P A Thomas
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 11294 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | P A Thomas |
| NOMBRES | P A |
| APELLIDO | Thomas |
| FIRMA | THOMAS P A |
| AFILIACIONES | Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5699-9779 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 19 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 154 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 19 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1982 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Religious Involvement and Cognitive Function Among White, Black, and Hispanic Older Adults
We examined whether religious involvement was associated with cognitive function among older adults in the 2006–2020 waves of the Health and Retirement Study. Using growth curve analysis, we found the association between religious involvement and cognition varied by facet of religious involvement and race and Hispanic ethnicity. Attending religious services with friends was associated with higher initial levels of cognitive function (b = 0.22, p
Are Relationship Patterns Between Parents and Adult Children Associated With ADL Disability Risk in Later Life
BackgroundThis study examined whether patterns of relationship quality between parents and adult children were associated with the onset of ADL disability in later life.Research Design and MethodsUsing data from the Health and Retirement Study ( N = 8,101), we studied whether support, strain, and patterns of relationships between parents and adult children were related to age of onset of ADL disability among parents.ResultsGreater support from ad…
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Community Belonging and its Impact on Cognitive Function in Older Adults
Objectives This study adds to the literature on the relationship between social relationships and cognitive function by using social integration theory to examine whether a sense of community belonging at different ages is related to cognitive function in later life. We also examine whether the relationship between community belonging, and cognitive function is distinct among White, Black, and Hispanic older adults. Methods Using data from the He…
Sustained Purpose in Life is Associated With Slower Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
Objectives Purpose in life is positively associated with cognitive function and better maintenance of cognitive function over time in aging adults. However, purpose in life itself declines over time, and we examined whether such changes are related to changes in cognition and whether this varied by race and ethnicity. Method The current study used 3 waves of data from the nationally representative survey, Health and Retirement Study (HRS; N = 9,8…
Disparities in the Life Course Origins of Dual Functionality
Although research has identified how stressors are related to either physical or cognitive function in later life, we bridge these literatures by examining dual functionality (neither physical nor cognitive impairment) among Black, White, and Hispanic adults. Using data from the Health and Retirement Study (2006-2016), we investigated whether stressors and resources during childhood and adulthood are related to functional loss at baseline and lon…
Educational Inequalities in Dual-Function Life Expectancy
Older adults, particularly women, with less than a high school degree are estimated to live a smaller percentage of their remaining years with dual functionality compared with older adults with at least a college degree. These inequalities have implications for the distribution of caregiving resources of individuals, family members, and the broader healthcare community
Early-Life Parental Affection, Social Relationships in Adulthood, and Later-Life Cognitive Function
Objective Although research has demonstrated the long-term health consequences of childhood adversities, less is known about the long-term impact of positive childhood experiences, such as parental affection. Method Using longitudinal data (1995–2014) from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study, we analyze structural equation models estimating direct and indirect pathways from early-life parental affection to changes in later-life cogniti…
Social connectedness, functional capacity, and longevity
A Time of Healing
The death of a child is a traumatic event with extensive health consequences, but research should more fully examine the dynamic nature and potential mitigation of these health consequences over time. Our findings expand the temporal lens to encompass healing processes after bereavement, incorporating the importance of social engagement
Do Early-Life Social, Behavioral, and Health Exposures Increase Later-Life Arthritis Incidence
Objectives: This study investigates direct and indirect influences of childhood social, behavioral, and health exposures on later-life osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis development. Methods: Drawing from cumulative inequality theory and six waves of the Health and Retirement Study (2004–2014), we estimate structural equation modeling-based discrete-time survival analysis of the association between six childhood exposure domains and both ost…
Is Marital Quality Related to Physical Activity Across the Life Course for Men and Women
This study provides new information on the ways in which both positive and negative dimensions of marital quality may contribute to trajectories of physical activity across the life course
Matters of the Heart
We illustrate the importance of incorporating the role of stability and change in religious attendance across the life course and suggest directions for future research
Childhood Stressors, Relationship Quality, and Cognitive Health in Later Life
Findings reveal that a stressful childhood creates chains of risks that have lifelong implications for cognitive health, both directly and indirectly by creating obstacles for developing healthy and supportive social relationships
Family Relationships and Well-Being
Family relationships are enduring and consequential for well-being across the life course. We discuss several types of family relationships-marital, intergenerational, and sibling ties-that have an important influence on well-being. We highlight the quality of family relationships as well as diversity of family relationships in explaining their impact on well-being across the adult life course. We discuss directions for future research, such as b…
The Impact of Relationship-Specific Support and Strain on Depressive Symptoms Across the Life Course
Findings demonstrate the importance of support and strain in multiple types of network members for the mental health of adults across the life course
Forgiveness of Others and Health
Race and neighborhood were shown to be important for understanding the forgiveness-health connection. Forgiveness was associated with better health for Blacks but not Whites, consistent with McCullough's evolutionary framework (McCullough, M. E. (2008). Beyond revenge: The evolution of the forgiveness instinct. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass), forgiveness was beneficial in some settings but had a deleterious impact in more noxious environments. T…
Is It Better to Give or to Receive? Social Support and the Well-being of Older Adults
Evidence from this analysis provides support for hypotheses predicted by identity theory, highlights the importance of examining giving and receiving support net of the other, and suggests that it is often better for the well-being of older adults to give than to receive
Maternal-infant HIV transmission and circumstances of delivery
OBJECTIVES. Circumstances of delivery among children with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) were investigated to assess whether they were consistent with predictions that intrapartum factors affect the risk of maternal-infant human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission. METHODS. Pediatric AIDS patients (maternal-infant transmission; n = 632) reported to the New York City Health Department through 1991 were compared with a series of in…
Rorschach Personality and Barnum Statements
Family Relationships and Well-Being
Family relationships are enduring and consequential for well-being across the life course. We discuss several types of family relationships-marital, intergenerational, and sibling ties-that have an important influence on well-being. We highlight the quality of family relationships as well as diversity of family relationships in explaining their impact on well-being across the adult life course. We discuss directions for future research, such as b…
Is It Better to Give or to Receive? Social Support and the Well-being of Older Adults
Evidence from this analysis provides support for hypotheses predicted by identity theory, highlights the importance of examining giving and receiving support net of the other, and suggests that it is often better for the well-being of older adults to give than to receive
Social connectedness, functional capacity, and longevity
Maternal-infant HIV transmission and circumstances of delivery
OBJECTIVES. Circumstances of delivery among children with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) were investigated to assess whether they were consistent with predictions that intrapartum factors affect the risk of maternal-infant human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission. METHODS. Pediatric AIDS patients (maternal-infant transmission; n = 632) reported to the New York City Health Department through 1991 were compared with a series of in…
Childhood Stressors, Relationship Quality, and Cognitive Health in Later Life
Findings reveal that a stressful childhood creates chains of risks that have lifelong implications for cognitive health, both directly and indirectly by creating obstacles for developing healthy and supportive social relationships
The Impact of Relationship-Specific Support and Strain on Depressive Symptoms Across the Life Course
Findings demonstrate the importance of support and strain in multiple types of network members for the mental health of adults across the life course
Forgiveness of Others and Health
Race and neighborhood were shown to be important for understanding the forgiveness-health connection. Forgiveness was associated with better health for Blacks but not Whites, consistent with McCullough's evolutionary framework (McCullough, M. E. (2008). Beyond revenge: The evolution of the forgiveness instinct. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass), forgiveness was beneficial in some settings but had a deleterious impact in more noxious environments. T…
Early-Life Parental Affection, Social Relationships in Adulthood, and Later-Life Cognitive Function
Objective Although research has demonstrated the long-term health consequences of childhood adversities, less is known about the long-term impact of positive childhood experiences, such as parental affection. Method Using longitudinal data (1995–2014) from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study, we analyze structural equation models estimating direct and indirect pathways from early-life parental affection to changes in later-life cogniti…
A Time of Healing
The death of a child is a traumatic event with extensive health consequences, but research should more fully examine the dynamic nature and potential mitigation of these health consequences over time. Our findings expand the temporal lens to encompass healing processes after bereavement, incorporating the importance of social engagement
Matters of the Heart
We illustrate the importance of incorporating the role of stability and change in religious attendance across the life course and suggest directions for future research
Rorschach Personality and Barnum Statements
Maternal-infant HIV transmission and circumstances of delivery
OBJECTIVES. Circumstances of delivery among children with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) were investigated to assess whether they were consistent with predictions that intrapartum factors affect the risk of maternal-infant human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission. METHODS. Pediatric AIDS patients (maternal-infant transmission; n = 632) reported to the New York City Health Department through 1991 were compared with a series of in…
Is It Better to Give or to Receive? Social Support and the Well-being of Older Adults
Evidence from this analysis provides support for hypotheses predicted by identity theory, highlights the importance of examining giving and receiving support net of the other, and suggests that it is often better for the well-being of older adults to give than to receive
Forgiveness of Others and Health
Race and neighborhood were shown to be important for understanding the forgiveness-health connection. Forgiveness was associated with better health for Blacks but not Whites, consistent with McCullough's evolutionary framework (McCullough, M. E. (2008). Beyond revenge: The evolution of the forgiveness instinct. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass), forgiveness was beneficial in some settings but had a deleterious impact in more noxious environments. T…
The Impact of Relationship-Specific Support and Strain on Depressive Symptoms Across the Life Course
Findings demonstrate the importance of support and strain in multiple types of network members for the mental health of adults across the life course
Family Relationships and Well-Being
Family relationships are enduring and consequential for well-being across the life course. We discuss several types of family relationships-marital, intergenerational, and sibling ties-that have an important influence on well-being. We highlight the quality of family relationships as well as diversity of family relationships in explaining their impact on well-being across the adult life course. We discuss directions for future research, such as b…
Do Early-Life Social, Behavioral, and Health Exposures Increase Later-Life Arthritis Incidence
Objectives: This study investigates direct and indirect influences of childhood social, behavioral, and health exposures on later-life osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis development. Methods: Drawing from cumulative inequality theory and six waves of the Health and Retirement Study (2004–2014), we estimate structural equation modeling-based discrete-time survival analysis of the association between six childhood exposure domains and both ost…
Is Marital Quality Related to Physical Activity Across the Life Course for Men and Women
This study provides new information on the ways in which both positive and negative dimensions of marital quality may contribute to trajectories of physical activity across the life course
Matters of the Heart
We illustrate the importance of incorporating the role of stability and change in religious attendance across the life course and suggest directions for future research
Childhood Stressors, Relationship Quality, and Cognitive Health in Later Life
Findings reveal that a stressful childhood creates chains of risks that have lifelong implications for cognitive health, both directly and indirectly by creating obstacles for developing healthy and supportive social relationships
A Time of Healing
The death of a child is a traumatic event with extensive health consequences, but research should more fully examine the dynamic nature and potential mitigation of these health consequences over time. Our findings expand the temporal lens to encompass healing processes after bereavement, incorporating the importance of social engagement
Educational Inequalities in Dual-Function Life Expectancy
Older adults, particularly women, with less than a high school degree are estimated to live a smaller percentage of their remaining years with dual functionality compared with older adults with at least a college degree. These inequalities have implications for the distribution of caregiving resources of individuals, family members, and the broader healthcare community
Early-Life Parental Affection, Social Relationships in Adulthood, and Later-Life Cognitive Function
Objective Although research has demonstrated the long-term health consequences of childhood adversities, less is known about the long-term impact of positive childhood experiences, such as parental affection. Method Using longitudinal data (1995–2014) from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study, we analyze structural equation models estimating direct and indirect pathways from early-life parental affection to changes in later-life cogniti…
Social connectedness, functional capacity, and longevity
Religious Involvement and Cognitive Function Among White, Black, and Hispanic Older Adults
We examined whether religious involvement was associated with cognitive function among older adults in the 2006–2020 waves of the Health and Retirement Study. Using growth curve analysis, we found the association between religious involvement and cognition varied by facet of religious involvement and race and Hispanic ethnicity. Attending religious services with friends was associated with higher initial levels of cognitive function (b = 0.22, p
Are Relationship Patterns Between Parents and Adult Children Associated With ADL Disability Risk in Later Life
BackgroundThis study examined whether patterns of relationship quality between parents and adult children were associated with the onset of ADL disability in later life.Research Design and MethodsUsing data from the Health and Retirement Study ( N = 8,101), we studied whether support, strain, and patterns of relationships between parents and adult children were related to age of onset of ADL disability among parents.ResultsGreater support from ad…
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Community Belonging and its Impact on Cognitive Function in Older Adults
Objectives This study adds to the literature on the relationship between social relationships and cognitive function by using social integration theory to examine whether a sense of community belonging at different ages is related to cognitive function in later life. We also examine whether the relationship between community belonging, and cognitive function is distinct among White, Black, and Hispanic older adults. Methods Using data from the He…
Sustained Purpose in Life is Associated With Slower Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
Objectives Purpose in life is positively associated with cognitive function and better maintenance of cognitive function over time in aging adults. However, purpose in life itself declines over time, and we examined whether such changes are related to changes in cognition and whether this varied by race and ethnicity. Method The current study used 3 waves of data from the nationally representative survey, Health and Retirement Study (HRS; N = 9,8…
Disparities in the Life Course Origins of Dual Functionality
Although research has identified how stressors are related to either physical or cognitive function in later life, we bridge these literatures by examining dual functionality (neither physical nor cognitive impairment) among Black, White, and Hispanic adults. Using data from the Health and Retirement Study (2006-2016), we investigated whether stressors and resources during childhood and adulthood are related to functional loss at baseline and lon…
Psychology (16 obras) · Medicine (14 obras) · Developmental psychology (12 obras) · Gerontology (12 obras) · Health disparities and outcomes (11 obras) · Social Psychology (8 obras) · Life course approach (7 obras) · Psychiatry (7 obras) · Clinical Psychology (6 obras) · Cognition (6 obras)