OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal of Aging & Human Development is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Lessons Learned in Implementing an Aging Research Training Program for Underrepresented Minority Students	96
Do Internalized Age Stereotypes Mediate the Relationship Between Volunteering and Self-Efficacy for Adults 50+ Years of Age?	31
On the Measurement of Aging Anxiety: Comparative Validity of Two Popular Measures Among Older Adults	17
Use of Personal and Social Resourcefulness by Adult-Child and Spousal Caregivers of Persons with Dementia	17
Women, Younger Adults, and Singles Were Most Likely to Report Loneliness During the Pandemic: Evidence From a 15-Month National Longitudinal Survey	17
Social and Emotional Loneliness: Their Relationship to Multiple Domains of Cognition in Later Life	15
Age-friendly Environment and Aging in Place: Finding from Latent Profile Analysis	14
Situations of Vulnerability, Life Satisfaction, and Social Support of Older Women and Men: Results From the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)	13
Association of Sleep and Physical Activity Among Older Adults and the Moderation of Chronotype	13
Relationships Between Self-Reported Pain and Optimism Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults	12
How Do Social Relationships Affect Later Life Planning?	11
CORRIGENDUM to “Age Differences in the Association Between Subjective Isolation and Loneliness: Evidence from a Hybrid Panel Model”	10
Impact of Social Support on Suicidal Ideation and Attempts Among Gender Minority Adults	10
Social Capital Associates With Better Cognitive Health, Oral Health and Epigenetic Age Deceleration: Findings From the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging	10
Household Environments and Cognitive Decline Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China: Exploring Gender, Age, and Residential Variations	9
The Not-So-Empty Nest: Exploring the Lived Experience of Iranian Parents with Adult Children Migrating from Tehran	9
Preliminary Validation of a Measure of Interpersonal Problems: A Study of Personality Pathology in Depressed Older Inpatients	9
Roles of Loneliness, Stress, and Religiosity in Suicide Ideation Among Nigerian Older Adults	9
Health Disparities in Appalachian and Other Rural Communities	8
A Life Course, Intergenerational Perspective on Loneliness	8
Understanding Grandparent Caregiving in Korean and U.S. Culture: An Analysis Using Role Theory	8
Advancing Diversity in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Research and Clinical Care: Lessons Learned from Educational and Career Trajectories of Recent Mentorship Program Graduates	8
Health Disparities Among Older Adults: An Introduction to the Special Issue	7
Examining the Impact of Far-Infrared Technology on Quality of Life in Older Adults	7
Moving Beyond Depression: Mood Symptoms Across the Spectrum Relate to Tau Pathology in Older Women at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease	7

Having Plans for the Future in Very Old People	7
Positive Emotions, Hope, and Life Satisfaction in Chinese Older Adults: An Application of Broaden-and-Build Model	7
Affective Aspects of Religiousness and 6-Year Course of Depressive Symptoms in Aged Dutch Citizens	6
Assisted Relaxation Therapy for Insomnia in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Pilot Study	6
Healthcare Hardship of Adult Children Taking Care of Aging Parents	6
Formal and Informal Volunteering Among Older Adults: Associations With Health Across Sexual Orientations	6
Accelerated Social Aging in the Lesbian and Gay Community: Psychosocial Factors Influencing Aging Perceptions in Lesbian and Gay Adults	6
Effect of Grandchild Caregiving and the Psychological Well-Being of Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China: The Mediation Effect of Social Participation	6
Evaluating the Importance of Mentoring in Undergraduate Research Education Programs	6
The Social Context of Partnered Older Adults’ Insomnia Symptoms	5
Continuity in Socialization Styles: Typologies of Socialization in the Different Life Stages of Older People	5
Communicative and Methodological Challenges Related to Collecting Data with Older Adults with Dementia in Senior Living Communities During the COVID-19 Pandemic	5
Is the Health of Older Americans With a GED Equivalent to Their Peers With a High School Diploma?	5
COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Stress and Subjective Well-Being Across Age: The Mediating Role of Social Resources	5
Factors Associated With Working Caregivers’ Well-Being: Comparisons Between Black and White Working Caregivers in the United States	4
Sleep Duration Polygenic Risk and Phenotype: Associations with Biomarkers of Accelerated Aging in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging	4
Health Disparities Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Older Adults: A Structural Competency Approach	4
The Design and Early Results of a Structured Longitudinal Training Program for Undergraduate Students to Increase Diversity in Aging-Research	4
Predictors of Ageism among Social Work Students and Practitioners in Greece: The Role of Aging Anxiety and Experiential Factors	4
From Career to Contentment: A Coping Strategy to Enhance Post-Retirement Happiness Among Indonesian State-Owned Enterprise Employees	4
The Unseen and Positive Stereotypes: Portrayals of Older Adults in 100 Popular Chinese Films (2000–2024)	4
Acculturation and Disparities in Telemedicine Readiness: A National Study	4
The Impact of Reported Masculine Behaviors on the Relationship Between Negative Attitudes of Aging and Depression	4
Racial Differences in Neighborhood Environmental Effects on Loneliness Among Older Adults	4
Overcoming Barriers to Latino Participation in Alzheimer's Disease Research	4
Lingering Effects of Loss? Widowhood and Substance Use in the LGB Population	4
Early-Life Famine Exposure, Financial Literacy, and Retirement Planning: Evidence from China	4
The Association Between Close Relationships and Happiness Among Older Adults	3
Quality of Life and Related Outcomes Among Unpaid Caregivers of Older Adults With Visual Impairment	3
Aging Parents and the Ties That Bind: Intergenerational Relationship Quality Among Culturally Diverse Canadian Families	3
The Mediating Effect of Caregiving Relationship Quality on the Association Between Caregiving Stressors and Mental Health Problems Among Older Spousal Caregivers	3
Injury Epidemiology and Risk Factors in Older Pickleball Players	3
Subgrouping Community-Dwelling Older Adults by Intrinsic Capacity Decline—A Cluster Analysis Based on the WHO ICOPE Framework in Rural Taiwan	3
Grandparenting: Impact on Physical Activity, Dietary Habits, and Quality of Life	3
The Relationship Between Neighborhood Environment, Health-Related Behaviors, and Self-Rated Health in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Japan	3
Aging and Financial Literacy: The Interplay of Informal Counselling, Risk Aversion, and Empowerment	3
Social Contact, Social Participation, and Emotional Well-Being Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Roles of Giving and Receiving Social Support	3
Does Perceived Generativity Mediate the Association Between Optimism and Cognitive Function Over Time? Findings from Midlife in the United States Study	3
Work Preferences, Control, and Independence among Midlife and Older Adults in Aotearoa/New Zealand	3
Intergenerational Caregiving Patterns and Cognitive Health among the Sandwich Generation Within Four-Generation Families	3
Theoretical Approaches to Communicative Practices in the Study of Intergenerational Communication and Aging	2
Attitudes About Aging and Beliefs About When you Have Been or Will be Your Best Self	2
What Is Old Age? Differences in Views of Old Age Between Employees and the Self-Employed	2
Determinants of Hispanic and non-Hispanic Workers’ Intent to Work Past Age 65: An Analysis From the Life Course Perspective	2
Age-Related Microaggressions: Their Frequency, Emotional Impact, and Relationship to Negative Affect	2
Religiosity, Aging in the Homeland, and Growing Old in the Diaspora: A Longitudinal Study of Two Cohorts of Indian Older Adults	2
A Differential Item Functioning Analysis of the Alternative Model of Personality Disorders Across Younger and Older Age Groups	2
Psychometric Evaluation of the Dementia Stigma Measure with Vietnamese Adults: An Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis Approach	2
Disappointed or Understood? The Effect of Filial Discrepancy on Life Satisfaction of Older Adults in Rural China	2
Reducing Dementia-Related Stigma: A Meta-Analytic Review of Interventions	2

Potential Harmful Behavior Toward Older Family Members: Applying a Double-ABCX Model to Examine Problematic Family Caregiving	2
Dementia Caregiving and Dialectical Tensions During the Early Days of the COVID-19 Pandemic	2
Can Time Heal Anything? Exposure to Traumatic Events, Autobiographical Memory, and the Quality of Life Among Older Adults: The Role of Time Perspective	2
Family Environment, Loneliness, Hope, and Subjective Well-Being of Asian Older Adults	2
Penalty Versus Premium: Social Disposition Differentiates Life Satisfaction Among Living-Alone Immigrant and Native-Born Older Adults—Findings From the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)	2
The Role of Awareness of Age-Related Change in the Longitudinal Association between Pain and Physical Activity	2
Relationships Between Diverse Forms of Anxiety With Intrapersonal Functioning Among Older Adults	2
"The Seasons Changed, and So Did We": Older Adults’ Adaptation Experiences to Climate Change in Urban and Rural Contexts in Eskişehir, Türkiye	2
The Influence of Instructional Constraints and Cognitive Control on the Positivity Bias and the Positivity Effect in Autobiographical Memory	2
Assessing Sleep Quality in Older Adults: A Comparison of Three Measurement Approaches	2
The TargetEd MAnageMent Intervention for Reducing Stroke Risk in Black Men: A 6-Month Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial	2
Does Leisure-Time Physical Activity Buffer the Negative Impact of Alcohol Use on Loneliness in Older Adults?	2
The Development and Validation of the Effort-Reward Imbalance in Grandchild Care Scale	2
Positive Aging Attitudes and Social Adaptation Among Chinese Older Adults: Sequential Roles of Social Support and Life Satisfaction	2
The Significance of Potential Volunteering in Late Adulthood: A Janus-Faced Perspective	2
The Mediating Effect of Social Participation Restriction on the Association Between Role Overload and Mental Health Among Caregivers of Older Adults with Dementia	1
Disability Among Older Adults in South-Eastern Nigeria	1
Thwarted Belonging and Perceived Burdensomeness During Middle and Older Adulthood: The Role of Generativity	1
Exploring Characteristics of Self-Defining Memories in Older Adults	1
#PositiveAging: A Content Analysis of Positive Aging TikTok Videos	1
Care Workers’ Turnover Intentions Associated With Workplace Abuse: The Role of Work-Related Stress and Job Satisfaction	1
Mind–Body Practice and Healthy Aging: The Role of Yoga in Physical and Mental Well-Being Among Older Adults	1
Risk Factors for Elder Mistreatment Among Older Korean Americans	1
Ageism, Racism, Sexism, and Work With Older Healthcare Clients: Why an Intersectional Approach Is Needed in Practice, Policy, Education, and Research	1
Chinese Migrant Workers’ Financial Security in Old Age—A Cultural Shift From Reliance on Filial Piety to Public Pension	1
Gender Differences in Loneliness Over Time: A 15-Year Longitudinal Study of Men and Women in the Second Part of Life	1
Socioeconomic Determinants of Anticipated and Actual Caregiving for Older Adults in India	1
Structural and Cognitive Social Capital of Older Korean Adults and Their Relationship with Depression Trajectories: Latent Class and Growth Curve Analyses	1
Multiple Trajectories and Predictors of Self-Esteem Change in Later Life: A Latent Growth Mixture Modeling Approach	1
Black–White Racial Disparities in Disabilities Among Older Americans Between 2008 and 2017: Improvements in Cognitive Disabilities but no Progress in Activities of Daily Living or Functional Limitatio	1
The Effect of Financial Strain on the Health Outcomes of Older Mexican-Origin Adults: Findings From the Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiological Study of the Elderly (H-EPESE)	1
Item-Level Psychometrics of the Meaningful Activity Participation Assessment (MAPA) Scale	1
Caregiving and Self-Esteem in Mid and Later Life: Is There Variation by Age, Parental Status, and Gender?	1
Cross-sectional Associations of Self-Perceptions of Aging With Self-Efficacy, Depressive Symptoms, and Satisfaction With Life in Dementia Caregivers and Non-Caregivers	1
Major Purpose in Life Across Generations: A Categorical Analysis Across Lifespan	1
Who We Are and How We Talk About Volunteering: Older Adult Volunteers’ Perspective	1
Relationship Between Nostalgia Proneness, Generativity, and Ego Integrity	1
Development of Theory of Mind in Adults Between 18 and 94 Years of Age	1
Age Differences Among Within-Person Indicators of Stress and Depressive Affect	1
Burnout and Depression Among Sandwich Generation Caregivers: A Brief Report	1
Corrigendum to “Social Capital Associates with Better Cognitive Health, Oral Health and Epigenetic Age Deceleration: Findings From the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.”	1
Café Connections: Investigating Factors Motivating Older Adults to Seek or Avoid Intergenerational Contact	1
Recruitment Barriers and Potential Strategies for Inclusion of Older Asian Americans in Alzheimer's Disease Research	1
Long-Term Effects of a Real-World Multi-Skill Intervention on Older Adults’ Growth Mindset	1
Factors Associated With Preventive Dental Service Use in Older Korean-American Residents in Subsidized Senior Housing: Looking Beyond Dental Insurance	1
Older Adults’ Understanding of COVID-19 and Successful Aging: An Application of CEMSA to Ghana and Uganda	1
Planning for Program Evaluation Improves Implementation and Assessment	1
Perceived Age Discrimination has Different Effects on Japanese People's Wellbeing Based on Age Groups	1
Generativity and Engagement in Grandparenting Activities Among Older Adults in Northern Sri Lanka	1
Recognizing Student Caregivers: Applying the Age Inclusivity Domains in Higher Education Model	1