Category: Faculty

March 1, 2023

Life-course social connectedness: Comparing data-driven and theoretical classifications as predictors of functional limitations in adulthood

A life course perspective on social relationships highlights the importance of specific relationships at specific times in life, but analyses that account for life course trajectories in social relationships are rare.
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March 1, 2023

An Exploratory Model of Shared Decision-Making in Women’s Reproductive Health in Indiana: A Cross-Sectional Study

Ecological approaches to shared decision-making (SDM) are underexplored in women’s reproductivehealth. The purpose was to identify ecological factors important to women in contraceptive and prenatalcare SDM.
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March 1, 2023

Preliminary findings from a study relating the effects of hearing loss and listening conditions on postural sway to fall risk in older adults

Hearing loss is associated with increased fall risk in older adults, but multiple mechanisms have been proposed to account for this. Hearing loss may reduce spatial awareness and/or increase cognitive load, both of which may increase fall risk but may...
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February 17, 2023

Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Dual-Function Life Expectancy

This study develops a new concept, dual functionality, that integrates physical and cognitive function. We use the concept to define a measure of dual-function life expectancy and assess racial-ethnic inequalities in aging.
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February 14, 2023

Association of Physical Activity and Gait Speed: Does Context Matter?

Physical activity (PA) is associated with gait speed, and both are recognized predictors of important health outcomes. The role of social context, such as PA of one’s spouse, in the association between PA and gait speed is largely unexplored.
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February 1, 2023

Korean mothers’ career aspirations in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal qualitative study

Working mothers face challenges in pursuing their career aspirations due to work–family conflict. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has posed added challenges for working mothers by increasing care demands while also causing numerous health, economic and social disruptions.
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February 1, 2023

CFF Faculty Partner, Eicher-Miller to serve on 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, announces USDA and HHS

The 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee will be tasked with reviewing the current body of nutrition science and developing a scientific report that includes its independent, science-based advice for HHS and USDA to consider. The committee’s review, along with public...
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February 1, 2023

How aging couples’ emotional and physiological associations change across positive, supportive, and conflictual discussions: Roles of capitalization and responsive behaviors

Couples’ emotions and physiology change across interactions and based on behaviors. Aging couples’ emotions and physiology may be closely related as they spend more time together and rely on each other for support.
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January 31, 2023

Grit but Not Help-Seeking Was Associated with Food Insecurity among Low Income, At-Risk Rural Veterans

Rural veterans have poorer health, use healthcare services less often than their urban counterparts, and have more prevalent food insecurity than average U.S. households. Food insecurity and resource use may be influenced by modifiable psychological attributes such as grit and...
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January 31, 2023

Incorporating Diaspora into the Developmental Science of Immigrant Communities

Children, youth, and families who are displaced from or voluntarily leave their homelands, such as refugees, migrant workers, third culture children and adults, international students and scholars, and transnational adoptees, are largely overlooked in developmental science.
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