@article {9637, title = {Intersections of Home, Health, and Social Engagement in Old Age: Formal Volunteering as a Protective Factor to Health After Relocation.}, journal = {Research on Aging}, volume = {41}, year = {2019}, pages = {31-53}, abstract = {This study aims to further our understanding of formal volunteering as a protective mechanism for health in the context of housing relocation and to explore race, gender, and education as moderators. A quasi-experimental design evaluated the effects of volunteering on older adults{\textquoteright} health (self-report health, number of instrumental activities of daily living [IADLs], and depressive symptoms) among individuals who relocated but did not volunteer at Time 1 ( N = 682) in the Health and Retirement Study (2008-2010). Propensity score weighting examined health differences at Time 2 between 166 volunteers (treated) and 516 nonvolunteers (controlled). Interaction terms tested moderation. Individuals who moved and engaged in volunteering reported higher levels of self-rated health and fewer IADL difficulties compared to the control group. Race moderated the relationship between volunteering and depressive symptoms, while gender moderated the relationship between volunteering and self-assessed health. Formal volunteering protects different dimensions of health after relocation. Volunteering was particularly beneficial for females and older Whites.}, keywords = {Moves, Protective factors, Social Support, Volunteerism}, issn = {1552-7573}, doi = {10.1177/0164027518773125}, author = {Guillermo Ernest Gonzales and Shen, Huei-Wern and Tam E Perry and Wang, Yi} } @article {9352, title = {Trajectories of Perceived Workplace Age Discrimination and Long-Term Associations With Mental, Self-Rated, and Occupational Health.}, journal = {Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences \& Social Sciences}, volume = {74}, year = {2019}, pages = {655-663}, abstract = {

Objective: This study addresses older employees{\textquoteright} trajectories of perceived workplace age discrimination, and the long-term associations among perceived age discrimination and older workers{\textquoteright} mental and self-rated health, job satisfaction, and likelihood of working past retirement age. We evaluate the strength and vulnerability integration (SAVI) model.

Method: Three waves of data from employed participants were drawn from the Health and Retirement Study (N = 3,957). Latent growth modeling was used to assess relationships between the slopes and the intercepts of the variables, thereby assessing longitudinal and cross-sectional associations.

Results: Perceived workplace age discrimination tends to increase with age, although notable variance exists. The initial status of perceived age discrimination relates to the baseline statuses of depression, self-rated health, job satisfaction, and likelihood of working past retirement age in the expected directions. Over time, perceived age discrimination predicts lower job satisfaction and self-rated health, as well as elevated depressive symptoms, but not likelihood of working past retirement age.

Discussion: This study provides empirical support for the SAVI model and uncovers the "wear and tear" effects of perceived workplace age discrimination on older workers{\textquoteright} mental and overall health. We deliberate on social policies that may reduce age discrimination, thereby promoting older employees{\textquoteright} health and ability to work longer.

}, keywords = {Discrimination, Employment and Labor Force, Older Adults, Self-reported health}, issn = {1758-5368}, doi = {10.1093/geronb/gbx095}, author = {Lisa A Marchiondo and Guillermo Ernest Gonzales and Larry J Williams} }