Takashi Yamashita
Biographic Data
| ID | 218619 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Takashi Yamashita |
| GIVEN NAMES | Takashi |
| FAMILY NAME | Yamashita |
| SIGNATURE | YAMASHITA T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2325-126X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 30 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 45 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 30 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Digital skills use profiles among older workers in the United States: A person-centered approach
Three sets of low-intensity resistance exercises with slow movement and tonic force generation cause more muscular fatigue
Purpose There are no previous reports investigating the effects of different set numbers in low-intensity resistance exercise with slow movement and tonic force generation (LST) on muscle fatigue using surface electromyography (sEMG). This study aimed to examine muscle fatigue induced by one set and three sets of LST and to compare the impact of set differences on muscle activity by comparing LST with traditional high-intensity resistance exercis…
An Intersectional Approach to Examining Breast Cancer Screening among Subpopulations of Black Women in the United States
Marital Quality and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Hispanic Adults in the United States
In the United States, a large percentage of older Hispanic adults are immigrants, and their extended family tends to reside in their countries of origin. As such, older Hispanic adults may have smaller social networks, and marital quality most likely represents a culturally important social support network in later life. Significant associations between depressive symptoms and marital quality among older Hispanic adults should receive more attent…
Trajectories of negative and positive marital quality during later life
This study aims to establish trajectories of later-life marital quality and assess predictors of trajectory membership. Although numerous studies examine marital quality across the early years of marriage, much less is known about older adults' trajectories. Existing studies assess average patterns of stability or decline over the life course but have not explored the possibility of multiple trajectories during later life. This study uses nationa…
Volunteering, educational attainment, and literacy skills among middle-aged and older adults by racial and ethnic groups in the U.S
Volunteer participation benefits societies and individuals. The objective of this study was to examine the roles of education and adult literacy in formal volunteering among a nationally representative sample of the U.S. middle-aged and older adults (45–74 years) by race and ethnicity (Whites, Blacks, Hispanics). Using cross-sectional data (n = 3,770) from the 2012/2014/2017 Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), …
Reliance on Social Networks and Health Professionals for Health Information in the U.S. Adult Population
Associations Between Volunteering, STEM Backgrounds, and Information-Processing Skills in Adult Populations of the United States
Adult numeracy skill practice by STEM and non-STEM workers in the USA: An exploration of data using latent class analysis
Adult numeracy is one of the essential skill sets to navigate through numeric information-rich labour markets in general, and STEM industries in particular. Yet, relatively little is known about how numeracy skills are used in different settings in the USA. This study examined numeracy skill use patterns of STEM and non-STEM workers at work and home. Data were obtained from the 2012/2014/2017 Program for International Assessment of Adult Competen…
Literacy proficiency and political information seeking in the U.S
Examining Civic Outcomes Between 2- and 4-Year Colleges: A Case Study of Two Postsecondary Institutions
While postsecondary education appears to promote civic mindedness and engagement, relatively little is known about the association between civic outcomes and types of postsecondary education, as well as across different academic programs. Using a convenience sample from two postsecondary education institutions in the Mid-Atlantic U.S., this research examines the differences in civic mindedness and civic engagement between 2-year community college…
Marital quality, gender, and later-life depressive symptom trajectories
We analyze six waves of data (2006-2016) from the Health and Retirement Study (n = 4,342) to examine how marital quality is associated with depressive symptom trajectories among a group of continuously married older adults. Results show gender parity in how own perceptions of positive and negative dimensions of marital quality are related to depressive symptom trajectories. In addition, spousal perceptions of negative marital quality are positive…
Interventions to Reduce Healthcare Disparities in Cancer Screening Among Minority Adults: A Systematic Review
Does low income effects 5-year mortality of hepatocellular carcinoma patients
Having a low income significantly affected the overall 5-year mortality of Korean adults who were newly diagnosed with HCC from 2004 to 2008. Middle-aged men were the most vulnerable. We believe our findings will be useful to healthcare policymakers in Korea as well as to healthcare leaders in countries with NHI programs who need to make important decisions about allocation of limited healthcare resources according to a consensually accepted and …
Are Men Who Pay for Sex Sexist? Masculinity and Client Attitudes Toward Gender Role Equality in Different Prostitution Markets
Prostitution clients' attitudes toward gender equality are important indicators of how masculinity relates to the demand for commercial sexual services. Research on male client misogyny has been inconclusive, and few studies compare men in different markets. Using an online survey of 519 clients of sexual services, we examine whether male client attitudes toward gender role equality are related to the main methods customers used to access prostit…
Associations between motivation to learn, basic skills, and adult education and training participation among older adults in the USA
The objective of this study is to examine the associations between the motivation to learn, basic skills (i.e. literacy and numeracy), and organised adult education and training (AET) participation among the middle-aged and older adults in the USA. Rapid technological advancement and globalisation necessitate individuals to engage in lifelong learning to actively participate in society. However, little is known about the roles of motivation to le…
Literacy, Numeracy, and Health Information Seeking Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in the United States
Objectives: Health literacy is often viewed as an essential skill set for successfully seeking health information to make health-related decisions. However, this general understanding has yet to be established with the use of nationally representative data. The objective of this study was to provide the first nationally representative empirical evidence that links health information seeking behaviors with health literacy among middle-age to older…
Time Spent on Beneficial Leisure Activities Among Elder Caregivers in Their Third Age
The Third Age is an emerging postretirement life stage characterized by better health and greater independence than previous cohorts have experienced, and recognized as an ideal time for personal growth and leisure. Yet the same demographic force that is partially responsible for this new life stage—population aging—is also driving an increased need for long-term services and supports, and Third Agers often find themselves fulfilling these caregi…
Does cohort matter in the association between education, health literacy and health in the USA?
Growing empirical evidence supports the generally positive relationship between education, health literacy and health outcomes. However, little is known about cohort in this relationship. This study examined the role of cohort defined by 10-year age period in the association between educational attainment, health literacy and self-rated health. The data were obtained from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy survey restricted file. Focu…
The relationship of education and acculturation with vigorous intensity leisure time physical activity by gender in Latinos
Education had a positive association and acculturation had negative association with the hours/week of VLTPA among Latinos. Also, the association between education and VLTPA was significantly stronger among women than men. These findings inform culturally and socially sensitive approaches to improve the health of Latinos, in hopes to address health disparities by race/ethnicity the U.S
Marital quality, marital dissolution, and mortality risk during the later life course
Acculturation, Income and Vegetable Consumption Behaviors Among Latino Adults in the U.S: A Mediation Analysis with the Bootstrapping Technique
Identifying Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities: A Spatial Analysis
Locating NORCs could aid governments to create "aging in place" sensitive policies to address issues of independence, social care, health care, volunteerism, and community participation
Validity of Domain Satisfaction Across Cohorts in the US
Risk Factors for Hip Fracture in Japanese Older Adults
Risk factors for hip fracture in Japanese older populations are understudied compared with Western countries arguably due to the relatively lower prevalence rates in Japan. Nationally representative data from the Nihon University Japanese Longitudinal Study of Aging were analyzed using logistic regression to examine possible risk factors of hip fractures, separately for older women ( n = 2,859) and older men ( n = 2,108). Results showed that olde…
Marital quality, marital dissolution, and mortality risk during the later life course
Validity of Domain Satisfaction Across Cohorts in the US
Time Spent on Beneficial Leisure Activities Among Elder Caregivers in Their Third Age
The Third Age is an emerging postretirement life stage characterized by better health and greater independence than previous cohorts have experienced, and recognized as an ideal time for personal growth and leisure. Yet the same demographic force that is partially responsible for this new life stage—population aging—is also driving an increased need for long-term services and supports, and Third Agers often find themselves fulfilling these caregi…
Are Men Who Pay for Sex Sexist? Masculinity and Client Attitudes Toward Gender Role Equality in Different Prostitution Markets
Prostitution clients' attitudes toward gender equality are important indicators of how masculinity relates to the demand for commercial sexual services. Research on male client misogyny has been inconclusive, and few studies compare men in different markets. Using an online survey of 519 clients of sexual services, we examine whether male client attitudes toward gender role equality are related to the main methods customers used to access prostit…
Associations between motivation to learn, basic skills, and adult education and training participation among older adults in the USA
The objective of this study is to examine the associations between the motivation to learn, basic skills (i.e. literacy and numeracy), and organised adult education and training (AET) participation among the middle-aged and older adults in the USA. Rapid technological advancement and globalisation necessitate individuals to engage in lifelong learning to actively participate in society. However, little is known about the roles of motivation to le…
Literacy, Numeracy, and Health Information Seeking Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in the United States
Objectives: Health literacy is often viewed as an essential skill set for successfully seeking health information to make health-related decisions. However, this general understanding has yet to be established with the use of nationally representative data. The objective of this study was to provide the first nationally representative empirical evidence that links health information seeking behaviors with health literacy among middle-age to older…
The relationship of education and acculturation with vigorous intensity leisure time physical activity by gender in Latinos
Education had a positive association and acculturation had negative association with the hours/week of VLTPA among Latinos. Also, the association between education and VLTPA was significantly stronger among women than men. These findings inform culturally and socially sensitive approaches to improve the health of Latinos, in hopes to address health disparities by race/ethnicity the U.S
The association between heart disease mortality and geographic access to hospitals: County level comparisons in Ohio, USA
House price appreciation, liquidity constraints, and second mortgages
Trajectories of negative and positive marital quality during later life
This study aims to establish trajectories of later-life marital quality and assess predictors of trajectory membership. Although numerous studies examine marital quality across the early years of marriage, much less is known about older adults' trajectories. Existing studies assess average patterns of stability or decline over the life course but have not explored the possibility of multiple trajectories during later life. This study uses nationa…
Adult numeracy skill practice by STEM and non-STEM workers in the USA: An exploration of data using latent class analysis
Adult numeracy is one of the essential skill sets to navigate through numeric information-rich labour markets in general, and STEM industries in particular. Yet, relatively little is known about how numeracy skills are used in different settings in the USA. This study examined numeracy skill use patterns of STEM and non-STEM workers at work and home. Data were obtained from the 2012/2014/2017 Program for International Assessment of Adult Competen…
Identifying Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities: A Spatial Analysis
Locating NORCs could aid governments to create "aging in place" sensitive policies to address issues of independence, social care, health care, volunteerism, and community participation
Owner-occupied housing and investment in stocks: An empirical test
Owner-Occupied Housing and the Composition of the Household Portfolio
For most homeowners, the house is the single most important consumption good appearing as an argument of the utility function, and, at the same time, the dominant asset in the portfolio. This paper uses a mean-variance efficiency framework to examine the household’s optimal portfolio problem when owner-occupied housing is included in the list of available assets. Housing differs from stocks and bonds in a crucial way: since the household’s owners…
Owner-occupied housing and investment in stocks: An empirical test
House price appreciation, liquidity constraints, and second mortgages
Fall Risk Factors in Community-Dwelling Elderly Who Receive Medicaid-Supported Home- and Community-Based Care Services
Identifying risk factors for the participants of a Medicaid home- and community-based waiver program are useful for a fall risk assessment, but it would be most helpful if the community-based care service programs incorporate measurements of known fall risk factors into their regular data collection, if not already included
The association between heart disease mortality and geographic access to hospitals: County level comparisons in Ohio, USA
Risk Factors for Hip Fracture in Japanese Older Adults
Risk factors for hip fracture in Japanese older populations are understudied compared with Western countries arguably due to the relatively lower prevalence rates in Japan. Nationally representative data from the Nihon University Japanese Longitudinal Study of Aging were analyzed using logistic regression to examine possible risk factors of hip fractures, separately for older women ( n = 2,859) and older men ( n = 2,108). Results showed that olde…
Identifying Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities: A Spatial Analysis
Locating NORCs could aid governments to create "aging in place" sensitive policies to address issues of independence, social care, health care, volunteerism, and community participation
Validity of Domain Satisfaction Across Cohorts in the US
Acculturation, Income and Vegetable Consumption Behaviors Among Latino Adults in the U.S: A Mediation Analysis with the Bootstrapping Technique
Marital quality, marital dissolution, and mortality risk during the later life course
Does cohort matter in the association between education, health literacy and health in the USA?
Growing empirical evidence supports the generally positive relationship between education, health literacy and health outcomes. However, little is known about cohort in this relationship. This study examined the role of cohort defined by 10-year age period in the association between educational attainment, health literacy and self-rated health. The data were obtained from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy survey restricted file. Focu…
The relationship of education and acculturation with vigorous intensity leisure time physical activity by gender in Latinos
Education had a positive association and acculturation had negative association with the hours/week of VLTPA among Latinos. Also, the association between education and VLTPA was significantly stronger among women than men. These findings inform culturally and socially sensitive approaches to improve the health of Latinos, in hopes to address health disparities by race/ethnicity the U.S
Literacy, Numeracy, and Health Information Seeking Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in the United States
Objectives: Health literacy is often viewed as an essential skill set for successfully seeking health information to make health-related decisions. However, this general understanding has yet to be established with the use of nationally representative data. The objective of this study was to provide the first nationally representative empirical evidence that links health information seeking behaviors with health literacy among middle-age to older…
Time Spent on Beneficial Leisure Activities Among Elder Caregivers in Their Third Age
The Third Age is an emerging postretirement life stage characterized by better health and greater independence than previous cohorts have experienced, and recognized as an ideal time for personal growth and leisure. Yet the same demographic force that is partially responsible for this new life stage—population aging—is also driving an increased need for long-term services and supports, and Third Agers often find themselves fulfilling these caregi…
Associations between motivation to learn, basic skills, and adult education and training participation among older adults in the USA
The objective of this study is to examine the associations between the motivation to learn, basic skills (i.e. literacy and numeracy), and organised adult education and training (AET) participation among the middle-aged and older adults in the USA. Rapid technological advancement and globalisation necessitate individuals to engage in lifelong learning to actively participate in society. However, little is known about the roles of motivation to le…
Marital quality, gender, and later-life depressive symptom trajectories
We analyze six waves of data (2006-2016) from the Health and Retirement Study (n = 4,342) to examine how marital quality is associated with depressive symptom trajectories among a group of continuously married older adults. Results show gender parity in how own perceptions of positive and negative dimensions of marital quality are related to depressive symptom trajectories. In addition, spousal perceptions of negative marital quality are positive…
Interventions to Reduce Healthcare Disparities in Cancer Screening Among Minority Adults: A Systematic Review
Does low income effects 5-year mortality of hepatocellular carcinoma patients
Having a low income significantly affected the overall 5-year mortality of Korean adults who were newly diagnosed with HCC from 2004 to 2008. Middle-aged men were the most vulnerable. We believe our findings will be useful to healthcare policymakers in Korea as well as to healthcare leaders in countries with NHI programs who need to make important decisions about allocation of limited healthcare resources according to a consensually accepted and …
Are Men Who Pay for Sex Sexist? Masculinity and Client Attitudes Toward Gender Role Equality in Different Prostitution Markets
Prostitution clients' attitudes toward gender equality are important indicators of how masculinity relates to the demand for commercial sexual services. Research on male client misogyny has been inconclusive, and few studies compare men in different markets. Using an online survey of 519 clients of sexual services, we examine whether male client attitudes toward gender role equality are related to the main methods customers used to access prostit…
Literacy proficiency and political information seeking in the U.S
Examining Civic Outcomes Between 2- and 4-Year Colleges: A Case Study of Two Postsecondary Institutions
While postsecondary education appears to promote civic mindedness and engagement, relatively little is known about the association between civic outcomes and types of postsecondary education, as well as across different academic programs. Using a convenience sample from two postsecondary education institutions in the Mid-Atlantic U.S., this research examines the differences in civic mindedness and civic engagement between 2-year community college…
Volunteering, educational attainment, and literacy skills among middle-aged and older adults by racial and ethnic groups in the U.S
Volunteer participation benefits societies and individuals. The objective of this study was to examine the roles of education and adult literacy in formal volunteering among a nationally representative sample of the U.S. middle-aged and older adults (45–74 years) by race and ethnicity (Whites, Blacks, Hispanics). Using cross-sectional data (n = 3,770) from the 2012/2014/2017 Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), …
Reliance on Social Networks and Health Professionals for Health Information in the U.S. Adult Population
Associations Between Volunteering, STEM Backgrounds, and Information-Processing Skills in Adult Populations of the United States
Adult numeracy skill practice by STEM and non-STEM workers in the USA: An exploration of data using latent class analysis
Adult numeracy is one of the essential skill sets to navigate through numeric information-rich labour markets in general, and STEM industries in particular. Yet, relatively little is known about how numeracy skills are used in different settings in the USA. This study examined numeracy skill use patterns of STEM and non-STEM workers at work and home. Data were obtained from the 2012/2014/2017 Program for International Assessment of Adult Competen…
Psychology (19 works) · Medicine (18 works) · Gerontology (14 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Demography (10 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (10 works) · Population (10 works) · Political science (9 works) · Demography (7 works) · Economics (7 works)