Toni C Antonucci
Biographic Data
| ID | 100206 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Toni C Antonucci |
| GIVEN NAMES | Toni C |
| FAMILY NAME | Antonucci |
| SIGNATURE | ANTONUCCI T C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1420-5328 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 105 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1401 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 103 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 17 |
The role of ISSBD in developmental science: Views of Past Presidents
The International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development (ISSBD) emphasizes multidisciplinarity and contextuality in studying human development across the lifespan. This article reports the oral histories of seven Past-Presidents about their accomplishments in leading ISSBD to promote these aspects using a developmental science framework. The narratives include information about motivations for activities and insights that shaped their p…
Social Relations Across Race/Ethnic Groups and Links to Cognitive Health
ObjectiveSocial relations are considered a critical protective factor for cognitive health yet may differ in form and function across race and ethnic groups.MethodUsing a representative metro-Detroit sample ( N = 606), we compared group means to (1) test whether Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Americans social relations are distinct from other groups and (2) examine links between social relations and cognitive health using structural equa…
Gender differences in work expectations and psychological distress: Insights from the United States and South Korea
Findings highlight the complex interplay between biological sex and social contexts in shaping expectations regarding work in later life
Filial Closeness and Attitudes on Intergenerational Familial Care in Lebanon: Implications for Future Care Policy for Older Adults
Objectives Population aging, as well as the rise in chronic health conditions and economic hardships, in Lebanon has led to a greater significance of the role of family in caring for older adults. This study examined attitudes and beliefs toward family- and state-based care in Lebanon among midlife and older adults, and their association with filial closeness. Methods We used data from the Family Ties and Aging Study (2009) collected in Beirut, L…
Ethnic Disparities in Physical, Mental, and Cognitive Health During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Snapshot of Metro-Detroit
The COVID-19 pandemic illuminated ethnic and racial disparities in health outcomes within the state of Michigan. These health disparities are evidenced by geographic variability; as roughly half of the COVID cases and more than a third of COVID related deaths in the state occurred in the ethnically diverse Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties (New York Times, 2023). However, cognitive health in the context of the pandemic is not well-known, partic…
Introduction to the Costs of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
This special issue is the result of the Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCFAD) third Summer Data Immersion (SDI) program held on May 23–26, 2022. Thirty-seven researchers from 17 universities participated in the program, which emphasized racial/ethnic and other contextual factors in the study of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) costs using a team science approach. During the program, data from the H…
A Coordinated Data Analysis of Four Studies Exploring Age Differences in Social Interactions and Loneliness During a Global Pandemic
Applying the CDA methodological framework allowed us to detect common and divergent patterns of social interactions and loneliness across samples, ages, regions, periods, and study designs
Adapted MoCA for Use among Arabic-Speaking Immigrants in the United States
Friendship trajectories and health across the lifespan
Friends are a vital source of social relations throughout the lifespan and across developmental stages. Our knowledge of how friendships develop over time, especially from childhood through adulthood, is limited. Furthermore, it is now recognized that this specific type of relationship influences health across the life course in unique ways. Using the Convoy Model of Social Relations as a guiding framework, this study charts the multiple and uniq…
Employment Dynamics Among Adult Children at the Onset of Parental Dementia: Variation by Sociodemographic Characteristics
The potential impact of parental ADRD on adult child employment is complex and should be considered in the context of sociodemographic factors
Network Types and Functional Health in Old Age: It is Not Just the Size of the Network That Matters
Care plans focusing on function and mobility should consider multiple aspects of older adults' social networks including network size, diversity, and relationship strain
Implications of Cumulative Life Event Stress for Daily Stress Exposure and Cardiovascular Reactivity Among Black and White Americans
Individuals who experience more life events across the adult life course report greater daily stress exposure which has important implications for daily cardiovascular health. Black individuals with moderate-increasing life event stress show evidence of blunted daily stress reactivity (nonsignificant association between daily stress and heart rate) whereas Black individuals with low-decreasing life event stress show evidence of stress reactivity …
Characteristics and Predictors of Sleep Among Spousal Care Dyads Living With Chronic Conditions
Addressing both care recipient- and caregiver-related factors may improve sleep health for both members of the care dyad living with chronic conditions
Conceptualizing and Operationalizing Collaboration Among Multiple Caregivers of Older Adults
Results are examined in the context of care network dynamics and proposed mechanisms linking care collaboration to outcomes for caregivers and recipients. Strengths and limitations of our conceptualization and operationalization of collaboration are discussed
Introduction to ADRD Care in Context
Journal Article Accepted manuscript Introduction to ADRD Care in Context Get access Kristine J Ajrouch, PhD, FGSA, Kristine J Ajrouch, PhD, FGSA Life Course Development Program, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MIDepartment of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI Corresponding author: Kristine J. Ajrouch, PhD, 712 Pray-Harrold, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, …
Longitudinal Associations Between Loneliness and Self-Rated Health Among Black and White Older Adults
Findings indicate that worse SRH at later midlife may increase risk for loneliness in later life, particularly for Whites. As a valid indicator of health, SRH can be used in the body of research on health correlates of loneliness as adults age. Use of the current sample of Black and White adults provides nuanced understanding in the ways in which racially diverse adults experience loneliness and should be useful in refining and developing cultura…
Validation of a Measure of Role Overload and Gains for End-of-Life Dementia Caregivers
Results offer both a deeper theoretical understanding of end-of-life dementia caregivers' experiences of role overload and gains, and a practical tool to measure those experiences
Development of social convoys: Trajectories of convoy structure and composition from childhood through adulthood
Personal networks undergo changes in structure and composition throughout the life span, adapting to developmental transitions and changing circumstances in a dynamic way. This study examines stability and change in social convoys from childhood to adulthood and variation in trajectories of convoy characteristics by gender and race. Multilevel models for convoy structure and composition characteristics were estimated using three waves of longitud…
Volunteering and health: The role of social network change
Understanding the effects of Covid-19 through a life course lens
Beyond the Nuclear Family: Children’s Social Networks and Depressive Symptomology
This study identified social network profiles among children, determined whether profiles vary across sociodemographic characteristics, and investigated links between childhood profiles and depressive symptomology using three waves of data spanning 23 years (Wave 1, 1992 Metro-Detroit representative sample: n = 193, ages 8–12). Latent profile analysis revealed three profiles: Close Family (22%), Varied Family (57%), Friend and Family (21%). White…
Partnering with Middle Eastern/Arab American and Latino Immigrant Communities to Increase Participation in Alzheimer’s Disease Research
Partnership with communities to develop culturally targeted and sensitive community health events can fill a significant gap in addressing ADRD health disparities by establishing sustainable relationships to increase participation in ADRD research
The Convoy Model and Later‐Life Family Relationships
The convoy model of social relations was developed to provide a heuristic framework for conceptualizing and understanding social relationships. In this Original Voices article, we begin with an overview of the theoretical tenets of the convoy model, including its value in addressing situational and contextual influences, especially variability in family forms and cultural diversity across the life span, but particularly in older adulthood. We als…
The Strength of Weaker Ties: An Underexplored Resource for Maintaining Emotional Well-Being in Later Life
Contrary to popular theoretical orientations in gerontology, weaker ties may offer older adults a more effective avenue for promoting emotional well-being over time than close ties, and may have the additional benefit of compensating for losses in the number of close ties
Social Networks and Physical Activity in Senior Housing: A Pilot Feasibility Study
This study demonstrates potential feasibility of a strategic partnership that involves pairing social resources with physical activity interventions in affordable senior housing. Multiple approaches, which need to be evaluated, exist to identify socially engaged residents
The Convoy Model: Explaining Social Relations From a Multidisciplinary Perspective
Purpose of the Study: Social relations are a key aspect of aging and the life course. In this paper, we trace the scientific origins of the study of social relations, focusing in particular on research grounded in the convoy model. Design and Methods: We first briefly review and critique influential historical studies to illustrate how the scientific study of social relations developed. Next, we highlight early and current findings grounded in th…
An examination of sex differences in social support among older men and women
Social Network Typologies and Mental Health Among Older Adults
In this study, we test the robustness of previous social network research and extend this work to determine if support quality is one mechanism by which network types predict mental health. Participants included 1,669 adults aged 60 or older from the Americans' Changing Lives study. Using cluster analysis, we found diverse, family, and friends network types, which is consistent with the work by Litwin from 2001. However, we found two types of res…
Social Networks Among Men and Women: The Effects of Age and Socioeconomic Status
An examination of within-group variability reveals influences of age and SES on personal networks among men and women
Social Networks Among Blacks and Whites: The Interaction Between Race and Age
A systematic analysis of how age, race, and their interaction influence the characteristics of social networks furnishes important empirical knowledge about social networks among diverse groups. Such data may provide a context for how, and some explanation for why, support exchanges occur
Social Network Types Among Older Adults: A Multidimensional Approach
Theories of social relations suggest that individuals' personal networks reflect multiple aspects of relationships, and that different constellations are more or less supportive of well-being. Using data from the Berlin Aging Study (N = 516; age, M = 85 years), we derived network types that reflect information about structure, function, and quality, and we examined their association with well-being. A cluster analysis revealed six network types: …
Retrospective recall of sexual orientation identity development among gay, lesbian, and bisexual adults
Although recent attention has focused on the likelihood that contemporary sexual minority youth (i.e., gay, lesbian, bisexual [GLB]) are "coming out" at younger ages, few studies have examined whether early sexual orientation identity development is also present in older GLB cohorts. We analyzed retrospective data on the timing of sexual orientation milestones in a sample of sexual minorities drawn from the California Quality of Life Surveys. Lat…
The Effects of Positive and Negative Social Exchanges on Aging Adults
This study tested various models of the effects of positive and negative exchanges on positive and negative affect using structural equation modeling. Based on a probability sample of middle-aged and older adults, the relationships between social exchanges and psychological well-being were examined both within the total sample and within subgroups of individuals who had experienced few vs many life events. Within the general population, the Domai…
Social Support and Reciprocity: A Cross-Ethnic and Cross-National Perspective
This cross-national study examined the perception of reciprocity in support relationships and the degree to which reciprocity predicts life satisfaction. Comparisons of white and black American elderly with elderly from south-western France indicate cultural differences. The French are much more likely to perceive their support relationships as reciprocal and very unlikely to report receiving less support than they provide. Among elderly white Am…
Gender differences in the link between marital support and satisfaction in older couples
Recent work on social support in marriage indicates that the link between marital satisfaction and social support is stronger for wives than husbands (D. Julien & H. J. Markman, 1991). Hypotheses based on these findings and on studies of interpersonal perception were tested on a sample of 69 older married couples (mean age = 74 years). The separate effects of giving, receiving, and reciprocity on spouses' marital satisfaction and well-being were …
Negative Interactions in Close Relationships Across the Life Span
This article examines age differences in positive, but especially negative, interactions in close relationships. Two community-based representative samples of people from 13 to 96 years of age from the United States and Japan were used to explore these relationships. Analyses indicate stability across age in positive interactions but a general decline in negative interactions in both countries. Three possible explanations for this age difference …
Life sustaining irritations? Relationship quality and mortality in the context of chronic illness
Longitudinal Patterns of Negative Relationship Quality Across Adulthood
Some theories suggest that negative relationship quality decreases with age, whereas others suggest that it remains stable. This study examined negative relationship quality over time, by relationship type, and by age. A total of 1,361 adults aged 20-93 years in 1992 and 840 adults in 2005 reported how much their spouse or partner, child, and best friend got on their nerves and made too many demands. Negative child relationship quality decreased …
The effect of social relations with children on the education-health link in men and women aged 40 and over
Profiles of social relations among older adults: A cross-cultural approach
This study extends previous research on the profiles of social relations in three ways: (1) by including both functional and qualitative characteristics of social relations; (2) by examining the association of these profiles with mental and physical health and mortality; and (3) by exploring these profiles and associations in two cultures. Using samples of approximately 500 adults aged 60 or more years from the Social Relations and Mental Health …
Stability and change in the intergenerational family: A convoy approach
There have been fundamental changes in the intergenerational family, and yet families continue to be an important part of people's lives. We use the convoy model to describe the factors that influence supportive relations within intergenerational families, beginning with a description of the changing structure of the intergenerational family. We next outline support exchanges, detailing how personal characteristics, especially gender, race, age a…
Intergenerational Relations: Theory, Research, and Policy
The dramatic increase in life expectancy and lowered fertility, especially in more advantaged countries, has resulted in people living longer and in more complex family structures. Other important changes affecting the family include greater geographical mobility, increased racial and ethnic diversity, new patterns of immigration and identity reformulation, as well as changing work and family roles. With reduced governmental resources available, …
The complex nature of family support across the life span: Implications for psychological well-being
This study examines the complex role of family networks in shaping adult psychological well-being over time. We examine the unique and interactive longitudinal influences of family structure (i.e., composition and size) and negative family relationship quality on psychological well-being among young (ages 18-34), middle-aged (ages 35-49), and older adults (ages 50+). A sample of 881 adults (72% White; 26% Black) was drawn from the longitudinal So…
Social Relations and Mortality: A More Nuanced Approach
Among older adults social relationships influence mortality, but it is less clear how. We examined associations between relationship quality with spouse, child, and best friend and mortality; and whether the associations varied in the presence of chronic illnesses. Survival analyses ( N = 514; 59 percent women aged ≥ 60) revealed sometimes counterintuitive main and buffering effects. Individuals who reported greater negative relationship quality …
The Convoy Model and Later‐Life Family Relationships
The convoy model of social relations was developed to provide a heuristic framework for conceptualizing and understanding social relationships. In this Original Voices article, we begin with an overview of the theoretical tenets of the convoy model, including its value in addressing situational and contextual influences, especially variability in family forms and cultural diversity across the life span, but particularly in older adulthood. We als…
Same-Sex and Cross-Sex Relationships
This study examines same-sex and cross-sex close relationships of older adults using a national probability sample survey. Specifically, we focus on three relational characteristics: psychological closeness, geographical proximity, and support exchange. These characteristics are examined with four types of close relationships: spouse, children, siblings, and friends. Results indicate that although older persons tend to have more women in the netw…
The Strength of Weaker Ties: An Underexplored Resource for Maintaining Emotional Well-Being in Later Life
Contrary to popular theoretical orientations in gerontology, weaker ties may offer older adults a more effective avenue for promoting emotional well-being over time than close ties, and may have the additional benefit of compensating for losses in the number of close ties
Extending the Intergenerational Stake Hypothesis: Evidence of an Intra-individual Stake and Implications for Well-being
The intergenerational stake hypothesis suggests that parents are more invested in their children and experience better quality parent-child ties than do their children. In this study the authors examined variation in reports of relationship quality regarding parents and children intra-individually (do people report better quality ties with their children than with their parents?) and whether within-person variations have implications for well-bei…
Impact of work on women at midlife
occupational status is a)key.cconponent of identity and self-worth f r Men. But little research -has been done on the influence of wor ing status on women, particularly.during life cycle . ,transitions or riods of crisis. To examine the impact of employment status on the s lf-esteem, psychological well-being an physical health of Women at md-life, 206 employed women and -183 homemakers were-compared on a number of scales of well-being. Results in…
Social Relations and Health: Comparing “Invisible” Arab Americans to Blacks and Whites
This paper establishes preliminary benchmarks by comparing average values of social relations and health among Arab Americans, Blacks and Whites. Specifically, we expand traditional racial/ethnic categories to distinguish Arab Americans, historically and legally considered White. Data come from a unique random digit dial (RDD) sample of Arab Americans (N=96), Blacks (N=102) and Whites (N=100) from metro-Detroit collected in 2011, ranging in age f…
Quality of Life in Older Persons: Meaning and Measurement
Self-Perception, Motivation, and Social Support through the Family Life Course
National survey data collected in 1976 were utilized to measure differences in selfperception, motivation, and social support through seven stages of the family life cycle, ranging from single unmarried adults to parents of children over 17 years of age. In the area of self-perception, there were no significant interactions between sex and family stage, but significant differences between the family life stages for both men and women were found t…
Physical health and self-esteem
1Associate Research Scientist Department of Family Practice Institute for Social Research University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 2Associate Professor of Psychology Faculty Associate Department of Psychology Institute for Social Research University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan
The Place of Attachment in Human Behavior . Colin Murray Parkes , Joan Stevenson-Hinde
Impact of work on women at midlife
occupational status is a)key.cconponent of identity and self-worth f r Men. But little research -has been done on the influence of wor ing status on women, particularly.during life cycle . ,transitions or riods of crisis. To examine the impact of employment status on the s lf-esteem, psychological well-being an physical health of Women at md-life, 206 employed women and -183 homemakers were-compared on a number of scales of well-being. Results in…
Unplanned Careers: The Working Lives of Middle-Aged Women
Social Networks in Adult Life and a Preliminary Examination of the Convoy Model
This paper examines the social support networks of older adults. Based upon the Kahn and Antonucci (1980) life course social support model, a national sample of adults aged 50 and older (N = 718) was interviewed, generating support networks consisting of an average of 8.9 members. The respondents were asked questions of the structural (e.g., age, sex, closeness, years known, proximity, and frequency of contact) and functional (number and type of …
An examination of sex differences in social support among older men and women
Social Roles in the Lives of Middle-Aged and Older Black Women
Lerita M. Coleman, Toni C. Antonucci, Pamela K. Adelmann, Susan E. Crohan, Social Roles in the Lives of Middle-Aged and Older Black Women, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 49, No. 4 (Nov., 1987), pp. 761-771
Job Characteristics and Well-Being at Midlife: Ethnic and Gender Comparisons
Lacking in the research on work and well-being is a focus on the characteristics of the employment role that contribute to well-being and their differential relations across ethnicity and gender. White and Black women and men at midlife (ages 40–64) were studied. The samples were drawn from two national surveys and included 186 White women, 202 White men, 254 Black women, and 169 Black men. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to assess th…
Empty nest, cohort, and employment in the well-being of midlife women
Health Behaviors and Social Roles among Mature Men and Women
This article explores the relationship between gender, social roles, age, education, number of health problems, and health behaviors in mature adults. Data from a national study focus on women and men ages 54 to 64. Analyses indicate that women are more likely to avoid risk-taking health behaviors; in particular, men are more likely to report that they drink alcohol. There were no gender differences in promotive health behaviors or cancer detecti…
Social Support and Reciprocity: A Cross-Ethnic and Cross-National Perspective
This cross-national study examined the perception of reciprocity in support relationships and the degree to which reciprocity predicts life satisfaction. Comparisons of white and black American elderly with elderly from south-western France indicate cultural differences. The French are much more likely to perceive their support relationships as reciprocal and very unlikely to report receiving less support than they provide. Among elderly white Am…
Convoys of Social Support: Generational Issues
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Retired or Homemaker: How Older Women Define Their Roles
In this study we exolore the role definitions that older women choose for themselves and the sociodemographic factors and activities that differentiate women who choose different labels. Of 864 black and white women from a 1986 national survey, 197 defmed themselves as both retired and homemaker; 363 called themselves homemakers only and 304 retired only. Marital status, having a retired spouse, hours of housework, education, and having been empl…
Gender differences in the link between marital support and satisfaction in older couples
Recent work on social support in marriage indicates that the link between marital satisfaction and social support is stronger for wives than husbands (D. Julien & H. J. Markman, 1991). Hypotheses based on these findings and on studies of interpersonal perception were tested on a sample of 69 older married couples (mean age = 74 years). The separate effects of giving, receiving, and reciprocity on spouses' marital satisfaction and well-being were …
Same-Sex and Cross-Sex Relationships
This study examines same-sex and cross-sex close relationships of older adults using a national probability sample survey. Specifically, we focus on three relational characteristics: psychological closeness, geographical proximity, and support exchange. These characteristics are examined with four types of close relationships: spouse, children, siblings, and friends. Results indicate that although older persons tend to have more women in the netw…
The Effects of Positive and Negative Social Exchanges on Aging Adults
This study tested various models of the effects of positive and negative exchanges on positive and negative affect using structural equation modeling. Based on a probability sample of middle-aged and older adults, the relationships between social exchanges and psychological well-being were examined both within the total sample and within subgroups of individuals who had experienced few vs many life events. Within the general population, the Domai…
Selected Abstracts of "In Press" Articles Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences
This study tested various models of the effects of positive and negative exchanges on positive and negative affect using structural equation modeling. Based on a probability sample of middle-aged and older adults, the relationships between social exchanges and psychological well-being were examined both within the total sample and within subgroups of individuals who had experienced few vs many life events. Within the general population, the Domai…
Negative Effects of Close Social Relations
Toni C. Antonucci, Hiroko Akiyama, Jennifer E. Lansford, Negative Effects of Close Social Relations, Family Relations, Vol. 47, No. 4, The Family as a Context for Health and Well-Being (Oct., 1998), pp. 379-384
The International Year of Older Persons
Attitudes toward Genetic Testing and Fetal Diagnosis, 1990-1996
With few exceptions, existing research on attitudes toward genetic testing and prenatal diagnosis is based on small studies using nonprobability samples of specialized populations. In this paper, we use a nationally representative sample from the General Social Survey to report on attitudinal change between 1990 and 1996, and to explore socio-demographic predictors of public views on genetic technology and reproduction in the context of changing …
The Social Relations-Physical Health Connection: A Comparison of Elderly Samples from the United States and Japan
Cross-national comparison of the social relations-physical health association in the elderly can broaden our understanding of the implications of social relationships in this age group. Using representative cross-sectional samples of adults aged 60-93 years from metropolitan areas in the United States and Japan ( n = 1005), we used analysis of variance to examine between-country differences in the association of illness with measures of network s…
Impact of Positive and Negative Aspects of Marital Relationships and Friendships on Well-Being of Older Adults
This study examined associations between well-being and positive and negative aspects of social relationships among 128 married older adults with a best friend. Women were more depressed than men if they did not have a friend in whom to confide, but women who did have a friend in whom to confide reported lower levels of depressive symptomatology, closer to levels reported by men. Men's depressive symptomatology was not related to having a friend …
Social Networks Among Blacks and Whites: The Interaction Between Race and Age
A systematic analysis of how age, race, and their interaction influence the characteristics of social networks furnishes important empirical knowledge about social networks among diverse groups. Such data may provide a context for how, and some explanation for why, support exchanges occur
Psychology (93 works) · Medicine (59 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (55 works) · Developmental psychology (51 works) · Sociology (50 works) · Gerontology (49 works) · Social Psychology (43 works) · Social Psychology (37 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (36 works) · Demography (27 works)