Cecilia Tomassini
Biographic Data
| ID | 121241 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cecilia Tomassini |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cecilia |
| FAMILY NAME | Tomassini |
| SIGNATURE | TOMASSINI C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Molise |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2819-7779 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 170 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Older Parent–Child Relations in Remote Areas
Italy has stronger intergenerational support networks and more frequent exchanges than other European countries, with little variation over time. Although regional and urban‐rural differences in relations between older parents and their children have been studied, the impact of municipal remoteness in terms of distance from essential services and accessibility remains largely unknown. Using official ISTAT classification of municipality remoteness…
Caring in the XXI century
The progression of macro sociodemographic trends has pushed Italy's existing "care equilibrium" to its limits; innovative solutions are needed. Adopting a multidimensional and multidisciplinary approach, focusing on the goal of supporting caregivers' well-being and training, and overcoming policy fragmentation are key to creating an LTC system that is socially and economically sustainable
Aging well in an aging society
Leveraging Italy's unique demographic profile and internal heterogeneity, Age-It promotes sustainable aging by harnessing the opportunities embedded in demographic change. The program ranges from the biology of aging to mental and physical health prevention, long-term care, labor market dynamics, and social participation-ultimately aiming to reshape how aging is perceived and managed in aging societies
Partners' health and silver splits in Europe
Objective Building on the Theory of Dyadic Illness Management, this paper addresses the correlates of silver splits—voluntary union dissolutions after age 50—among mixed‐gender couples in Europe focusing on the role of partners' health status. Background Family diversity at older ages is growing in wealthy countries, with late union dissolutions increasingly occurring through separation and divorce rather than widowhood. Nonetheless, the correlat…
Trends in the Use of Home LTC Services in Large, Medium and Small Municipalities in Italy
Italian Long-Term Care is considered largely inadequate, and the recent COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically exposed its limitations. Public Home Care Services in particular were revealed as under-financed and unable to cover the potential demand for care from the older population. But does the type of municipality and its geographic location play a role in creating or mitigating unmet demand? This is the first study addressing this research questi…
Silver splits’ in Europe
â Silver splitsâ â the union dissolutions after the age of 50 â have received growing attention in both the press and nonacademic discourse. Nonetheless, while there is a vast amount of research on the sociodemographic, health-related, and economic conseque
Gender gaps in science
Despite improvements in the incorporation of women in tertiary education and science, today persist several gender gaps in some scientific and technological areas worldwide. Understanding the factors that determine these gaps is essential to the incorporation of women into knowledge societies in terms of equity. The present research sought to explore and systematize the explanations given to this phenomenon by the international literature in the …
You are my favourite! Parent–child relationships and satisfaction in later life in Italy
Intergenerational transfers measured in several currencies ( e.g. co-residence, contact, proximity and support) have been always considered important indicators for family solidarity. Most of the studies on intergenerational transfers examine the structural characteristics of such exchanges (as distance, frequency, type, motives), emphasising the potential positive association between the structure and the quality of parent–child relationships. A…
Health-related knowledge production in Brazil
Sustaining and improving public health conditions require endogenous knowledge production capacities, a result of a dynamic interaction between researchers, public health officers and policy makers. In particular, in the context of high-socioeconomic inequality and diverse epidemiological profiles, the interaction between actors of the innovation system throughout the territory is necessary to identify and meet health demands. This paper presents…
Policy analysis and knowledge application for building a healthy health innovation system in developing countries
Marital history, health and mortality among older men and women in England and Wales
Results were consistent with previous studies in showing that the relationship between marital experience and later life health and mortality is considerably modified by socio-economic factors, and additionally showed that taking women's parity into account further moderated associations. Considering marital history rather than simply current marital status provided some insights into differentials between, for example, remarried people according…
Differences Over Time in the Relationship Between Partnership Disruptions and Support in Early Old Age in Britain
The fact that the level of support has remained stable or increased over time among this age group despite the increasing prevalence of divorce suggests that the negative effect of partnership disruption on support in early old age may be weakening over time
The long-term consequences of partnership dissolution for support in later life in the United Kingdom
There has long been an interest in the United Kingdom about whether and how changes in family life affect support for older people, but nevertheless the consequences of partnership dissolution for late-life support have been little researched. Using data from the British Household Panel Study (1991–2003), this study investigated the longitudinal association between partnership dissolution and two types of support for 1,966 people aged 70 or more …
Family Disruption and Support in Later Life
Global population aging has led to considerable disquiet about future support for frail older people; however, the determinants are poorly understood. Moreover, most industrialized societies have witnessed considerable changes in family behavior (e.g., rises in divorce and declining fertility). Such trends may have adversely affected the support systems of older people; nonetheless, only recently has research begun to address this issue. Employin…
Demographic change and the care of older people
Socio-economic status differences in older people's use of informal and formal help
This study investigates the variations by older people's socio-economic status (SES) ( i.e . educational level and social class) in the use of informal and formal help from outside the household in Great Britain, Italy, Belgium and The Netherlands. In all these countries, it was older people in low SES groups who mostly used such help. Multinomial logistic regression analyses showed that, in each country and for both types of help, there were SES…
Fatherhood history and later life health and mortality in England and Wales
Fatherhood is an important domain of the lives of most men but, in contrast to extensive research into associations between marriage and health, possible effects of paternity on later life health and mortality have attracted relatively little attention. Of those studies that have been undertaken, many relate to historical or less developed country populations with high levels of fertility and much less is known about associations in contemporary …
The health consequences of multiple roles at older ages in the UK
Increasing proportions of men and women are combining family (including care-giving) and work responsibilities in later life; however, the relationship between multiple role commitments and health at older ages remains unclear. Employing data from the longitudinal Retirement Survey (1988-1989 and 1994), the present authors applied logistic regression models to investigate the relationship between multiple role occupancy (1) cross-sectionally in 1…
Special Reviewers
Fertility history and health in later life
Contacts between elderly parents and their children in four European countries
Parental Housing Assistance and Parent-Child Proximity in Italy
Many studies of intergenerational exchanges include parent-child proximity as an exogenous explanatory variable. Proximity may itself be a consequence of intergenerational resource flows, however. We analyze patterns of economic transfers between generations and their relationship to parent-child proximity in Italy. Parental support for a child's home purchase may influence the child's choice of location, whether to facilitate parent-child contac…
Shrinking Kin Networks in Italy Due to Sustained Low Fertility
Fertility history and health in later life
Socio-economic status differences in older people's use of informal and formal help
This study investigates the variations by older people's socio-economic status (SES) ( i.e . educational level and social class) in the use of informal and formal help from outside the household in Great Britain, Italy, Belgium and The Netherlands. In all these countries, it was older people in low SES groups who mostly used such help. Multinomial logistic regression analyses showed that, in each country and for both types of help, there were SES…
Parental Housing Assistance and Parent-Child Proximity in Italy
Many studies of intergenerational exchanges include parent-child proximity as an exogenous explanatory variable. Proximity may itself be a consequence of intergenerational resource flows, however. We analyze patterns of economic transfers between generations and their relationship to parent-child proximity in Italy. Parental support for a child's home purchase may influence the child's choice of location, whether to facilitate parent-child contac…
The long-term consequences of partnership dissolution for support in later life in the United Kingdom
There has long been an interest in the United Kingdom about whether and how changes in family life affect support for older people, but nevertheless the consequences of partnership dissolution for late-life support have been little researched. Using data from the British Household Panel Study (1991–2003), this study investigated the longitudinal association between partnership dissolution and two types of support for 1,966 people aged 70 or more …
Family Disruption and Support in Later Life
Global population aging has led to considerable disquiet about future support for frail older people; however, the determinants are poorly understood. Moreover, most industrialized societies have witnessed considerable changes in family behavior (e.g., rises in divorce and declining fertility). Such trends may have adversely affected the support systems of older people; nonetheless, only recently has research begun to address this issue. Employin…
Silver splits’ in Europe
â Silver splitsâ â the union dissolutions after the age of 50 â have received growing attention in both the press and nonacademic discourse. Nonetheless, while there is a vast amount of research on the sociodemographic, health-related, and economic conseque
Shrinking Kin Networks in Italy Due to Sustained Low Fertility
Differences Over Time in the Relationship Between Partnership Disruptions and Support in Early Old Age in Britain
The fact that the level of support has remained stable or increased over time among this age group despite the increasing prevalence of divorce suggests that the negative effect of partnership disruption on support in early old age may be weakening over time
Policy analysis and knowledge application for building a healthy health innovation system in developing countries
Fatherhood history and later life health and mortality in England and Wales
Fatherhood is an important domain of the lives of most men but, in contrast to extensive research into associations between marriage and health, possible effects of paternity on later life health and mortality have attracted relatively little attention. Of those studies that have been undertaken, many relate to historical or less developed country populations with high levels of fertility and much less is known about associations in contemporary …
Aging well in an aging society
Leveraging Italy's unique demographic profile and internal heterogeneity, Age-It promotes sustainable aging by harnessing the opportunities embedded in demographic change. The program ranges from the biology of aging to mental and physical health prevention, long-term care, labor market dynamics, and social participation-ultimately aiming to reshape how aging is perceived and managed in aging societies
Partners' health and silver splits in Europe
Objective Building on the Theory of Dyadic Illness Management, this paper addresses the correlates of silver splits—voluntary union dissolutions after age 50—among mixed‐gender couples in Europe focusing on the role of partners' health status. Background Family diversity at older ages is growing in wealthy countries, with late union dissolutions increasingly occurring through separation and divorce rather than widowhood. Nonetheless, the correlat…
Health-related knowledge production in Brazil
Sustaining and improving public health conditions require endogenous knowledge production capacities, a result of a dynamic interaction between researchers, public health officers and policy makers. In particular, in the context of high-socioeconomic inequality and diverse epidemiological profiles, the interaction between actors of the innovation system throughout the territory is necessary to identify and meet health demands. This paper presents…
The health consequences of multiple roles at older ages in the UK
Increasing proportions of men and women are combining family (including care-giving) and work responsibilities in later life; however, the relationship between multiple role commitments and health at older ages remains unclear. Employing data from the longitudinal Retirement Survey (1988-1989 and 1994), the present authors applied logistic regression models to investigate the relationship between multiple role occupancy (1) cross-sectionally in 1…
Demographic change and the care of older people
Shrinking Kin Networks in Italy Due to Sustained Low Fertility
Parental Housing Assistance and Parent-Child Proximity in Italy
Many studies of intergenerational exchanges include parent-child proximity as an exogenous explanatory variable. Proximity may itself be a consequence of intergenerational resource flows, however. We analyze patterns of economic transfers between generations and their relationship to parent-child proximity in Italy. Parental support for a child's home purchase may influence the child's choice of location, whether to facilitate parent-child contac…
Contacts between elderly parents and their children in four European countries
The health consequences of multiple roles at older ages in the UK
Increasing proportions of men and women are combining family (including care-giving) and work responsibilities in later life; however, the relationship between multiple role commitments and health at older ages remains unclear. Employing data from the longitudinal Retirement Survey (1988-1989 and 1994), the present authors applied logistic regression models to investigate the relationship between multiple role occupancy (1) cross-sectionally in 1…
Special Reviewers
Fertility history and health in later life
Demographic change and the care of older people
Socio-economic status differences in older people's use of informal and formal help
This study investigates the variations by older people's socio-economic status (SES) ( i.e . educational level and social class) in the use of informal and formal help from outside the household in Great Britain, Italy, Belgium and The Netherlands. In all these countries, it was older people in low SES groups who mostly used such help. Multinomial logistic regression analyses showed that, in each country and for both types of help, there were SES…
Fatherhood history and later life health and mortality in England and Wales
Fatherhood is an important domain of the lives of most men but, in contrast to extensive research into associations between marriage and health, possible effects of paternity on later life health and mortality have attracted relatively little attention. Of those studies that have been undertaken, many relate to historical or less developed country populations with high levels of fertility and much less is known about associations in contemporary …
Family Disruption and Support in Later Life
Global population aging has led to considerable disquiet about future support for frail older people; however, the determinants are poorly understood. Moreover, most industrialized societies have witnessed considerable changes in family behavior (e.g., rises in divorce and declining fertility). Such trends may have adversely affected the support systems of older people; nonetheless, only recently has research begun to address this issue. Employin…
Differences Over Time in the Relationship Between Partnership Disruptions and Support in Early Old Age in Britain
The fact that the level of support has remained stable or increased over time among this age group despite the increasing prevalence of divorce suggests that the negative effect of partnership disruption on support in early old age may be weakening over time
The long-term consequences of partnership dissolution for support in later life in the United Kingdom
There has long been an interest in the United Kingdom about whether and how changes in family life affect support for older people, but nevertheless the consequences of partnership dissolution for late-life support have been little researched. Using data from the British Household Panel Study (1991–2003), this study investigated the longitudinal association between partnership dissolution and two types of support for 1,966 people aged 70 or more …
Marital history, health and mortality among older men and women in England and Wales
Results were consistent with previous studies in showing that the relationship between marital experience and later life health and mortality is considerably modified by socio-economic factors, and additionally showed that taking women's parity into account further moderated associations. Considering marital history rather than simply current marital status provided some insights into differentials between, for example, remarried people according…
Health-related knowledge production in Brazil
Sustaining and improving public health conditions require endogenous knowledge production capacities, a result of a dynamic interaction between researchers, public health officers and policy makers. In particular, in the context of high-socioeconomic inequality and diverse epidemiological profiles, the interaction between actors of the innovation system throughout the territory is necessary to identify and meet health demands. This paper presents…
Policy analysis and knowledge application for building a healthy health innovation system in developing countries
Gender gaps in science
Despite improvements in the incorporation of women in tertiary education and science, today persist several gender gaps in some scientific and technological areas worldwide. Understanding the factors that determine these gaps is essential to the incorporation of women into knowledge societies in terms of equity. The present research sought to explore and systematize the explanations given to this phenomenon by the international literature in the …
You are my favourite! Parent–child relationships and satisfaction in later life in Italy
Intergenerational transfers measured in several currencies ( e.g. co-residence, contact, proximity and support) have been always considered important indicators for family solidarity. Most of the studies on intergenerational transfers examine the structural characteristics of such exchanges (as distance, frequency, type, motives), emphasising the potential positive association between the structure and the quality of parent–child relationships. A…
Trends in the Use of Home LTC Services in Large, Medium and Small Municipalities in Italy
Italian Long-Term Care is considered largely inadequate, and the recent COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically exposed its limitations. Public Home Care Services in particular were revealed as under-financed and unable to cover the potential demand for care from the older population. But does the type of municipality and its geographic location play a role in creating or mitigating unmet demand? This is the first study addressing this research questi…
Silver splits’ in Europe
â Silver splitsâ â the union dissolutions after the age of 50 â have received growing attention in both the press and nonacademic discourse. Nonetheless, while there is a vast amount of research on the sociodemographic, health-related, and economic conseque
Older Parent–Child Relations in Remote Areas
Italy has stronger intergenerational support networks and more frequent exchanges than other European countries, with little variation over time. Although regional and urban‐rural differences in relations between older parents and their children have been studied, the impact of municipal remoteness in terms of distance from essential services and accessibility remains largely unknown. Using official ISTAT classification of municipality remoteness…
Caring in the XXI century
The progression of macro sociodemographic trends has pushed Italy's existing "care equilibrium" to its limits; innovative solutions are needed. Adopting a multidimensional and multidisciplinary approach, focusing on the goal of supporting caregivers' well-being and training, and overcoming policy fragmentation are key to creating an LTC system that is socially and economically sustainable
Aging well in an aging society
Leveraging Italy's unique demographic profile and internal heterogeneity, Age-It promotes sustainable aging by harnessing the opportunities embedded in demographic change. The program ranges from the biology of aging to mental and physical health prevention, long-term care, labor market dynamics, and social participation-ultimately aiming to reshape how aging is perceived and managed in aging societies
Partners' health and silver splits in Europe
Objective Building on the Theory of Dyadic Illness Management, this paper addresses the correlates of silver splits—voluntary union dissolutions after age 50—among mixed‐gender couples in Europe focusing on the role of partners' health status. Background Family diversity at older ages is growing in wealthy countries, with late union dissolutions increasingly occurring through separation and divorce rather than widowhood. Nonetheless, the correlat…
Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (17 works) · Medicine (13 works) · Sociology (13 works) · Demography (12 works) · Population (12 works) · Psychology (12 works) · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies (11 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (10 works) · Gerontology (8 works) · Economics (7 works)