Palloni, Alberto, Beth Soldo, and Rebeca Wong Working paper no. 2004-23 Abstract Recent surveys of older adults include batteries of questions or modules on self-reported chronic conditions as well as on limited self-reported anthropometry. Experience with such surveys in developed countries shows that some self-reported conditions possess reasonably high validity. There is much less information …
Bowdre, Cheryl Working paper no. 2004-25
Springer, Kristen Working paper no. 2004-26 Abstract This study combines an ecological approach with a life course perspective to examine the multifaceted mediating pathways linking childhood physical abuse with mid-life physical health. Childhood physical abuse has a strong and persistent effect on mid-life physical health net of family background and age, with women more adversely …
Greenfield, Emily A., Nadine F. Marks Working paper no. 2004-27 Abstract This study investigated linkages between adult children’s distress and their parents’ psychological and relational well-being. Multivariate regression models were estimated based on data from 1,129 parents whose youngest child was at least 19 years old in the 1995 National Survey of Midlife in the …
Pinto, Guido Working paper no. 2005-01
Greenfield, Emily A., and Nadine F. Marks Working paper no. 2005-02 Abstract Guided by social identity theory, this study investigated having a closer identification as a member of one’s religious group as an explanatory mechanism for linkages between more frequent formal religious participation and better subjective psychological well-being (more positive affect, less negative affect, and …
Marks, Nadine, Heyjung Jun, and Jieun Song Working paper no. 2005-04 Abstract Guided by a life course perspective and attachment theory this study aimed to examine the impact of the death of a mother or father, or both, on multiple dimensions of psychological and physical health, as well as to examine gender differences in these …
Monteverde, Malena Working paper no. 2006-02 Abstract Objectives: We combine data on unit costs of services with mortality and morbidity information of the Spanish population aged 65 and over to estimate individual expected costs for long-term care services (CLTC). Methods: Using data from National Disability, Deficiency and Health Condition Survey (INE, 1999) and mortality statistics from Spain …
Pudrovska, Tetyana, Robert M. Hauser, and Kristen W. Springer Working paper no. 2006-09 Abstract Using three large surveys, we: (1) assess the structure of Ryff’s scales of psychological well-being (RPWB) by examining the extent to which the six RPWB dimensions are differentially related to age, and (2) distinguish cohort differences in RPWB observed in a …
Reither, Erin, Robert Hauser, and Karen Swallen Working paper no. 2006-11 Abstract Some of the richest longitudinal studies in the social sciences did not, at their outset, gather biomarkers that are routinely recorded today—including the height and weight of participants. The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) is a large cohort study of over 10,000 individuals that …