The study analyzed data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and found that there are significant differences in the attrition process across different groups of aging minorities.
African American participants in the study with a history of mood disorder and who reported high levels of racial discrimination had a greater risk of cardiovascular disease.
Researchers find that the Negative Mood Scale is a reliable and valid scale that could be used to measure negative mood in Chinese community-dwelling older adults.
The study examines how family support has influenced the use of health services among older Chinese adults.
Findings from the study show that adult children who were the primary caregivers of older, married parents were more likely to suffer from psychological distress.
Findings from study suggest that older adults in China who are female and literate, live in urban areas, and have good self-rated health and economic security are more likely to perceive their children as pious.
Researchers find no significant association between social network and self-rated health status in either sample.
Results from the study show that rural grandparents who perceive their children as filial or their family as harmonious, or who receive instrumental support as well as less monetary support from their grandchildren, are more likely to have higher levels of life satisfaction.
The results of multiple regressions showed that the impact of family context on intergenerational relationships varied by the gender of both parents and children.
The study examines whether length of widowhood among older adults moderates the effects of family support on self-rated health.
