HRS Bibliography | Health and Retirement Study

1996

Holden KC, Kuo HH. Complex marital histories and economic well-being: the continuing legacy of divorce and widowhood as the HRS cohort approaches retirement. Gerontologist. 1996;36(3):383-90. doi:10.1093/geront/36.3.383.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8682336?dopt=Abstract

1999

Turvey CL, Carney C, Arndt S, Wallace RB, Herzog AR. Conjugal loss and syndromal depression in a sample of elders aged 70 years or older. Am J Psychiatry. 1999;156(10):1596-601. doi:10.1176/ajp.156.10.1596.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10518172?dopt=Abstract

2007

Angel JL, Jimenez MA, Angel RJ. The economic consequences of widowhood for older minority women. Gerontologist. 2007;47(2):224-34. doi:10.1093/geront/47.2.224.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17440127?dopt=Abstract

2010

Ha J-H. The effects of positive and negative support from children on widowed older adults' psychological adjustment: a longitudinal analysis. Gerontologist. 2010;50(4):471-81. doi:10.1093/geront/gnp163.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20019179?dopt=Abstract

2011

Shapiro A, R Remle C. Generational jeopardy? Parents' marital transitions and the provision of financial transfers to adult children. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2011;66(1):99-108. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbq010.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20197303?dopt=Abstract

2014

J Moon R, M. Glymour M, Vable AM, Liu SY, Subramanian SV. Short- and long-term associations between widowhood and mortality in the United States: longitudinal analyses. J Public Health (Oxf). 2014;36(3):382-9. doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdt101.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24167198?dopt=Abstract

2016

Dupre ME, Nelson A. Marital history and survival after a heart attack. Soc Sci Med. 2016;170:114-123. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.10.013.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27770749?dopt=Abstract

2017

Diebold J, Moulton JG, Scott JC. Early claiming of higher-earning husbands, the survivor benefit, and the incidence of poverty among recent widows. Journal of Pension Economics and Finance. 2017;16(4):485-508. doi:10.1017/S1474747215000438.

Siflinger B. The Effect of Widowhood on Mental Health - an Analysis of Anticipation Patterns Surrounding the Death of a Spouse. Health Econ. 2017;26(12):1505-1523. doi:10.1002/hec.3443.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27747997?dopt=Abstract

2018

Carr DC, Urena S, Taylor MG. Adjustment to Widowhood and Loneliness Among Older Men: The Influence of Military Service. Gerontologist. 2018;58(6):1085-1095. doi:10.1093/geront/gnx110.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28977488?dopt=Abstract

Carr DC, Kail BLennox, Matz-Costa C, Shavit YZ. Does Becoming A Volunteer Attenuate Loneliness Among Recently Widowed Older Adults?. Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences. 2018;73(3):501-510. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbx092.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28977483?dopt=Abstract

Brown SL, Lin I-F, Hammersmith AM, Wright MR. Later Life Marital Dissolution and Repartnership Status: A National Portrait. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2018;73(6):1032-1042. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbw051.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27131167?dopt=Abstract

Deachman B. Leaving Before The Party Ends: The widowhood effect, and the small hopes and major tragedies that shape us. The Ottawa Citizen. http://ottawacitizen.com/health/seniors/deachman-the-widowhood-effect-or-knowing-when-to-leave-the-party. Published 2018.

Munnell AH. What Factors Explain the Decline in Widows' Poverty? . Boston, MA: Center for Retirement Research at Boston College; 2018:2-21.

Schreiber P. Widowhood and Retirement Timing: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study. The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy. 2018;18(3). doi:10.1515/bejeap-2017-0178.

Shin SHyun, Kim G, Park S. Widowhood Status as a Risk Factor for Cognitive Decline among Older Adults. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2018;26(7):778-787. doi:10.1016/j.jagp.2018.03.013.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29748078?dopt=Abstract

2019

King BM, Carr DC, Taylor MG. Depressive Symptoms and the Buffering Effect of Resilience on Widowhood by Gender. The Gerontologist. 2019;59:1122-1130. doi:10.1093/geront/gny115.

Lin I-F, Brown SL, Wright MR, Hammersmith AM. Depressive symptoms following later-life marital dissolution and subsequent repartnering. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 2019. doi:10.1177/0022146519839683.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30957562?dopt=Abstract

Ornstein KA, Garrido MM, Siu AL, Bollens-Lund E, Rahman O-K, Kelley A. An examination of downstream effects of bereavement on healthcare utilization for surviving spouses in a national sample of older adults. Pharmacoeconomics. 2019;37(4):585-596. doi:10.1007/s40273-019-00787-4.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30864065?dopt=Abstract

Munnell AH, Sanzenbacher GT, Zulkarnain A. Why Has Poverty Declined for Widows?. Center for Retirement Research at Boston College; 2019.

2020

Zhao F. Depression trajectories of older adults in the transition to widowhood . Human Development and Family Studies. 2020;Doctor of Philosophy.

Bolano D, Arpino B. Life After Death: Widowhood and Volunteering Gendered Pathways Among Older Adults. Demographic Research. 2020;43:581-616. doi:10.4054/DemRes.2020.43.21.

Lee Y, Chi I, Ailshire JA. Life transitions and leisure activity engagement among older Americans: findings from a national longitudinal study. Ageing and Society. 2020;40(3):537-564. doi:10.1017/S0144686X18001101.

Wright MR, Hammersmith AM, Brown SL, Lin I-F. The Roles of Marital Dissolution and Subsequent Repartnering on Loneliness in Later Life. The Journal of Gerontology, Series B. 2020;75(8):1796-1807. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbz121.

King BM. Social Relationships as Resources in Later Life: The Dynamics of Structural and Functional Support. Sociology. 2020;Doctor of Philosophy.