A Bierman
Biographic Data
| ID | 4273889 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A Bierman |
| GIVEN NAMES | A |
| FAMILY NAME | Bierman |
| SIGNATURE | BIERMAN A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 50 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Marital Formation and Infidelity
Research increasingly shows that religion is a potent resource for family functioning, but less research has examined how religion may influence marital infidelity. Marital fidelity is important to examine because it is a critical aspect of healthy functioning within marriage. In this research, we examine how the use of religion as a basis for marital formation is related to the probability of subsequent sexual infidelity using a probability samp…
Pain and Depression in Late Life
This study suggests that a synthesis of stress process and life course perspectives is critical for understanding how pain influences depression in late life. However, research that does not comprehensively control for time-stable factors may overestimate the consequences of pain for older adults
Timing, Social Support, and the Effects of Physical Limitations on Psychological Distress in Late Life
The contribution of this research is to offer a more nuanced view of the mental health consequences of physical limitations in late life by demonstrating that perceived social support provides an important context for age-variegated associations between ADL limitations and changes in psychological distress
Marital Status as Contingency for the Effects of Neighborhood Disorder on Older Adults' Mental Health
This research contributes to the study of aging and health by demonstrating that neighborhood conditions continue to affect mental health well into late life by shaping older adults' mastery, but a social connection to a marital partner helps mitigate these effects
Religious Activities and Changes in the Sense of Divine Control
Using data from adults age 65 and older in the District of Columbia and two adjoining counties in Maryland, we examine the effects of the frequency of religious attendance and prayer on changes in the sense of divine control. We also examine the role of two core dimensions of social stratification— race and socioeconomic status (SES)—as contingencies. We observe that race and SES independently modify the effects of religious activities on changes…
Climbing out of our boxes
Religious Activities and Changes in the Sense of Divine Control
Using data from adults age 65 and older in the District of Columbia and two adjoining counties in Maryland, we examine the effects of the frequency of religious attendance and prayer on changes in the sense of divine control. We also examine the role of two core dimensions of social stratification— race and socioeconomic status (SES)—as contingencies. We observe that race and SES independently modify the effects of religious activities on changes…
Marital Status as Contingency for the Effects of Neighborhood Disorder on Older Adults' Mental Health
This research contributes to the study of aging and health by demonstrating that neighborhood conditions continue to affect mental health well into late life by shaping older adults' mastery, but a social connection to a marital partner helps mitigate these effects
Timing, Social Support, and the Effects of Physical Limitations on Psychological Distress in Late Life
The contribution of this research is to offer a more nuanced view of the mental health consequences of physical limitations in late life by demonstrating that perceived social support provides an important context for age-variegated associations between ADL limitations and changes in psychological distress
Pain and Depression in Late Life
This study suggests that a synthesis of stress process and life course perspectives is critical for understanding how pain influences depression in late life. However, research that does not comprehensively control for time-stable factors may overestimate the consequences of pain for older adults
Marital Formation and Infidelity
Research increasingly shows that religion is a potent resource for family functioning, but less research has examined how religion may influence marital infidelity. Marital fidelity is important to examine because it is a critical aspect of healthy functioning within marriage. In this research, we examine how the use of religion as a basis for marital formation is related to the probability of subsequent sexual infidelity using a probability samp…
Climbing out of our boxes
Religious Activities and Changes in the Sense of Divine Control
Using data from adults age 65 and older in the District of Columbia and two adjoining counties in Maryland, we examine the effects of the frequency of religious attendance and prayer on changes in the sense of divine control. We also examine the role of two core dimensions of social stratification— race and socioeconomic status (SES)—as contingencies. We observe that race and SES independently modify the effects of religious activities on changes…
Marital Status as Contingency for the Effects of Neighborhood Disorder on Older Adults' Mental Health
This research contributes to the study of aging and health by demonstrating that neighborhood conditions continue to affect mental health well into late life by shaping older adults' mastery, but a social connection to a marital partner helps mitigate these effects
Timing, Social Support, and the Effects of Physical Limitations on Psychological Distress in Late Life
The contribution of this research is to offer a more nuanced view of the mental health consequences of physical limitations in late life by demonstrating that perceived social support provides an important context for age-variegated associations between ADL limitations and changes in psychological distress
Pain and Depression in Late Life
This study suggests that a synthesis of stress process and life course perspectives is critical for understanding how pain influences depression in late life. However, research that does not comprehensively control for time-stable factors may overestimate the consequences of pain for older adults
Marital Formation and Infidelity
Research increasingly shows that religion is a potent resource for family functioning, but less research has examined how religion may influence marital infidelity. Marital fidelity is important to examine because it is a critical aspect of healthy functioning within marriage. In this research, we examine how the use of religion as a basis for marital formation is related to the probability of subsequent sexual infidelity using a probability samp…
Psychology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (2 works) · Depression (economics (2 works)