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Job Strain as a Risk Factor for Incident Diabetes Mellitus in Middle and Older Age U.S. Workers
This study used longitudinal data from the 2006–2012 waves of the Health and Retirement Study (n = 1,396). Kaplan–Meier survival curves and Cox proportional hazard regression models were used to examine whether job strain significantly predicted diabetes incidence. Results: Participants in high strain and passive jobs had significantly higher risk of diabetes relative to those in low strain jobs. In the univariate survival curves, significantly higher risk of diabetes was observed in men working in passive jobs. After adjustment for relevant covariates, participants in high strain (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.73, 95...
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 16, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Mutambudzi, M., Javed, Z. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Gender, Illness-Related Diabetes Social Support, and Glycemic Control Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults
This study examined whether the association between illness-related diabetes social support (IRDSS) and glycemic control among middle-aged and older adults is different for men and women. Method: This cross-sectional analysis included 914 adults with diabetes who completed the Health and Retirement Study’s 2003 Mail Survey on Diabetes. IRDSS is a composite score of 8 diabetes self-care measures. Hemoglobin A1c levels were obtained to measure good glycemic control (<8.0%). Gender-stratified multivariate log-binomial regression models were used to estimate prevalence ratios and examine the association between IRDSS...
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 16, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Mondesir, F. L., White, K., Liese, A. D., McLain, A. C. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Diabetes Risk and Disease Management in Later Life: A National Longitudinal Study of the Role of Marital Quality
Discussion: Our results challenge the traditional assumption that negative marital quality is always detrimental to health and encourage family scholars to distinguish different sources and types of negative marital quality. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 16, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Liu, H., Waite, L., Shen, S. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Alone at the Table: Food Behavior and the Loss of Commensality in Widowhood
This article explores this experience among older widowed women in relation to food behavior. Method: Qualitative methods based on constructivist grounded theory were used. Interviews were conducted with 15 women living alone in the community, aged 71 to 86 years, and widowed 6 months to 15 years. Results: Widowhood meant having significantly fewer opportunities for commensality. Participants attributed changes to their food behaviors to the loss of commensality, including food choice, fewer regular meals, and reduced work of meal preparation. These changes were attributed to the experienced difference between shared mea...
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 16, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Vesnaver, E., Keller, H. H., Sutherland, O., Maitland, S. B., Locher, J. L. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

More Than A Meal? A Randomized Control Trial Comparing the Effects of Home-Delivered Meals Programs on Participants Feelings of Loneliness
This article includes important implications for organizations that provide home-delivered meals in terms of cost, delivery modality, and potential recipient benefits. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 16, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Thomas, K. S., Akobundu, U., Dosa, D. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Capturing Between- and Within-Family Differences in Parental Support to Adult Children: A Typology Approach
This study addressed these dynamics by creating family profiles based on the average level and differentiation of support among children. We also examined demographic and psychological factors that predict typology membership. Method: We utilized data from 431 middle-aged parents (aged 40–60) with at least two adult children. Parents provided separate ratings of support given to each child. Latent profile analysis was applied to two indicators of within-family support: mean level and differentiation among offspring. Results: Latent profile analysis identified four patterns of parental support: (a) high support&ndas...
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 16, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Kim, K., Fingerman, K. L., Birditt, K. S., Zarit, S. H. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Age Differences in Interpreting Ambiguous Situations: The Effects of Content Themes and Depressed Mood
Conclusions: Our results showed that thematic factors had an effect on the positivity effect on interpretation generation, but regardless of content themes, older adults selected a less negative interpretation as the most likely, despite knowing alternative negative explanations. The positivity effect remained for older adults in high trait and state depressed mood. Together these findings are consistent with the pattern of older adults’ tendency to maximize emotional well-being through less negative interpretations of ambiguous situations. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 16, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Juang, C., Knight, B. G. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Age Effects in Adaptive Criterion Learning
Discussion: These findings evidence labile adaptive criteria placement and criteria shifting with age. However, age-related tendencies toward conservative response biases may limit the extent to which criteria can be shifted in a lenient direction. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 16, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Cassidy, B. S., Gutchess, A. H. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Vascular Health and Genetic Risk Affect Mild Cognitive Impairment Status and 4-Year Stability: Evidence From the Victoria Longitudinal Study
We examined associations with objectively classified (a) cognitive status at baseline (not impaired congnitive (NIC) controls vs MCI) and (b) stability or transition of cognitive status across a 4-year interval (stable NIC–NIC vs chronic MCI–MCI or transitional NIC–MCI). Results: Using logistic regression, indicators of vascular health, both independently and interactively with APOE 4, were associated with risk of MCI at baseline and/or associated with MCI conversion or MCI stability over the retest interval. Discussion: Several vascular health markers of aging predict MCI risk. Interactively, APOE 4 ma...
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 16, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: DeCarlo, C. A., MacDonald, S. W. S., Vergote, D., Jhamandas, J., Westaway, D., Dixon, R. A. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Response-Conflict Moderates the Cognitive Control of Episodic and Contextual Load in Older Adults
Discussion: These findings are consistent with previous findings, suggesting that deficits in cognitive control in older adults are directly related to the resolution of response-conflict and that other apparent deficits may be derivative upon the more basic response-conflict related deficit. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 16, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Eich, T. S., Rakitin, B. C., Stern, Y. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

A Role for Identification in the Gradual Decline in the Pleasantness of Flavors With Age
This study investigated a possible role for identification in the decline in flavor pleasantness with age. Methods: Two hundred sixty-four individuals aged from 16 to 85 years tasted 6 flavored drinks of varying identity and ease of identification, and rated each on pleasantness, a range of other characteristics and identified all flavors. Results: Using regression, firstly, pleasantness was inversely associated with age (β = –0.22, p < .01). Secondly, the decline in pleasantness with age was associated with poorer identification (β = 0.30, p < .01), lower perceptions of sweetness (β = 0.01, p ...
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 16, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Appleton, K. M., Smith, E. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Importance of Numeracy as a Risk Factor for Elder Financial Exploitation in a Community Sample
Conclusions: Results indicated that numeracy is a significant risk factor for elder financial exploitation after controlling for other commonly reported variables. These findings are consistent with the broader literature relating numeracy to wealth and debt levels and extend them to the area of elder financial exploitation. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 16, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Wood, S. A., Liu, P.-J., Hanoch, Y., Estevez-Cores, S. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Early-Life Intelligence Predicts Midlife Biological Age
We examined whether intelligence could predict measures of aging at midlife before the onset of most age-related disease. Methods: We tested whether intelligence assessed in early childhood, middle childhood, and midlife predicted midlife biological age in members of the Dunedin Study, a population-representative birth cohort. Results: Lower intelligence predicted more advanced biological age at midlife as captured by perceived facial age, a 10-biomarker algorithm based on data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), and Framingham heart age (r = 0.1–0.2). Correlations between intelligen...
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 16, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Schaefer, J. D., Caspi, A., Belsky, D. W., Harrington, H., Houts, R., Israel, S., Levine, M. E., Sugden, K., Williams, B., Poulton, R., Moffitt, T. E. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Digital Dating: Online Profile Content of Older and Younger Adults
Discussion: Findings suggest that younger adults enhance the "self" when seeking romantic partnership. In contrast, older adults are more positive in their profiles and focus more on connectedness and relationships to others. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - October 16, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Davis, E. M., Fingerman, K. L. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

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