Program Area: Behavioral and Social Sciences

Journal of Gerontology Social Sciences: Featured 2021 Editor’s Choice Articles

Chair(s)

• JK

  Jessica Kelley, PhD, FGSA

  Professor
  Sociology
  Case Western Reserve University
  Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author(s)

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  Annie Nguyen, PhD, MPH

  Assistant Professor
  Family Medicine
  University of Southern California
  Alhambra, California, United States
• 

  Marissa Rurka, PhD

  Project Manager
  Sociology/ Gerontology
  University of Michigan - Center for Health and Research Transformation
  Superior Charter Township, Michigan, United States
• CD

  Christopher Dennison, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  Sociology
  University at Buffalo, SUNY
  Buffalo, New York, United States
• IL

  I-Fen Lin, PhD, FGSA

  Professor
  Sociology
  Bowling Green State University
  Bowling Green, Ohio, United States
• LN

  Lauren Newmyer, MA

  PhD Candidate
  Sociology
  The Pennsylvania State University
  University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

Social science inquiry on age, aging, and the life course spans many topics and methodologies. This symposium highlights papers that were selected as Editor’s Choice articles in the Journal of Gerontology Social Sciences in 2021. These papers highlight methodological innovations, important advancements in our state of knowledge in an area, or emerging issues in the study of aging and older adults. Nguyen et al. discuss a qualitative study of the causes and consequences of financial exploitation of older adults. Newmyer et al. present a 31-country comparative study of measures of loneliness with their reliability and validity. Rurka et al. present a mixed-methods study of sibling dynamics and tensions when caring for an older parent. Dennison and Lee provide a novel method for studying intergenerational selection effects of education and older adult health. Lin and Brown demonstrate gender differences in the economic consequences of later-life divorce and potential impact of repartnering versus staying single.

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

  Perceived Types, Causes, and Consequences of Financial Exploitation: Narratives From Older Adults
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Annie Nguyen, PhD, MPH – University of Southern California
• 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

  The Caregiver Identity in Context: Consequences of Identity Threat From Siblings
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Marissa Rurka, PhD – University of Michigan - Center for Health and Research Transformation
• 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

  Adult Children's Educational Attainment and Parent Health in Mid- and Later Life
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Christopher Dennison, PhD – University at Buffalo, SUNY
• 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

  The Economic Consequences of Gray Divorce for Women and Men
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: I-Fen Lin, PhD, FGSA – Bowling Green State University
• 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

  Measuring Older Adult Loneliness Across Countries
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Lauren Newmyer, MA – The Pennsylvania State University