Meng Huo
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 303468 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Meng Huo |
| NOMBRES | Meng |
| APELLIDO | Huo |
| FIRMA | HUO M |
| AFILIACIONES | The University of Texas at Austin |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0060-1151 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 32 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 151 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 32 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2016 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 7 |
Impact of pharmaceutical intervention on the use of intravenous antibiotics in patients with bacterial upper respiratory tract infections
Background: Overuse of antibiotics among patients with upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) is a worldwide problem. In China, approximately 70% of outpatients with URTIs are treated with antibiotics, often via intravenous infusion. This study aimed to evaluate whether a pharmacist-led multidimensional intervention reduces the use of intravenous (IV) antibacterial drug infusion among patients with bacterial URTIs. Methods and analysis: This …
Older adults’ audible self-talk when alone
Audible self-talk co-occurs with interpersonal tensions and may be linked to the preservation of positive mood when these tensions arise in late life
Preferences for Features of Current and Future Residential Environments Among Korean Middle-Aged Adults
This study examined differences in middle-aged adults’ preferred features of their current versus future residential environments and how these differences varied by health and social characteristics. A sample of 1,651 Korean middle-aged adults (aged 49–64) rated their preferences for each of 12 features (e.g., proximity to family/relatives, house price) regarding current and future residential environments, separately. Respondents considered “ac…
Empathy and psychological outcomes in informal caregivers of community-dwelling older adults
Crescendos of support
This study investigated the relationship between transformational leadership and burnout among music teachers in China, examining two mediators (harmonious passion and work vitality) and a moderator (peer support). We used a three-wave survey to collect data from 315 music teachers. The results showed that transformational leadership had significant effects on burnout. Harmonious passion and work vitality mediated this relationship, while peer su…
Functional Disability and Depressive Symptoms in Middle-Aged and Older Couples
ObjectivesThis study examines the bidirectional influences between functional disability and depressive symptoms in middle-aged and older couples, emphasizing the temporal dynamics and co-development of partners' experiences.MethodsLongitudinal data were drawn from the Health and Retirement Study (2002-2020), focusing on married couples ( N = 4109 couples). Dyadic cross-lagged panel models and latent trajectory analyses were employed.ResultsFunct…
Aging and perceiving aging together
Objectives Self-perceptions of aging (SPA) are interconnected within couples, but we know little about how spouses’ SPA change jointly over time and affect each other’s health. The current study addressed these gaps by tracking SPA trajectories in older couples and exploring how individual trajectories were associated with cognitive and physical health in both spouses. Methods We used longitudinal data from a pooled sample of 1,946 heterosexual c…
Caregivers serving as confidants
Caregivers of older adults with dementia tend to also be a confidant, but serving these multiple roles is only associated with positive psychological well-being for those caring for older adults without dementia. We call for more research to better understand the unique stressors that caregivers experience when serving as confidants for older adults with dementia
Stigma of Losing an Only Child
Given the one-child policy (1979-2016), many bereaved parents (mean age ˃ 60 years) in China have lost their only child. Yet, the social environment in which these parents continue their lives is little known. The current study drew on data from 2029 Chinese adults ( M age = 36.62 years, SD age = 10.06, range = 18-71) who anonymously completed questionnaires about their negative attitudes towards the bereaved parents (i.e., stigma of losing an on…
Dyadic Ambivalence in Couples Managing Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Disease
This study utilizes a dyadic approach to assess ambivalence in dementia care. Findings reveal the conflicting emotions that couples experience as they cope with early-stage AD, identify sources of such ambivalence, and shed light on the development of dyadic interventions that can promote positive outcomes in both partners
Changes in Self-Perceptions of Aging Among Black and White Older Adults
Findings revealed vulnerabilities in White older adults as they experience and perceive age-related changes but also identified volunteering as a way to uniquely protect them. More research is needed to refine our understanding of racial disparities in the United States and help tailor interventions intended to maximize benefits to older adults from diverse backgrounds
Lasting impact of relationships on caregiving difficulties, burden, and rewards
A burgeoning literature considers caregiving in a relationship context and examines how the quality of caregivers' relationships with care recipients influences their own appraisals of caregiving. Yet, extant research has mostly relied on cross-sectional data and utilized a unidimensional approach to examining relationship quality. This study extended prior research by examining (a) how positive and negative relationship qualities are associated …
The Impact of Marital Quality as Older Couples Adjust to Dementia Onset
This study adds to the literature by showing how discrepant marital assessments shape cognitive aging and offers new insights into identifying older adults with greater dementia risk. Findings also revealed the impact of overall negative marital quality on older adults' psychological adjustment to spousal dementia, which could inform interventions intended to help couples better cope with early-stage dementia from a relational perspective
Association Between Music Engagement and Episodic Memory Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults
The findings provide the first population-based evidence that music engagement is associated with better episodic memory among middle-aged and older adults. Future studies should examine whether the relationship between music engagement and episodic memory can be replicated in other populations and that the association persists in longitudinal studies
Black and White Young Adults’ Support to Midlife Parents
Consistent with support patterns evident in older adulthood, Black young adults gave more tangible and intangible support to their midlife parents compared to White young adults. Within-race support patterns were explained by different factors informed by the Multidimensional Intergenerational Support Model. Findings suggest psychological factors contribute to between- and within-racial patterns of exchanges
Functional Limitations, Social Integration, and Daily Activities in Late Life
This study provided a modest indication that functional limitations in community-dwelling older adults are associated with patterns of activity that may lead to further limitations, disability, or loss of autonomy. Findings warrant longitudinal follow-up to establish subsequent patterns of decline or stability
Volunteering Dynamics and Life Satisfaction
This study reveals a potential discontinuity in the benefits of volunteering as older adults transition out of their volunteer activities. Findings, however, also reveal individual differences by self-perceptions of aging, offering suggestive evidence that may refine interventions to prolong the benefits of volunteering
Older Adult’s Marital Status, Conversation Frequency, and Well-Being in Everyday Life
Findings highlight the role of marital status in older adults' daily conversational experiences and compensatory processes that may occur. Widowed and divorced older adults differed from married older adults in distinct ways. Divorced older adults may compensate for lack of spouse with friends, whereas widowed older adults may benefit emotionally from engaging in conversations
Positive Encounters as a Buffer
Objectives: To test whether older adults' pain was bidirectionally associated with nighttime sleep disturbances and whether daily positive encounters attenuated these associations. Methods: Participants ( N = 292, mean = 73.71 years old) from the Daily Experiences and Well-being Study indicated pain and positive encounters with close partners (e.g., family and friends) and nonclose partners (e.g., acquaintances and service providers) every 3 hour…
Functional Limitations, Volunteering, and Diurnal Cortisol Patterns in Older Adults
This study advances our understanding of functional limitations and cortisol stress responses, revealing the benefits of volunteering to older adults who experience these limitations. Rather than treating these older adults solely as care recipients, interventions should offer them opportunities to help others
Friendships in Old Age
Findings are discussed in terms of functionalist theory, socioemotional selectivity theory, relationship ambivalence, and the benefits of less close ties. This work facilitates the understanding of how daily contact with friends can promote older adults' emotional well-being
Mothers, Fathers, Daughters, and Sons
Women are more involved in family ties than men, but these differences may vary across generations as gender roles have shifted. We know little about gender patterns across generations in the same family, however. To address this gap, midlife men and women aged 40-60 ( n = 633) from the Family Exchanges Study reported on relationships with each aging parent and each grown child. Mothers were more involved (e.g., more frequent contact, greater pos…
A Decade of Research on Intergenerational Ties
Due to extended transitions to adulthood and declining marital rates, bonds between adults and parents have grown increasingly salient in individuals' lives. This review organizes research around these topics to address ties between parents and grown children in the context of broader societal changes over the past decade. Literature searches included tables of contents of premier journals (e.g., Journal of Marriage and Family), Psychological Inf…
Midlife Adults’ Daily Support to Children and Parents
Objectives: We examined whether providing daily support to generations above and below has a differential impact on midlife adults' diurnal cortisol. Method: Midlife adults ( N = 151) from the Family Exchanges Study Wave 2 reported daily practical support, emotional support, and advice to adult children and aging parents and collected saliva samples four times a day for 4 days. Results: Midlife adults experienced steeper cortisol awakening respon…
Variety Is the Spice of Late Life
Findings are discussed in terms of social engagement theory, network diversity, and the benefits of weak ties
A Decade of Research on Intergenerational Ties
Due to extended transitions to adulthood and declining marital rates, bonds between adults and parents have grown increasingly salient in individuals' lives. This review organizes research around these topics to address ties between parents and grown children in the context of broader societal changes over the past decade. Literature searches included tables of contents of premier journals (e.g., Journal of Marriage and Family), Psychological Inf…
Mothers, Fathers, Daughters, and Sons
Women are more involved in family ties than men, but these differences may vary across generations as gender roles have shifted. We know little about gender patterns across generations in the same family, however. To address this gap, midlife men and women aged 40-60 ( n = 633) from the Family Exchanges Study reported on relationships with each aging parent and each grown child. Mothers were more involved (e.g., more frequent contact, greater pos…
Variety Is the Spice of Late Life
Findings are discussed in terms of social engagement theory, network diversity, and the benefits of weak ties
Aging Parents’ Daily Support Exchanges With Adult Children Suffering Problems
Examining daily support exchanges adds to our understanding of how children's problems influence parent-child ties in late life. Prior research suggests that children's problems upset parents. In this study, however, it appears that supporting adult children who suffer problems may alleviate aging parents' distress regarding such children
Support Grandparents Give to Their Adult Grandchildren
Consistent with solidarity theory, grandparents experiencing greater affective ties with their grandchildren are invested in these ties regardless of family needs. Findings also offer limited evidence for the family watchdog model in that grandparents provide more support to grandchildren when parents incur problems, even though those parents may still provide support
Friendships in Old Age
Findings are discussed in terms of functionalist theory, socioemotional selectivity theory, relationship ambivalence, and the benefits of less close ties. This work facilitates the understanding of how daily contact with friends can promote older adults' emotional well-being
Older Adult’s Marital Status, Conversation Frequency, and Well-Being in Everyday Life
Findings highlight the role of marital status in older adults' daily conversational experiences and compensatory processes that may occur. Widowed and divorced older adults differed from married older adults in distinct ways. Divorced older adults may compensate for lack of spouse with friends, whereas widowed older adults may benefit emotionally from engaging in conversations
Lasting impact of relationships on caregiving difficulties, burden, and rewards
A burgeoning literature considers caregiving in a relationship context and examines how the quality of caregivers' relationships with care recipients influences their own appraisals of caregiving. Yet, extant research has mostly relied on cross-sectional data and utilized a unidimensional approach to examining relationship quality. This study extended prior research by examining (a) how positive and negative relationship qualities are associated …
Older adults' empathy and daily support exchanges
Older adults' empathy may shape the frequency and types of support that they exchange with their social partners as well as the implications of these exchanges. This study drew on the Daily Experiences and Well-being Study, which included adults aged 65 and over and tracked them across 5-6 days using mobile phone surveys. Participants ( n = 293) rated their empathy and reported their daily support exchanges (e.g., emotional support, instrumental …
Functional Limitations, Social Integration, and Daily Activities in Late Life
This study provided a modest indication that functional limitations in community-dwelling older adults are associated with patterns of activity that may lead to further limitations, disability, or loss of autonomy. Findings warrant longitudinal follow-up to establish subsequent patterns of decline or stability
Empathy and Close Social Ties in Late Life
Examining empathy advances our understanding of individual differences in older adults' close social ties. This study suggests that empathy may play a promising role with regard to promoting older adults' social experiences and strengthening their close ties
The Impact of Marital Quality as Older Couples Adjust to Dementia Onset
This study adds to the literature by showing how discrepant marital assessments shape cognitive aging and offers new insights into identifying older adults with greater dementia risk. Findings also revealed the impact of overall negative marital quality on older adults' psychological adjustment to spousal dementia, which could inform interventions intended to help couples better cope with early-stage dementia from a relational perspective
Association Between Music Engagement and Episodic Memory Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults
The findings provide the first population-based evidence that music engagement is associated with better episodic memory among middle-aged and older adults. Future studies should examine whether the relationship between music engagement and episodic memory can be replicated in other populations and that the association persists in longitudinal studies
Black and White Young Adults’ Support to Midlife Parents
Consistent with support patterns evident in older adulthood, Black young adults gave more tangible and intangible support to their midlife parents compared to White young adults. Within-race support patterns were explained by different factors informed by the Multidimensional Intergenerational Support Model. Findings suggest psychological factors contribute to between- and within-racial patterns of exchanges
Volunteering Dynamics and Life Satisfaction
This study reveals a potential discontinuity in the benefits of volunteering as older adults transition out of their volunteer activities. Findings, however, also reveal individual differences by self-perceptions of aging, offering suggestive evidence that may refine interventions to prolong the benefits of volunteering
Midlife Adults’ Daily Support to Children and Parents
Objectives: We examined whether providing daily support to generations above and below has a differential impact on midlife adults' diurnal cortisol. Method: Midlife adults ( N = 151) from the Family Exchanges Study Wave 2 reported daily practical support, emotional support, and advice to adult children and aging parents and collected saliva samples four times a day for 4 days. Results: Midlife adults experienced steeper cortisol awakening respon…
Who Initiates the Help Older Parents Give to Midlife Children
This study reveals variation in the initiation of older parents' help and refines our understanding of family help in late life. Findings may suggest a parental expectation for children to be competent in adulthood regardless of their resources and willingness to help
Gender Differences in Emotional Response
The present study investigated gender differences in both emotional experience and expressivity. Heart rate (HR) was recorded as an indicator of emotional experience while the participants watched 16 video clips that induced eight types of emotion (sadness, anger, horror, disgust, neutrality, amusement, surprise, and pleasure). We also asked the participants to report valence, arousal, and motivation as indicators of emotional expressivity. Overa…
Coresident and Noncoresident Emerging Adults’ Daily Experiences With Parents
Coresidence between emerging adults and parents is now common in the United States, but we know little about how coresidence influences daily experiences in these ties. Coresident ( n = 62) and noncoresident ( n = 97) emerging adults (aged 18-30) reported daily experiences with parents and mood for 7 days. During the study week, compared to offspring who lived apart from parents, coresident offspring were more likely to experience positive encoun…
Support Grandparents Give to Their Adult Grandchildren
Consistent with solidarity theory, grandparents experiencing greater affective ties with their grandchildren are invested in these ties regardless of family needs. Findings also offer limited evidence for the family watchdog model in that grandparents provide more support to grandchildren when parents incur problems, even though those parents may still provide support
Aging Parents’ Daily Support Exchanges With Adult Children Suffering Problems
Examining daily support exchanges adds to our understanding of how children's problems influence parent-child ties in late life. Prior research suggests that children's problems upset parents. In this study, however, it appears that supporting adult children who suffer problems may alleviate aging parents' distress regarding such children
Midlife Adults’ Daily Support to Children and Parents
Objectives: We examined whether providing daily support to generations above and below has a differential impact on midlife adults' diurnal cortisol. Method: Midlife adults ( N = 151) from the Family Exchanges Study Wave 2 reported daily practical support, emotional support, and advice to adult children and aging parents and collected saliva samples four times a day for 4 days. Results: Midlife adults experienced steeper cortisol awakening respon…
Variety Is the Spice of Late Life
Findings are discussed in terms of social engagement theory, network diversity, and the benefits of weak ties
Who Initiates the Help Older Parents Give to Midlife Children
This study reveals variation in the initiation of older parents' help and refines our understanding of family help in late life. Findings may suggest a parental expectation for children to be competent in adulthood regardless of their resources and willingness to help
Empathy and Close Social Ties in Late Life
Examining empathy advances our understanding of individual differences in older adults' close social ties. This study suggests that empathy may play a promising role with regard to promoting older adults' social experiences and strengthening their close ties
Older adults' empathy and daily support exchanges
Older adults' empathy may shape the frequency and types of support that they exchange with their social partners as well as the implications of these exchanges. This study drew on the Daily Experiences and Well-being Study, which included adults aged 65 and over and tracked them across 5-6 days using mobile phone surveys. Participants ( n = 293) rated their empathy and reported their daily support exchanges (e.g., emotional support, instrumental …
Positive Encounters as a Buffer
Objectives: To test whether older adults' pain was bidirectionally associated with nighttime sleep disturbances and whether daily positive encounters attenuated these associations. Methods: Participants ( N = 292, mean = 73.71 years old) from the Daily Experiences and Well-being Study indicated pain and positive encounters with close partners (e.g., family and friends) and nonclose partners (e.g., acquaintances and service providers) every 3 hour…
Functional Limitations, Volunteering, and Diurnal Cortisol Patterns in Older Adults
This study advances our understanding of functional limitations and cortisol stress responses, revealing the benefits of volunteering to older adults who experience these limitations. Rather than treating these older adults solely as care recipients, interventions should offer them opportunities to help others
Friendships in Old Age
Findings are discussed in terms of functionalist theory, socioemotional selectivity theory, relationship ambivalence, and the benefits of less close ties. This work facilitates the understanding of how daily contact with friends can promote older adults' emotional well-being
Mothers, Fathers, Daughters, and Sons
Women are more involved in family ties than men, but these differences may vary across generations as gender roles have shifted. We know little about gender patterns across generations in the same family, however. To address this gap, midlife men and women aged 40-60 ( n = 633) from the Family Exchanges Study reported on relationships with each aging parent and each grown child. Mothers were more involved (e.g., more frequent contact, greater pos…
A Decade of Research on Intergenerational Ties
Due to extended transitions to adulthood and declining marital rates, bonds between adults and parents have grown increasingly salient in individuals' lives. This review organizes research around these topics to address ties between parents and grown children in the context of broader societal changes over the past decade. Literature searches included tables of contents of premier journals (e.g., Journal of Marriage and Family), Psychological Inf…
The Impact of Marital Quality as Older Couples Adjust to Dementia Onset
This study adds to the literature by showing how discrepant marital assessments shape cognitive aging and offers new insights into identifying older adults with greater dementia risk. Findings also revealed the impact of overall negative marital quality on older adults' psychological adjustment to spousal dementia, which could inform interventions intended to help couples better cope with early-stage dementia from a relational perspective
Association Between Music Engagement and Episodic Memory Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults
The findings provide the first population-based evidence that music engagement is associated with better episodic memory among middle-aged and older adults. Future studies should examine whether the relationship between music engagement and episodic memory can be replicated in other populations and that the association persists in longitudinal studies
Black and White Young Adults’ Support to Midlife Parents
Consistent with support patterns evident in older adulthood, Black young adults gave more tangible and intangible support to their midlife parents compared to White young adults. Within-race support patterns were explained by different factors informed by the Multidimensional Intergenerational Support Model. Findings suggest psychological factors contribute to between- and within-racial patterns of exchanges
Functional Limitations, Social Integration, and Daily Activities in Late Life
This study provided a modest indication that functional limitations in community-dwelling older adults are associated with patterns of activity that may lead to further limitations, disability, or loss of autonomy. Findings warrant longitudinal follow-up to establish subsequent patterns of decline or stability
Volunteering Dynamics and Life Satisfaction
This study reveals a potential discontinuity in the benefits of volunteering as older adults transition out of their volunteer activities. Findings, however, also reveal individual differences by self-perceptions of aging, offering suggestive evidence that may refine interventions to prolong the benefits of volunteering
Older Adult’s Marital Status, Conversation Frequency, and Well-Being in Everyday Life
Findings highlight the role of marital status in older adults' daily conversational experiences and compensatory processes that may occur. Widowed and divorced older adults differed from married older adults in distinct ways. Divorced older adults may compensate for lack of spouse with friends, whereas widowed older adults may benefit emotionally from engaging in conversations
Changes in Self-Perceptions of Aging Among Black and White Older Adults
Findings revealed vulnerabilities in White older adults as they experience and perceive age-related changes but also identified volunteering as a way to uniquely protect them. More research is needed to refine our understanding of racial disparities in the United States and help tailor interventions intended to maximize benefits to older adults from diverse backgrounds
Lasting impact of relationships on caregiving difficulties, burden, and rewards
A burgeoning literature considers caregiving in a relationship context and examines how the quality of caregivers' relationships with care recipients influences their own appraisals of caregiving. Yet, extant research has mostly relied on cross-sectional data and utilized a unidimensional approach to examining relationship quality. This study extended prior research by examining (a) how positive and negative relationship qualities are associated …
Stigma of Losing an Only Child
Given the one-child policy (1979-2016), many bereaved parents (mean age ˃ 60 years) in China have lost their only child. Yet, the social environment in which these parents continue their lives is little known. The current study drew on data from 2029 Chinese adults ( M age = 36.62 years, SD age = 10.06, range = 18-71) who anonymously completed questionnaires about their negative attitudes towards the bereaved parents (i.e., stigma of losing an on…
Dyadic Ambivalence in Couples Managing Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Disease
This study utilizes a dyadic approach to assess ambivalence in dementia care. Findings reveal the conflicting emotions that couples experience as they cope with early-stage AD, identify sources of such ambivalence, and shed light on the development of dyadic interventions that can promote positive outcomes in both partners
Preferences for Features of Current and Future Residential Environments Among Korean Middle-Aged Adults
This study examined differences in middle-aged adults’ preferred features of their current versus future residential environments and how these differences varied by health and social characteristics. A sample of 1,651 Korean middle-aged adults (aged 49–64) rated their preferences for each of 12 features (e.g., proximity to family/relatives, house price) regarding current and future residential environments, separately. Respondents considered “ac…
Psychology (27 obras) · Developmental psychology (22 obras) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (16 obras) · Medicine (16 obras) · Health disparities and outcomes (14 obras) · Gerontology (13 obras) · Aging and Gerontology Research (12 obras) · Clinical Psychology (12 obras) · Social Psychology (9 obras) · Clinical Psychology (7 obras)