Deborah Carr

Why ethical research on aging in the context of climate change must address social susceptibilities and assets

Climate change has devastating consequences for older adults. Policymakers must listen to older adults and heed their concerns. @geronmedia.bsky.social @popassocamerica.bsky.social @bostonu.bsky.social @profpaolazaninotto.bsky.social @matthewprina.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Handbook of Social Psychology This third edition of the highly successful handbook showcases the dynamics of social psychological phenomena at meso and macro levels of social reality

Kudos to editors Doan, Hegtvedt & Stets! Learn how soc psych sheds light on demographic process (w/Sophie Arnold). @popassocamerica.bsky.social @asasocpsych.bsky.social @geronmedia.bsky.social @buciss.bsky.social @asa-family.bsky.social

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Do Friend Support and Strain Moderate the Association Between Physical Limitations and Older Adults’ Depressive Symptoms? - Deborah Carr, Shinae L. Choi, 2025 Stress theories propose that the mental health consequences of physical health problems are buffered by social support and amplified by relationship strain, yet...

Friend support is a powerful buffer against depression for older adults with health problems - especially among unmarried persons. @geronmedia.bsky.social @asasmh.bsky.social @buciss.bsky.social @nacda-icpsr.bsky.social @popassocamerica.bsky.social @asamedsoc.bsky.social @asa-family.bsky.social

What can sociologists contribute to our understanding of bereavement? Read our new ARS article (free). @smithgreenaway.bsky.social @pop.psu.edu @annualreviews.bsky.social @popassocamerica.bsky.social @asamedsoc.bsky.social @asasmh.bsky.social @buciss.bsky.social www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Black and White Older Adults’ End-of-Life Experiences: Does Hospice Use Mitigate Racial Disparities? AbstractObjectives. Racial disparities in end-of-life care are well documented, but less is known about how these inequalities shape assessments of death q

Does hospice use mitigate racial disparities in end-of-life care? See new HRS study supported by @rwjf.bsky.social with @luciekalousova.bsky.social @cliffordross.bsky.social @nacda-icpsr.bsky.social @geronmedia.bsky.social @asamedsoc.bsky.social @buciss.bsky.social academic.oup.com/psychsocgero...

Do Social Security Benefits Rules Perpetuate Marital Status and Gender Inequalities? ABSTRACTBackground and Objectives. Social Security benefits rules privilege married persons and penalize divorced, prematurely widowed, and lifelong single

Social Security benefits rules disadvantage divorced and prematurely widowed older women. Learn why in WLS analysis w/ @lepingwang.bsky.social & P. Smock) @buciss.bsky.social @bostonu.bsky.social @ccfamilies.bsky.social @popassocamerica.bsky.social
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Social Relationships and End-of-Life Quality among Older Adults in the United States: The Impacts of Marital, Kinship, and Network Ties AbstractObjectives. We examine marital status differences in recent decedents’ end-of-life care and gender differences therein, and the role of other socia

Marital status & death quality: why do divorced people fare so poorly? New NHATS study w/K. Mahmoud. @geronmedia.bsky.social @buciss.bsky.social @ccfamilies.bsky.social @popassocamerica.bsky.social @asamedsoc.bsky.social @bostonu.bsky.social @nacda-icpsr.bsky.social academic.oup.com/psychsocgero...

Childlessness and Mental Health Among U.S. Older Adults: Do Associations Differ by Marital Status and Gender?

Do children make people's lives happier? Not necessarily. Childless older adults are just fine (though childless men are lonelier). Learn why in our new study. @buciss.bsky.social @bostonu.bsky.social
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How to Survive Mother’s Day When Your Mom Is Gone Mother's Day can be difficult if your mom is no longer with you. For those whose moms have died or have late-stage dementia, these strategies could help.

Mother's Day can be difficult when your mom has died or has end-stage dementia. Here's how to celebrate the day and support friends who may be suffering. @buciss.bsky.social @bostonu.bsky.social www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/boun...

Arthritis: The Secret Pain of Gen X Women Today Gen X is reinventing middle age with good humor, but arthritis is no laughing matter. Learn how to identify, manage, and treat your symptoms.

May is Arthritis Awareness month. Even perpetually youthful Gen Xers need to learn about this painful condition.
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Having children doesn't guarantee happiness for older adults. Learn how parent-child disconnectedness undermines mental health, esp. for married women. @geronmedia.bsky.social @buciss.bsky.social @bostonu.bsky.social @asanews.bsky.social @nacda-icpsr.bsky.social @lisajessee.bsky.social

Excited to share my paper w/ Debby Carr has been published in The Journals of Gerontology: Series B! We find disconnectedness is highest among never-married/divorced men and linked to depressive symptoms, especially for women in first marriages.
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