4%) prefer to age in place even if their health and functioning has deteriorated beyond independent living. Logistic regression showed that (a) having very low income (<HK$2,000/month) and not receiving means-tested welfare predicted lower preference for this option [odd ratios (OR) = 0.27]; and (b) having ...
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - December 16, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Lum, T. Y. S., Lou, V. W. Q., Chen, Y., Wong, G. H. Y., Luo, H., Tong, T. L. W. Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research

The Transfer of Cognitive Speed of Processing Training to Older Adults Driving Mobility Across 5 Years
Discussion. These results and prior research indicate that cognitive SPT transfers to prolonged driving mobility among older adults. Future research should investigate the mechanisms behind transfer effects to real-world activities, such as driving. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - December 16, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Ross, L. A., Edwards, J. D., OConnor, M. L., Ball, K. K., Wadley, V. G., Vance, D. E. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Toward the Multilevel Older Persons Transportation and Road Safety Model: A New Perspective on the Role of Demographic, Functional, and Psychosocial Factors
Discussions. The MOTRS model extends previous attempts to model older adults’ driving by focusing on a novel target, driving self-regulation, and by including a wider range of predictors identified on the basis of the systematic literature review. This focus enables consideration of broader mobility issues and may inform new strategies to support the mobility of older adults. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - December 16, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Wong, I. Y., Smith, S. S., Sullivan, K. A., Allan, A. C. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Driving, Space, and Access to Activity
(Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - December 16, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Pachana, N. A. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Source Memory for Self and Other in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment due to Alzheimers Disease
Discussion. The enactment effect and self-referencing did not enhance accurate source memory more than other referencing for patients with MCI-AD. However, people with MCI-AD benefited in item memory and source memory, being less likely to falsely claim new items as their own, indicating some self-reference benefit occurs for people with MCI-AD. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - December 16, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Rosa, N. M., Deason, R. G., Budson, A. E., Gutchess, A. H. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Aging Cognition Unconfounded by Prior Test Experience
Discussion. The current results suggest that retest effects can distort the mean age trends in longitudinal comparisons that are not adjusted for experience. Furthermore, the findings can be considered robust because the patterns were similar across three data sets involving different samples of participants and cognitive tests, and across different methods of controlling experience effects in the new data set. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - December 16, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Salthouse, T. A. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Moderators of Mothers Problems on Middle-Aged Offspring Depressive Symptoms
Discussion. Middle-aged offspring use both personal and family-based resources to buffer the psychological ramifications of their mother’s problems. Our results provide a unique extension of COR theory. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - December 16, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Bangerter, L. R., Zarit, S. H., Fingerman, K. L. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

The Moderating Effect of Chronological Age on the Relation Between Neuroticism and Physical Functioning: Cross-Sectional Evidence From Two French Samples
This study tested the hypothesis that the relationship between neuroticism and physical functioning is stronger in older people compared with younger and middle-aged adults. Method. Data were obtained from 2 independent French samples (n = 1,132 and 1,661 for Samples 1 and 2, respectively) ranging in age from 18 to 97. In addition to reporting sociodemographics, participants completed the Big Five Inventory, the physical functioning scale of the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey, and measures of disease burden. Results. In both samples, regression analysis indicated that neuroticism is more negatively associated with phys...
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - December 16, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Canada, B., Stephan, Y., Jaconelli, A., Duberstein, P. R. Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research