Marja Aartsen
Biographic Data
| ID | 383290 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marja Aartsen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marja |
| FAMILY NAME | Aartsen |
| SIGNATURE | AARTSEN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | NOVA - Norwegian Social Research, Center for Welfare and Labor Research, Oslo, Norway |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The unique and synergistic effects of social isolation and loneliness on 20-years mortality risks in older men and women
Introduction: This study investigates the individual and combined impacts of loneliness and social isolation on 20-year mortality risks among older men and women. Methods: Utilizing data from the Norwegian Life Course, Ageing, and Generation study (NorLAG) carried out in 2002, 2007 and 2017, we assessed loneliness via direct and indirect questions, and social isolation through factors like partnership status and contact frequency with family and …
The role of subjective age in sustaining wellbeing and health in the second half of life
Subjective age (SA) is a core indicator of the individual ageing experience, with important consequences for successful ageing. The aim of the current study was to investigate the directions of the longitudinal associations between domains of SA and subjective wellbeing and physical functioning in the second half of life. We used three-wave survey data (2002, 2007 and 2017) spanning 15 years from the Norwegian Lifecourse, Ageing and Generation St…
Life Course Socioeconomic Conditions and Frailty at Older Ages
Findings suggest that CSC are associated with frailty at old age. However, when taking into account ASC, this association no longer persists. The results show the importance of improving socioeconomic conditions over the whole life course in order to reduce health inequalities in old age
Life-Course Circumstances and Frailty in Old Age Within Different European Welfare Regimes
These findings suggest that childhood misfortune is linked to frailty in old age. Such a disadvantaged start in life does not seem to be compensated by a person's life-course socioeconomic trajectory, though certain types of welfare regimes affected this relationship. Apart from main occupational position, our findings do not support the cumulative dis/advantage theory, but rather show narrowing differences
Spousal Loss and Change in Cognitive Functioning
Considering that only one cognitive domain was affected and effects were temporary, cognitive functioning seems rather robust to the experience of spousal loss. Despite men having often been reported to be in a disadvantaged position in other health domains, our analyses indicate no such pattern for cognitive functioning
Sociaal-economische ongelijkheden in ‘succesvol ouder worden’
Amsterdam University Press is a leading publisher of academic books, journals and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our aim is to make current research available to scholars, students, innovators, and the general public. AUP stands for scholarly excellence, global presence, and engagement with the international academic community
Cognitive functioning among Dutch older adults
Types of Non-kin Networks and Their Association With Survival in Late Adulthood
A combination of structural and functional network characteristics should be taken into account when developing intervention programs aiming at increasing social integration outside the family network
Social engagement from childhood to middle age and the effect of childhood socio-economic status on middle age social engagement
Social engagement has powerful effects on wellbeing, but variation in individual engagement throughout the lifecourse is wide. The trajectories may differ by gender and be affected by socio-economic status (SES). However, long-term development of social engagement is little studied and the effect of childhood SES on later-life social engagement remains obscure. We aimed to describe the social engagement development from childhood to middle age by…
Does loneliness mediate the relation between social support and cognitive functioning in later life
Successful Ageing and its Relationship to Contemporary Norms. A Critical Look at the Call to 'Age Well
Human ageing is inextricably bound to the loss of physical and cognitive functions, loss of social roles, and loss of social contacts, though losses in functioning and social roles not necessarily threatens the level of well-being according to older adults themselves. This paradoxical finding has fuelled the scientific and political arena for many years, and discussions about what is successful aging has not yet subsided. To investigate to what e…
Onset of loneliness in older adults
The goal of this research is to test whether often observed correlates of loneliness in older age are related to onset of loneliness longitudinally. Despite the increasing number of longitudinal studies, the investigation of factors that are related to onset of loneliness is still limited. Analyses are based on data of the TamELSA study, which is a population-based prospective study in Tampere, Finland and started in 1979. For the present study 4…
Mastery Beliefs and Productive Leisure Activities in the Third Age
In the present study we examined the associations between beliefs of mastery and 2 important kinds of productive activities in the third age: participation in education, and volunteering. Within the broad concept of mastery beliefs, differential aspects of self-regulatory cognitions were studied, that is, self-esteem, control beliefs, effort to complete behavior, persistence in the face of adversity, and willingness to initiate behavior. Effects …
Does loneliness mediate the relation between social support and cognitive functioning in later life
Spousal Loss and Change in Cognitive Functioning
Considering that only one cognitive domain was affected and effects were temporary, cognitive functioning seems rather robust to the experience of spousal loss. Despite men having often been reported to be in a disadvantaged position in other health domains, our analyses indicate no such pattern for cognitive functioning
Cognitive functioning among Dutch older adults
Types of Non-kin Networks and Their Association With Survival in Late Adulthood
A combination of structural and functional network characteristics should be taken into account when developing intervention programs aiming at increasing social integration outside the family network
Life Course Socioeconomic Conditions and Frailty at Older Ages
Findings suggest that CSC are associated with frailty at old age. However, when taking into account ASC, this association no longer persists. The results show the importance of improving socioeconomic conditions over the whole life course in order to reduce health inequalities in old age
Life-Course Circumstances and Frailty in Old Age Within Different European Welfare Regimes
These findings suggest that childhood misfortune is linked to frailty in old age. Such a disadvantaged start in life does not seem to be compensated by a person's life-course socioeconomic trajectory, though certain types of welfare regimes affected this relationship. Apart from main occupational position, our findings do not support the cumulative dis/advantage theory, but rather show narrowing differences
Social engagement from childhood to middle age and the effect of childhood socio-economic status on middle age social engagement
Social engagement has powerful effects on wellbeing, but variation in individual engagement throughout the lifecourse is wide. The trajectories may differ by gender and be affected by socio-economic status (SES). However, long-term development of social engagement is little studied and the effect of childhood SES on later-life social engagement remains obscure. We aimed to describe the social engagement development from childhood to middle age by…
Mastery Beliefs and Productive Leisure Activities in the Third Age
In the present study we examined the associations between beliefs of mastery and 2 important kinds of productive activities in the third age: participation in education, and volunteering. Within the broad concept of mastery beliefs, differential aspects of self-regulatory cognitions were studied, that is, self-esteem, control beliefs, effort to complete behavior, persistence in the face of adversity, and willingness to initiate behavior. Effects …
Onset of loneliness in older adults
The goal of this research is to test whether often observed correlates of loneliness in older age are related to onset of loneliness longitudinally. Despite the increasing number of longitudinal studies, the investigation of factors that are related to onset of loneliness is still limited. Analyses are based on data of the TamELSA study, which is a population-based prospective study in Tampere, Finland and started in 1979. For the present study 4…
Does loneliness mediate the relation between social support and cognitive functioning in later life
Successful Ageing and its Relationship to Contemporary Norms. A Critical Look at the Call to 'Age Well
Human ageing is inextricably bound to the loss of physical and cognitive functions, loss of social roles, and loss of social contacts, though losses in functioning and social roles not necessarily threatens the level of well-being according to older adults themselves. This paradoxical finding has fuelled the scientific and political arena for many years, and discussions about what is successful aging has not yet subsided. To investigate to what e…
Types of Non-kin Networks and Their Association With Survival in Late Adulthood
A combination of structural and functional network characteristics should be taken into account when developing intervention programs aiming at increasing social integration outside the family network
Social engagement from childhood to middle age and the effect of childhood socio-economic status on middle age social engagement
Social engagement has powerful effects on wellbeing, but variation in individual engagement throughout the lifecourse is wide. The trajectories may differ by gender and be affected by socio-economic status (SES). However, long-term development of social engagement is little studied and the effect of childhood SES on later-life social engagement remains obscure. We aimed to describe the social engagement development from childhood to middle age by…
Sociaal-economische ongelijkheden in ‘succesvol ouder worden’
Amsterdam University Press is a leading publisher of academic books, journals and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our aim is to make current research available to scholars, students, innovators, and the general public. AUP stands for scholarly excellence, global presence, and engagement with the international academic community
Cognitive functioning among Dutch older adults
Spousal Loss and Change in Cognitive Functioning
Considering that only one cognitive domain was affected and effects were temporary, cognitive functioning seems rather robust to the experience of spousal loss. Despite men having often been reported to be in a disadvantaged position in other health domains, our analyses indicate no such pattern for cognitive functioning
Life Course Socioeconomic Conditions and Frailty at Older Ages
Findings suggest that CSC are associated with frailty at old age. However, when taking into account ASC, this association no longer persists. The results show the importance of improving socioeconomic conditions over the whole life course in order to reduce health inequalities in old age
Life-Course Circumstances and Frailty in Old Age Within Different European Welfare Regimes
These findings suggest that childhood misfortune is linked to frailty in old age. Such a disadvantaged start in life does not seem to be compensated by a person's life-course socioeconomic trajectory, though certain types of welfare regimes affected this relationship. Apart from main occupational position, our findings do not support the cumulative dis/advantage theory, but rather show narrowing differences
The role of subjective age in sustaining wellbeing and health in the second half of life
Subjective age (SA) is a core indicator of the individual ageing experience, with important consequences for successful ageing. The aim of the current study was to investigate the directions of the longitudinal associations between domains of SA and subjective wellbeing and physical functioning in the second half of life. We used three-wave survey data (2002, 2007 and 2017) spanning 15 years from the Norwegian Lifecourse, Ageing and Generation St…
The unique and synergistic effects of social isolation and loneliness on 20-years mortality risks in older men and women
Introduction: This study investigates the individual and combined impacts of loneliness and social isolation on 20-year mortality risks among older men and women. Methods: Utilizing data from the Norwegian Life Course, Ageing, and Generation study (NorLAG) carried out in 2002, 2007 and 2017, we assessed loneliness via direct and indirect questions, and social isolation through factors like partnership status and contact frequency with family and …
Psychology (12 works) · Developmental psychology (10 works) · Medicine (10 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (9 works) · Gerontology (7 works) · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (7 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (5 works) · Longitudinal study (5 works) · Sociology (5 works)