HRS Bibliography | Health and Retirement Study

2017

Sun JK, Smith J. Self-perceptions of aging and perceived barriers to care: Reasons for health care delay. The Gerontologist. 2017;57(suppl_2):S216 - S226. doi:10.1093/geront/gnx014.

Mejia ST, Ryan LH, Gonzalez R, Smith J. Successful Aging as the Intersection of Individual Resources, Age, Environment, and Experiences of Well-being in Daily Activities. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2017;72(2):279-289. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbw148.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28077430?dopt=Abstract

2016

Bengtson VL, Settersten, Jr. RA. Handbook of Theories of Aging. Third. (Kennedy BK, Morrow-Howell N, Smith J, eds.). New York City, NY: Springer Publishing Company; 2016:752.

Lee S, Smith J. Methodological Aspects of Subjective Life Expectancy: Effects of Culture-Specific Reporting Heterogeneity Among Older Adults in the United States. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. 2016;71(3):558-568. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbv048.

Weiss A, Baselmans BML, Hofer E, et al. Personality Polygenes, Positive Affect, and Life Satisfaction. Twin Res Hum Genet. 2016;19(5):407-17. doi:10.1017/thg.2016.65.

Wagner J, Ram N, Smith J, Gerstorf D. Personality trait development at the end of life: Antecedents and correlates of mean-level trajectories. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2016;111(3):411-29. doi:10.1037/pspp0000071.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26479363?dopt=Abstract

2015

Yan T, Ryan LH, Becker SE, Smith J. Assessing Quality of Answers to a Global Subjective Well-being Question Through Response Times. Survey Research Methods. 2015;9(2):101-109.

Chopik WJ, Kim ES, Smith J. Changes in Optimism Are Associated with Changes in Health Over Time Among Older Adults. Social Psychological and Personality Science. 2015;6(7):814-822. doi:10.1177/1948550615590199.

Kim ES, Kubzansky LD, Smith J. Life satisfaction and use of preventive health care services. Health Psychol. 2015;34(7):779-82. doi:10.1037/hea0000174.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25420064?dopt=Abstract

2014

Kim ES, Chopik WJ, Smith J. Are people healthier if their partners are more optimistic? The dyadic effect of optimism on health among older adults. J Psychosom Res. 2014;76(6):447-53. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.03.104.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24840138?dopt=Abstract

Newton NJ, Ryan LH, King RT, Smith J. Cohort differences in the marriage-health relationship for midlife women. Soc Sci Med. 2014;116:64-72. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.06.040.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24983699?dopt=Abstract

Kim ES, Park N, Sun JK, Smith J, Peterson C. Life satisfaction and frequency of doctor visits. Psychosom Med. 2014;76(1):86-93. doi:10.1097/PSY.0000000000000024.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24336427?dopt=Abstract

Queen TL, Stawski RS, Ryan LH, Smith J. Loneliness in a day: activity engagement, time alone, and experienced emotions. Psychology and Aging. 2014;29(2):297-305. doi:10.1037/a0036889.

Kim ES, Hawes AM, Smith J. Perceived neighbourhood social cohesion and myocardial infarction. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2014;68(11):1020-6. doi:10.1136/jech-2014-204009.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25135074?dopt=Abstract

Kim ES, Smith J, Kubzansky LD. Prospective study of the association between dispositional optimism and incident heart failure. Circ Heart Fail. 2014;7(3):394-400. doi:10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.113.000644.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24647117?dopt=Abstract

Kim ES, Moored KD, Giasson HL, Smith J. Satisfaction with aging and use of preventive health services. Prev Med. 2014;69:176-80. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.09.008.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25240763?dopt=Abstract

Smith J, Ryan LH, Queen TL, Becker SE, Gonzalez R. Snapshots of Mixtures of Affective Experiences in a Day: Findings from the Health and Retirement Study. Journal of Population Ageing. 2014;7(1):55-79. doi:10.1007/s12062-014-9093-8.

Ryan LH, Wan WH, Smith J. Spousal social support and strain: impacts on health in older couples. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2014;37(6):1108-17. doi:10.1007/s10865-014-9561-x.

2013

Smith J, Fisher GG, Ryan LH, Clarke PJ, House J, Weir DR. Psychosocial and Lifestyle Questionnaire 2006 - 2010: Documentation Report. Ann Arbor: Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan; 2013:62.

This has been replaced by a newer version of this report: https://hrs.isr.umich.edu/publications/biblio/9066

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2012

Ryan LH, Smith J, Antonucci TC, Jackson JS. Cohort differences in the availability of informal caregivers: are the Boomers at risk?. Gerontologist. 2012;52(2):177-88. doi:10.1093/geront/gnr142.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22298747?dopt=Abstract

2011

Clarke PJ, Smith J. Aging in a cultural context: cross-national differences in disability and the moderating role of personal control among older adults in the United States and England. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2011;66(4):457-67. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbr054.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21666145?dopt=Abstract

Infurna FJ, Gerstorf D, Ryan LH, Smith J. Dynamic links between memory and functional limitations in old age: longitudinal evidence for age-based structural dynamics from the AHEAD study. Psychol Aging. 2011;26(3):546-58. doi:10.1037/a0023023.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21480716?dopt=Abstract

2009

Roberts BW, Smith J, Jackson JJ, Edmonds G. Compensatory conscientiousness and health in older couples. Psychol Sci. 2009;20(5):553-9. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02339.x.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19476589?dopt=Abstract

Windsor TD, Ryan LH, Smith J. Individual well-being in middle and older adulthood: do spousal beliefs matter?. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2009;64(5):586-96. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbp058.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19608855?dopt=Abstract

2008

Clarke PJ, Fisher GG, House J, Smith J, Weir DR. Guide to Content of the HRS Psychosocial Leave-Behind Participant Lifestyle Questionnaires: 2004 and 2006. Ann Arbor, The University of Michigan; 2008.

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