Afsara B Zaheed

Biographic Data

ID	1726318
NAME	Afsara B Zaheed
GIVEN NAMES	Afsara B
FAMILY NAME	Zaheed
SIGNATURE	ZAHEED A B
AFFILIATIONS	University of Michigan
ORCID	0000-0002-2872-6896
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	8
TOTAL CITATIONS	33
WORKS AS AUTHOR	8
WORKS AS EDITOR	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2019
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2023
H-INDEX	4

Coping Styles and Cognitive Function in Older Non-Hispanic Black and White Adults
Open AccessJi Hyun Lee, Ketlyne Sol et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2023References: 10
Greater emotion-focused coping among Black older adults may reflect greater exposure to stressors that are uncontrollable. Patterns of racial differences in coping-cognition links are in line with the social vulnerabilities hypothesis. Coping style may be a particularly important psychosocial resource for cognitive health among Black older adults that could be incorporated into culturally relevant interventions
Longitudinal associations between racial discrimination and hippocampal and white matter hyperintensity volumes among older Black adults
Open AccessLaura B Zahodne, Neika Sharifian et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2023Cited by: 12References: 36
The role of envy in linking active and passive social media use to memory functioning
Open AccessNeika Sharifian, Afsara B Zaheed et al.ARTICLEPsychology of Popular Media2022
592), the current cross-sectional study examined whether socioemotional consequences of social comparison (self-esteem and envy) mediated relationships between social media use and memory (everyday memory failures and episodic memory) and whether active/passive use moderated these associations. Mediation models revealed that higher envy, but not lower self-esteem, partially explained the relationship between higher social media use and more self-…
Effects of Stress Exposure Versus Appraisal on Episodic Memory Trajectories
Open AccessE P Morris, Lauren Brown et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2021Cited by: 4References: 8
Reducing chronic stress exposure may reduce racial disparities in ADRD risk. The counteractive effect of stress appraisal on Black-White disparities in episodic memory highlights resilience factors among Black older adults that should be characterized in future research to move beyond deficit models of ADRD inequality
Depressive Symptoms, Leisure Activity Engagement, and Global Cognition in Non-Hispanic Black and White Older Adults
Open AccessNeika Sharifian, Ketlyne Sol et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2021Cited by: 1References: 2
Depressive symptoms may disproportionately affect cognition among Blacks through a greater negative impact on engagement in cognitively stimulating activities that have been shown to promote cognitive reserve. Additional research is necessary to identify other mechanisms linking depressive symptoms and cognition
Psychological distress links perceived neighborhood characteristics to longitudinal trajectories of cognitive health in older adulthood
Open AccessNeika Sharifian, Briana N Spivey et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2020Cited by: 11References: 61
Longitudinal effects of race, ethnicity, and psychosocial disadvantage on systemic inflammation
Open AccessLaura B Zahodne, A Zarina Kraal et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2019
Psychosocial factors likely contribute to racial and ethnic inequalities in cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). However, precise social, psychological, and physiological pathways linking race and ethnicity to the development of CVDs are not well understood. Systemic inflammation, commonly indexed by C-reactive protein (CRP), is a biomarker for CVD risk and progression. The objective of this study was to identify mediating pathways from race and ethni…
Longitudinal socioemotional pathways between retrospective early life maternal relationship quality and episodic memory in older adulthood
Open AccessNeika Sharifian, A Zarina Kraal et al.ARTICLEDevelopmental Psychology2019Cited by: 5References: 7
Prior research suggests that social relations may play a role in explaining individual differences in cognitive functioning in older adulthood. In particular, early life maternal relationship quality (MRQ) has been shown to be a strong predictor of later-life socioemotional outcomes and may also contribute to later-life cognitive outcomes. The current study aimed to examine longitudinal associations between retrospective early life MRQ and later-…

Longitudinal effects of race, ethnicity, and psychosocial disadvantage on systemic inflammation
Open AccessLaura B Zahodne, A Zarina Kraal et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2019
Psychosocial factors likely contribute to racial and ethnic inequalities in cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). However, precise social, psychological, and physiological pathways linking race and ethnicity to the development of CVDs are not well understood. Systemic inflammation, commonly indexed by C-reactive protein (CRP), is a biomarker for CVD risk and progression. The objective of this study was to identify mediating pathways from race and ethni…
Longitudinal socioemotional pathways between retrospective early life maternal relationship quality and episodic memory in older adulthood
Open AccessNeika Sharifian, A Zarina Kraal et al.ARTICLEDevelopmental Psychology2019Cited by: 5References: 7
Prior research suggests that social relations may play a role in explaining individual differences in cognitive functioning in older adulthood. In particular, early life maternal relationship quality (MRQ) has been shown to be a strong predictor of later-life socioemotional outcomes and may also contribute to later-life cognitive outcomes. The current study aimed to examine longitudinal associations between retrospective early life MRQ and later-…
Psychological distress links perceived neighborhood characteristics to longitudinal trajectories of cognitive health in older adulthood
Open AccessNeika Sharifian, Briana N Spivey et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2020Cited by: 11References: 61
Effects of Stress Exposure Versus Appraisal on Episodic Memory Trajectories
Open AccessE P Morris, Lauren Brown et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2021Cited by: 4References: 8
Reducing chronic stress exposure may reduce racial disparities in ADRD risk. The counteractive effect of stress appraisal on Black-White disparities in episodic memory highlights resilience factors among Black older adults that should be characterized in future research to move beyond deficit models of ADRD inequality
Depressive Symptoms, Leisure Activity Engagement, and Global Cognition in Non-Hispanic Black and White Older Adults
Open AccessNeika Sharifian, Ketlyne Sol et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2021Cited by: 1References: 2
Depressive symptoms may disproportionately affect cognition among Blacks through a greater negative impact on engagement in cognitively stimulating activities that have been shown to promote cognitive reserve. Additional research is necessary to identify other mechanisms linking depressive symptoms and cognition
The role of envy in linking active and passive social media use to memory functioning
Open AccessNeika Sharifian, Afsara B Zaheed et al.ARTICLEPsychology of Popular Media2022
592), the current cross-sectional study examined whether socioemotional consequences of social comparison (self-esteem and envy) mediated relationships between social media use and memory (everyday memory failures and episodic memory) and whether active/passive use moderated these associations. Mediation models revealed that higher envy, but not lower self-esteem, partially explained the relationship between higher social media use and more self-…
Coping Styles and Cognitive Function in Older Non-Hispanic Black and White Adults
Open AccessJi Hyun Lee, Ketlyne Sol et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2023References: 10
Greater emotion-focused coping among Black older adults may reflect greater exposure to stressors that are uncontrollable. Patterns of racial differences in coping-cognition links are in line with the social vulnerabilities hypothesis. Coping style may be a particularly important psychosocial resource for cognitive health among Black older adults that could be incorporated into culturally relevant interventions
Longitudinal associations between racial discrimination and hippocampal and white matter hyperintensity volumes among older Black adults
Open AccessLaura B Zahodne, Neika Sharifian et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2023Cited by: 12References: 36