Andrew V Wister
Biographic Data
| ID | 108723 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrew V Wister |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrew V |
| FAMILY NAME | Wister |
| SIGNATURE | WISTER A V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Simon Fraser University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 59 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Social Isolation, Physical Activity, and Subsequent Changes in Cognition Among Middle- and Older-Aged Adults: Results From the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this study were to a) evaluate associations between social isolation and change in cognition over a 3-year period, and b) evaluate whether physical activity mediates the association between social isolation and cognition change. METHODS: Using baseline and follow-up 1 data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, latent change score models, incorporating direct and indirect pathways, were constructed to estimate…
Transition Into the Caregiver Role Among Older Adults: A Study of Social Participation and Social Support Based on the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
This study adds to the relatively limited knowledge of older caregivers by presenting the changes in social participation and social support after transitioning into 3 types of caregiver roles. The results indicate the need to provide support for caregivers, particularly spousal and nonkin caregivers, to help them maintain social relationships and networks for participation and support
A Study of Social Isolation, Multimorbidity and Multiple Role Demands Among Middle-Age Adults Based on the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Given the increasing complexity and fluidity of parenting, caregiving, and paid work patterns, in tandem with an increased risk of multimorbidity in mid-life, this study examines the relationship between these three concurrent roles and social isolation among middle-aged persons across multimorbidity statuses. Drawing upon life course theory, we applied linear mixed models to analyze 29,847 middle-aged participants from two waves of the Canadian …
Linking Lives in Ethnically Diverse Families: The Interconnectedness of Home Leaving and Retirement Transitions
Drawing from a sociocultural life course perspective, this study examines the linkages between two age-related family transitions: young adult children leaving home and parental retirement. A sample of 580 ethnically diverse parents aged 50+ with at least one adult child aged 19–35 living in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, was used in this study based on four cultural groups: British–, Chinese–, Persian/Iranian–, or South Asian–Canadia…
Leisure Time Satisfaction and Activity Preferences Among Ethnically Diverse Aging Parents in Metro Vancouver
Social Isolation Among Spousal and Adult-Child Caregivers: Findings From the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
The findings of this study contribute to the existing literature on caregiving outcomes by demonstrating an association between family caregiving and social isolation. The results indicate a strong need for intervention programs that aim to enhance social connectedness among family caregivers, and especially for those who perform intensive caregiving, are older age, and are from a lower socioeconomic status
Health supports needed for homeless persons transitioning from hospitals
Being homeless has a negative effect on health and the health needs of individuals experiencing homelessness are complex and challenging to address. As a result of limited access to and use of primary healthcare, the main point of entry into the healthcare system for individuals experiencing homelessness is often hospitals and emergency departments. Persons experiencing homelessness are commonly discharged from hospital settings to locations that…
Are the Parents All Right? Parental Stress, Ethnic Culture and Intergenerational Relations in Aging Families
Rapid population aging and high rates of immigration from non-Western countries are contributing to an increasingly diverse ethnic mosaic of North American family life. Drawing upon a life course theoretical perspective synthesized with a sociocultural stress and coping model, this study examines stress among parents aged 50+ with at least one adult child aged 19-35. Data are drawn from a mixed-methods study conducted in Metro Vancouver, British …
Age differences in Olympic volunteering experiences: An examination of generativity and meaning in life
This paper examined differences in generativity and meaning in life among middle-aged and older adult volunteers for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. It was hypothesised that older volunteers would exhibit a stronger association between sense of belonging and meaning in life, whereas middle-aged ones would demonstrate a stronger association between self-esteem and meaning in life. Data were utilised from the Older Olympic Volunteer Projec…
Effectiveness of a Shared Leadership Model: The British Columbia Network for Aging Research
This article applies and builds upon the network leadership models introduced by Provan and Kenis to the case of the British Columbia Network for Aging Research (BCNAR). We specify a particular type of shared leadership model and term this a Targeted Shared Leadership (TSL) model based on the governance structure of BCNAR. Key features include six coleaders who are selected on the basis of representation of five major universities (typically in i…
Lifelong Educational Practices and Resources in Enabling Health Literacy Among Older Adults
Findings are discussed in relation to the development and maintenance of health literacy over the life course. Programs and policies that encourage lifelong and lifewide educational resources and practices by older persons are needed
Predicting Self-Care Behaviors Among Older Adults Coping With Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional and 1-Year Longitudinal Comparative Analysis
These results highlight the influence of demographic, health status, and health belief variables on self-care both cross-sectionally and longitudinally. Future work should focus on the mediating effects of these and other variables to better understand the processes by which individuals engage in self-care behavior
The Ethnic and Family Nexus of Homeleaving and Returning Among Canadian Young Adults
Coupling a life course and social capital perspective, this article examines the influence of cultural and family diversity on homeleaving and home returning behavior of young adults. Survival analyses are performed on data from a survey of 1,907 Canadian young adults aged 19-35 of four distinct ethnic origins — British, Indo, Chinese, and Southern European. Ethnocultural factors are found to play a more important role in shaping the timing and p…
Self-Care among Older Adults: An Analysis of the Objective and Subjective Illness Contexts
The analyses support the authors' hypothesis. The results are discussed in the context of expanding the Health Belief Model of self-care
The Effects of Socioeconomic Status on Exercise and Smoking: Age-Related Differences
The aim of this article is to examine the effects of socioeconomic status (as measured by education, income, and labor force status) on patterns of exercise and smoking for three age groups: persons aged 25 to 44, 45 to 64, and 65 and over. Two hypotheses drawn from the literature are tested: (a) that socioeconomic status is associated with risky lifestyle behaviors and (b) that the effect of socioeconomic status is greater for younger and middle…
Age at death due to ischemic heart disease: Gender differences
This paper investigates gender differences in the timing of ischemic heart disease (IHD) mortality among white Americans. Three age-at-death groupings are examined, using a model incorporating three types of independent variables: lifestyle, socioeconomic status, and biology/heredity. Logistic regression techniques are used to analyze National Mortality Follow-back Survey data. Three hypotheses drawn from the literature are tested: (1) that IHD m…
Intentions and changes in exercise and behaviour: A life-style perspective
Researchers of health behaviour have concentrated on social, psychological, and environmental domains instead of medical ones. Principal explanations of health behaviour include: (i) belief in the benefits of health behaviour and compliance with social norms; (ii) the economic location of a person determining his/her opportunity to maintain a healthy existence; and (iii) life-style influences on the probability of having good health habits. Howev…
The Family Environment and Leaving the Parental Home
This study tests a set of hypotheses relating key aspects of the family environment to the timing of home-leaving among youths. A central research question is whether youths living in stepfamilies, single-parent families, and those with two biological parents display different patterns of leaving the parental home. The data used for this study were drawn from the 1984 Family History Survey collected by Statistics Canada on the timing of home-leav…
The Family Environment and Leaving the Parental Home
This study tests a set of hypotheses relating key aspects of the family environment to the timing of home-leaving among youths. A central research question is whether youths living in stepfamilies, single-parent families, and those with two biological parents display different patterns of leaving the parental home. The data used for this study were drawn from the 1984 Family History Survey collected by Statistics Canada on the timing of home-leav…
The Effects of Socioeconomic Status on Exercise and Smoking: Age-Related Differences
The aim of this article is to examine the effects of socioeconomic status (as measured by education, income, and labor force status) on patterns of exercise and smoking for three age groups: persons aged 25 to 44, 45 to 64, and 65 and over. Two hypotheses drawn from the literature are tested: (a) that socioeconomic status is associated with risky lifestyle behaviors and (b) that the effect of socioeconomic status is greater for younger and middle…
Social Isolation Among Spousal and Adult-Child Caregivers: Findings From the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
The findings of this study contribute to the existing literature on caregiving outcomes by demonstrating an association between family caregiving and social isolation. The results indicate a strong need for intervention programs that aim to enhance social connectedness among family caregivers, and especially for those who perform intensive caregiving, are older age, and are from a lower socioeconomic status
The Ethnic and Family Nexus of Homeleaving and Returning Among Canadian Young Adults
Coupling a life course and social capital perspective, this article examines the influence of cultural and family diversity on homeleaving and home returning behavior of young adults. Survival analyses are performed on data from a survey of 1,907 Canadian young adults aged 19-35 of four distinct ethnic origins — British, Indo, Chinese, and Southern European. Ethnocultural factors are found to play a more important role in shaping the timing and p…
Lifelong Educational Practices and Resources in Enabling Health Literacy Among Older Adults
Findings are discussed in relation to the development and maintenance of health literacy over the life course. Programs and policies that encourage lifelong and lifewide educational resources and practices by older persons are needed
Leisure Time Satisfaction and Activity Preferences Among Ethnically Diverse Aging Parents in Metro Vancouver
Are the Parents All Right? Parental Stress, Ethnic Culture and Intergenerational Relations in Aging Families
Rapid population aging and high rates of immigration from non-Western countries are contributing to an increasingly diverse ethnic mosaic of North American family life. Drawing upon a life course theoretical perspective synthesized with a sociocultural stress and coping model, this study examines stress among parents aged 50+ with at least one adult child aged 19-35. Data are drawn from a mixed-methods study conducted in Metro Vancouver, British …
Age differences in Olympic volunteering experiences: An examination of generativity and meaning in life
This paper examined differences in generativity and meaning in life among middle-aged and older adult volunteers for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. It was hypothesised that older volunteers would exhibit a stronger association between sense of belonging and meaning in life, whereas middle-aged ones would demonstrate a stronger association between self-esteem and meaning in life. Data were utilised from the Older Olympic Volunteer Projec…
Effectiveness of a Shared Leadership Model: The British Columbia Network for Aging Research
This article applies and builds upon the network leadership models introduced by Provan and Kenis to the case of the British Columbia Network for Aging Research (BCNAR). We specify a particular type of shared leadership model and term this a Targeted Shared Leadership (TSL) model based on the governance structure of BCNAR. Key features include six coleaders who are selected on the basis of representation of five major universities (typically in i…
Self-Care among Older Adults: An Analysis of the Objective and Subjective Illness Contexts
The analyses support the authors' hypothesis. The results are discussed in the context of expanding the Health Belief Model of self-care
The Family Environment and Leaving the Parental Home
This study tests a set of hypotheses relating key aspects of the family environment to the timing of home-leaving among youths. A central research question is whether youths living in stepfamilies, single-parent families, and those with two biological parents display different patterns of leaving the parental home. The data used for this study were drawn from the 1984 Family History Survey collected by Statistics Canada on the timing of home-leav…
Intentions and changes in exercise and behaviour: A life-style perspective
Researchers of health behaviour have concentrated on social, psychological, and environmental domains instead of medical ones. Principal explanations of health behaviour include: (i) belief in the benefits of health behaviour and compliance with social norms; (ii) the economic location of a person determining his/her opportunity to maintain a healthy existence; and (iii) life-style influences on the probability of having good health habits. Howev…
Age at death due to ischemic heart disease: Gender differences
This paper investigates gender differences in the timing of ischemic heart disease (IHD) mortality among white Americans. Three age-at-death groupings are examined, using a model incorporating three types of independent variables: lifestyle, socioeconomic status, and biology/heredity. Logistic regression techniques are used to analyze National Mortality Follow-back Survey data. Three hypotheses drawn from the literature are tested: (1) that IHD m…
The Effects of Socioeconomic Status on Exercise and Smoking: Age-Related Differences
The aim of this article is to examine the effects of socioeconomic status (as measured by education, income, and labor force status) on patterns of exercise and smoking for three age groups: persons aged 25 to 44, 45 to 64, and 65 and over. Two hypotheses drawn from the literature are tested: (a) that socioeconomic status is associated with risky lifestyle behaviors and (b) that the effect of socioeconomic status is greater for younger and middle…
Self-Care among Older Adults: An Analysis of the Objective and Subjective Illness Contexts
The analyses support the authors' hypothesis. The results are discussed in the context of expanding the Health Belief Model of self-care
The Ethnic and Family Nexus of Homeleaving and Returning Among Canadian Young Adults
Coupling a life course and social capital perspective, this article examines the influence of cultural and family diversity on homeleaving and home returning behavior of young adults. Survival analyses are performed on data from a survey of 1,907 Canadian young adults aged 19-35 of four distinct ethnic origins — British, Indo, Chinese, and Southern European. Ethnocultural factors are found to play a more important role in shaping the timing and p…
Predicting Self-Care Behaviors Among Older Adults Coping With Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional and 1-Year Longitudinal Comparative Analysis
These results highlight the influence of demographic, health status, and health belief variables on self-care both cross-sectionally and longitudinally. Future work should focus on the mediating effects of these and other variables to better understand the processes by which individuals engage in self-care behavior
Lifelong Educational Practices and Resources in Enabling Health Literacy Among Older Adults
Findings are discussed in relation to the development and maintenance of health literacy over the life course. Programs and policies that encourage lifelong and lifewide educational resources and practices by older persons are needed
Effectiveness of a Shared Leadership Model: The British Columbia Network for Aging Research
This article applies and builds upon the network leadership models introduced by Provan and Kenis to the case of the British Columbia Network for Aging Research (BCNAR). We specify a particular type of shared leadership model and term this a Targeted Shared Leadership (TSL) model based on the governance structure of BCNAR. Key features include six coleaders who are selected on the basis of representation of five major universities (typically in i…
Age differences in Olympic volunteering experiences: An examination of generativity and meaning in life
This paper examined differences in generativity and meaning in life among middle-aged and older adult volunteers for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. It was hypothesised that older volunteers would exhibit a stronger association between sense of belonging and meaning in life, whereas middle-aged ones would demonstrate a stronger association between self-esteem and meaning in life. Data were utilised from the Older Olympic Volunteer Projec…
Health supports needed for homeless persons transitioning from hospitals
Being homeless has a negative effect on health and the health needs of individuals experiencing homelessness are complex and challenging to address. As a result of limited access to and use of primary healthcare, the main point of entry into the healthcare system for individuals experiencing homelessness is often hospitals and emergency departments. Persons experiencing homelessness are commonly discharged from hospital settings to locations that…
Are the Parents All Right? Parental Stress, Ethnic Culture and Intergenerational Relations in Aging Families
Rapid population aging and high rates of immigration from non-Western countries are contributing to an increasingly diverse ethnic mosaic of North American family life. Drawing upon a life course theoretical perspective synthesized with a sociocultural stress and coping model, this study examines stress among parents aged 50+ with at least one adult child aged 19-35. Data are drawn from a mixed-methods study conducted in Metro Vancouver, British …
Social Isolation Among Spousal and Adult-Child Caregivers: Findings From the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
The findings of this study contribute to the existing literature on caregiving outcomes by demonstrating an association between family caregiving and social isolation. The results indicate a strong need for intervention programs that aim to enhance social connectedness among family caregivers, and especially for those who perform intensive caregiving, are older age, and are from a lower socioeconomic status
Linking Lives in Ethnically Diverse Families: The Interconnectedness of Home Leaving and Retirement Transitions
Drawing from a sociocultural life course perspective, this study examines the linkages between two age-related family transitions: young adult children leaving home and parental retirement. A sample of 580 ethnically diverse parents aged 50+ with at least one adult child aged 19–35 living in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, was used in this study based on four cultural groups: British–, Chinese–, Persian/Iranian–, or South Asian–Canadia…
Leisure Time Satisfaction and Activity Preferences Among Ethnically Diverse Aging Parents in Metro Vancouver
A Study of Social Isolation, Multimorbidity and Multiple Role Demands Among Middle-Age Adults Based on the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Given the increasing complexity and fluidity of parenting, caregiving, and paid work patterns, in tandem with an increased risk of multimorbidity in mid-life, this study examines the relationship between these three concurrent roles and social isolation among middle-aged persons across multimorbidity statuses. Drawing upon life course theory, we applied linear mixed models to analyze 29,847 middle-aged participants from two waves of the Canadian …
Transition Into the Caregiver Role Among Older Adults: A Study of Social Participation and Social Support Based on the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
This study adds to the relatively limited knowledge of older caregivers by presenting the changes in social participation and social support after transitioning into 3 types of caregiver roles. The results indicate the need to provide support for caregivers, particularly spousal and nonkin caregivers, to help them maintain social relationships and networks for participation and support
Social Isolation, Physical Activity, and Subsequent Changes in Cognition Among Middle- and Older-Aged Adults: Results From the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this study were to a) evaluate associations between social isolation and change in cognition over a 3-year period, and b) evaluate whether physical activity mediates the association between social isolation and cognition change. METHODS: Using baseline and follow-up 1 data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, latent change score models, incorporating direct and indirect pathways, were constructed to estimate…
Medicine (15 works) · Psychology (15 works) · Gerontology (12 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Demography (8 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (8 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (6 works) · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works)