Engaging Communities, Advancing Research
The USC Roybal Institute maintains a regularly updated database of academic literature and relevant research reports that are published by its faculty. The online library is not intended to be exhaustive, but we hope it provides useful information for researchers, policy advocates, health service providers and others who wish to learn more about aging and diverse populations.
Please Note: Many online journals require registration and payment to access full-length versions of articles. Faculty, students and staff at universities and colleges can often access electronic journals through their online campus library network for free or at a minimal cost. Some public libraries also provide such access to its members. Please contact your public or university library for more information.
Researchers find that Baby-Boomers’ gravitation towards religion is characterized by their growing interest in spiritual matters and their need to cope with challenges caused by social, health, and economic losses.
Researchers’ finding of mediating effects suggests that widowhood is negatively related to psychological well-being via financial strain, social engagement and care resources.
Results from the study show that discrimination was positively associated with serious psychological distress for all age groups.
The study points to the importance of social activity engagement and positive support from family and friends in increasing the sense of community among older Chinese Americans.
The commentary reports on a recent report commissioned by SSA and issued by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that highlights the potential problems with the process of assessing financial capability.
The study finds that foreign-born Hispanics retire significantly later than other racial and ethnic groups.
Among other results, researchers find that participants used various idioms to describe their experiences with depression, and that depression had a strong impact on functioning.
More than 61 percent of the study sample had no dental health insurance, and 45 percent reported that their oral health was fair or poor.
Researchers find that social support from family members was associated with shorter salivary telomere length, and when the effects of social relationships were examined by race, the harmful effects of negative interactions on salivary telomere length were more pronounced for African Americans than non-Hispanic Whites.
Recent research suggests that intellectually demanding work is associated with a lower risk of developing dementia, according to a review of the current literature.
