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Financial Strain and Mental Health Among Older Adults During the Great Recession
This study draws on 5,366 respondents from the Health and Retirement Study (2006–2010) to examine objective and subjective measures of financial well-being in the period surrounding the Great Recession. Guided by cumulative inequality theory, this research investigates whether the economic downturn contributed to worsening anxiety and depressive symptoms over a 4-year period. Results: Results from linear fixed effects models reveal that decreases in objective financial resources were associated with increased financial strain during the Great Recession. Unlike the objective indicators, however, financial strain was ...
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - June 10, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Wilkinson, L. R. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Responses to Financial Loss During the Great Recession: An Examination of Sense of Control in Late Midlife
This study examines middle-aged adults’ experiences of financial loss and considers how socioeconomic and interpersonal resources facilitate or hinder maintaining a sense of control in the face of economic uncertainty. Method: Using the 2006 and 2010 waves of the Health and Retirement Study, change in income and wealth, giving help to and receiving help from others, household complexity, and sense of control were measured among middle-aged adults (n = 3,850; age = 51–60 years). Results: Socioeconomic resources predicted both the level of and change in the engagement of interpersonal resources prior to and dur...
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - June 10, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Mejia, S. T., Settersten, R. A., Odden, M. C., Hooker, K. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Centenarians Marital History and Living Arrangements: Pathways to Extreme Longevity
This study analyzed the marital history and living arrangements of centenarians with the aim of identifying which trajectories are associated with reaching an advanced age. Method: Original longitudinal register-based data for 3,000 Belgian centenarians born between the years 1893 and 1903 were used to reconstruct their marital history and living arrangements during their later life (from age 60 to 100). Results: The marital history and living arrangements for male and female centenarians were strikingly different after they reached the age of 60. From age 60 to 100, male centenarians lived twice as long with their wife ...
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - June 10, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Poulain, M., Herm, A. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Relationship Status and Long-Term Care Facility Use in Later Life
Discussion: By addressing the prohibitive costs of long-term care services which enable aging in place (e.g., home health care), relationship status disparities in long-term care may be reduced. Future studies should consider the link between long-term care facility use and relationship status in future cohorts as well as examine how relationship status structures access to a range of long-term care options. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - June 10, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Thomeer, M. B., Mudrazija, S., Angel, J. L. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Sexual Health and Positive Subjective Well-Being in Partnered Older Men and Women
Discussion: Within the context of a partnered relationship continuing sexual desire, activity and functioning are associated with higher SWB, with distinctive patterns for women and men. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - June 10, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Lee, D. M., Vanhoutte, B., Nazroo, J., Pendleton, N. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Better Off Alone Than With a Smoker: The Influence of Partners Smoking Behavior in Later Life
Discussion: Being partnered does not always mean healthier behavior changes. Rather, the association between partnership status and smoking changes depends greatly on the health behavior changes of the partner. The partnership context at the time of smoking cessation sets the stage for longer term patterns of adherence, shaping health in older age. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - June 10, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Margolis, R., Wright, L. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Subjective Age and Changes in Memory in Older Adults
Conclusion: Beyond chronological age, the subjective experience of age is associated with cognitive aging. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - June 10, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Stephan, Y., Sutin, A. R., Caudroit, J., Terracciano, A. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Intact Semantic Priming of Critical Lures in Alzheimers Disease: Implications for False Memory
Discussion: Contrary to the existing literature, our results suggest that the activation of the CL is preserved in Alzheimer’s patients at mild to moderate stages of the disease. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - June 10, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Evrard, C., Colombel, F., Gilet, A.-L., Corson, Y. Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research

The Baltimore Experience Corps Trial: Enhancing Generativity via Intergenerational Activity Engagement in Later Life
Discussion: Results provide the first-ever, large-scale experimental demonstration that participation in an intergenerational civic engagement program can positively alter self-perceptions of generativity in older adulthood. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - June 10, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Gruenewald, T. L., Tanner, E. K., Fried, L. P., Carlson, M. C., Xue, Q.-L., Parisi, J. M., Rebok, G. W., Yarnell, L. M., Seeman, T. E. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Solving Tomorrows Problems Today? Daily Anticipatory Coping and Reactivity to Daily Stressors
Discussion: Taken together, these findings suggest that anticipatory coping is dynamic and associated with important daily outcomes. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - June 10, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Neupert, S. D., Ennis, G. E., Ramsey, J. L., Gall, A. A. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Are Age-Related Differences Uniform Across Different Inhibitory Functions?
Discussion: Our findings suggest that the magnitude of age-related differences in inhibitory functions is contingent on the degree of proactive control recruited by a given inhibitory function. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - June 10, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Vadaga, K. K., Blair, M., Li, K. Z. H. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Depression and Frailty in Late Life: Evidence for a Common Vulnerability
Discussion: Results indicate that the correlation of frailty and depression in late life is substantial. The association between the two constructs cannot be fully explained by symptom overlap, suggesting that psychological vulnerability may be an important component of frailty. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - June 10, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Lohman, M., Dumenci, L., Mezuk, B. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Long-Term Maintenance of Inhibition Training Effects in Older Adults: 1- and 3-Year Follow-Up
Discussion: The findings demonstrate the durability of inhibition training gains in older adults for up to a 3-year period. These results further extend the literature on long-term maintenance of cognitive training benefits in older adults by examining the durability of training effects in inhibition, an important executive function, and by covering a substantial maintenance period (i.e., up to 3 years). (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - June 10, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Wilkinson, A. J., Yang, L. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Age-Related Differences in Plausibility-Checking Strategies During Arithmetic Problem Verification Tasks
We examined whether older adults use plausibility-checking strategies while verifying arithmetic problems. We also tested trial-to-trial modulations of plausibility-checking strategies, and aging effects on these sequential modulations. Method: We asked young and older adults to verify arithmetic problems that violated or respected arithmetic rules (i.e., 5x16 = 87. True/False?). Results: Both young and older adults solved problems violating parity rule and five rule more quickly than problems violating no rule. We also found that both age groups had better performance when both five rule and parity rule are violated tha...
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - June 10, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Hinault, T., tiberghien, K., Lemaire, P. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

"My Parent is so Stubborn!"--Perceptions of Aging Parents Persistence, Insistence, and Resistance
Discussion: This novel exploration demonstrated that individual and relationship-based factors are linked to the perceived expression of stubbornness by parents and that there is discordance in perceptions within families. Findings suggest a need for intervention to increase understanding within families. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - June 10, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Heid, A. R., Zarit, S. H., Fingerman, K. L. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research