Changmin Peng
Biographic Data
| ID | 4467757 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Changmin Peng |
| GIVEN NAMES | Changmin |
| FAMILY NAME | Peng |
| SIGNATURE | PENG C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Massachusetts Boston |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7513-1054 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Functional Limitations and Friendship in Late Adulthood
This study examined whether the onset of functional limitations shapes older Chinese’ friendship characteristics and whether gender, education, and place of residence moderate the association. The study used two waves of China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey (2016 as T1 and 2018 as T2) and included 6,954 older Chinese who were free of functional limitations at T1. Friendship was assessed as contact frequency with friends, instrumental support fr…
Childhood and Adulthood Social Relationships and Trajectories of Cognitive Function Among Older Chinese Adults
ObjectivesThis study investigates whether early-life and mid-life social relationships with family and friends shape the heterogeneity of later-life cognitive trajectories and whether household registration status moderates the associations.MethodsThe study uses data from 2011-2018 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study ( N = 12,564). Cognitive function is assessed with a Chinese version of Telephone Interview for Cognition Status . Child…
Cognitive function and friendship network characteristics among older couples
Objectives This study explores the dyadic relationship between cognitive function and friendship characteristics among older married couples framed within the “linked lives” dimension of the life course perspective. The study also explores whether the dyadic consequences of cognitive function for friendship networks vary by gender. Methods The study uses the data from the 2014/2016 Health and Retirement Study (N = 2,944 dyads). Cognitive function…
Intergenerational Solidarity and Mental Health in Chinese American Families
Objectives Existing family and caregiving studies have primarily focused on the mental health of either older adults or adult children. Less is known about the effect of intergenerational relations on the mental health of both generations. This study examined the association between intergenerational solidarity and mental health among older Chinese Americans and their adult children using a dyadic analysis, considering the gendered nature of thes…
Social Contact, Social Participation, and Emotional Well-Being Among Older Adults During the Covid-19 Pandemic
This study examined whether social contact, social participation, and social support during the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with depression and anxiety. Data were taken from the 2020 COVID-19 Supplement of the National Health and Aging Trends Study ( N = 2,778). Depression and anxiety were regressed on social contact frequency, social participation, and social support. Path analyses were also performed. The results showed that in-person con…
Hukou Status and Cognitive Function Among Older Chinese Adults
The findings suggested that agricultural hukou status reflects the effects of accumulated disadvantage across the life course with negative consequences for late-life cognition. The cognitive health disparities between agricultural and non-agricultural residents may be reduced in the context of a higher level of friend support, supporting a stress buffering hypothesis
Friendship in Later Life
Our findings underscored the role of volunteering in generating and maintaining friendships, as well as for friendships as a pathway between volunteer hours and depressive symptoms. Providing opportunities to maintain and grow friendships in later life may be a possible intervention strategy for older adults at risk of depression
Age and Cohort Trends in Formal Volunteering and Informal Helping in Later Life
Formal volunteering holds great importance for the recipients of volunteer services, individuals who volunteer, and the wider society. However, how much recent birth cohorts volunteer in middle and late adulthood compared with earlier birth cohorts is not well understood. Even less well-known are the age and cohort trends in informal helping provided to friends and neighbors in later adulthood. Using longitudinal data from the Health and Retireme…
Improving Care for Older Adults in China
This special issue covers several important topics related to long-term care (LTC) systems and policy development in China. It provides a good contextual background on the development of the LTC system in China as well as the needs and preferences of LTC from family and older adults’ perspectives. In addition, this issue covers the topic of evaluation of a recently developed long-term care nursing insurance and provides an example of family careg…
Early Child–Parent Relationship Quality and Cognitive Function in Older Rural Chinese Adults
Objectives: Framed within a life course perspective and cognitive reserve theory, this study examined the mediating role of educational attainment for the association between child-parent relationships during childhood and cognitive function among older adults in rural China. Methods: Data were obtained from three waves of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study ( N = 9809). We employed latent growth curve modeling to test the associat…
Friendship and Cognitive Functioning Among Married and Widowed Chinese Older Adults
The results implied that friendship is important for maintaining cognitive functioning in later life and widowed older Chinese adults may benefit more from friendship in its relationship to cognitive functioning than married older Chinese adults. Further, one potential pathway linking friendship to cognitive functioning may be through depression; however, more research is needed to support this finding. Intervention programs aimed at building fri…
Intergenerational Solidarity and Mental Health in Chinese American Families
Objectives Existing family and caregiving studies have primarily focused on the mental health of either older adults or adult children. Less is known about the effect of intergenerational relations on the mental health of both generations. This study examined the association between intergenerational solidarity and mental health among older Chinese Americans and their adult children using a dyadic analysis, considering the gendered nature of thes…
Early Child–Parent Relationship Quality and Cognitive Function in Older Rural Chinese Adults
Objectives: Framed within a life course perspective and cognitive reserve theory, this study examined the mediating role of educational attainment for the association between child-parent relationships during childhood and cognitive function among older adults in rural China. Methods: Data were obtained from three waves of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study ( N = 9809). We employed latent growth curve modeling to test the associat…
Friendship and Cognitive Functioning Among Married and Widowed Chinese Older Adults
The results implied that friendship is important for maintaining cognitive functioning in later life and widowed older Chinese adults may benefit more from friendship in its relationship to cognitive functioning than married older Chinese adults. Further, one potential pathway linking friendship to cognitive functioning may be through depression; however, more research is needed to support this finding. Intervention programs aimed at building fri…
Friendship in Later Life
Our findings underscored the role of volunteering in generating and maintaining friendships, as well as for friendships as a pathway between volunteer hours and depressive symptoms. Providing opportunities to maintain and grow friendships in later life may be a possible intervention strategy for older adults at risk of depression
Improving Care for Older Adults in China
This special issue covers several important topics related to long-term care (LTC) systems and policy development in China. It provides a good contextual background on the development of the LTC system in China as well as the needs and preferences of LTC from family and older adults’ perspectives. In addition, this issue covers the topic of evaluation of a recently developed long-term care nursing insurance and provides an example of family careg…
Early Child–Parent Relationship Quality and Cognitive Function in Older Rural Chinese Adults
Objectives: Framed within a life course perspective and cognitive reserve theory, this study examined the mediating role of educational attainment for the association between child-parent relationships during childhood and cognitive function among older adults in rural China. Methods: Data were obtained from three waves of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study ( N = 9809). We employed latent growth curve modeling to test the associat…
Friendship and Cognitive Functioning Among Married and Widowed Chinese Older Adults
The results implied that friendship is important for maintaining cognitive functioning in later life and widowed older Chinese adults may benefit more from friendship in its relationship to cognitive functioning than married older Chinese adults. Further, one potential pathway linking friendship to cognitive functioning may be through depression; however, more research is needed to support this finding. Intervention programs aimed at building fri…
Friendship in Later Life
Our findings underscored the role of volunteering in generating and maintaining friendships, as well as for friendships as a pathway between volunteer hours and depressive symptoms. Providing opportunities to maintain and grow friendships in later life may be a possible intervention strategy for older adults at risk of depression
Age and Cohort Trends in Formal Volunteering and Informal Helping in Later Life
Formal volunteering holds great importance for the recipients of volunteer services, individuals who volunteer, and the wider society. However, how much recent birth cohorts volunteer in middle and late adulthood compared with earlier birth cohorts is not well understood. Even less well-known are the age and cohort trends in informal helping provided to friends and neighbors in later adulthood. Using longitudinal data from the Health and Retireme…
Hukou Status and Cognitive Function Among Older Chinese Adults
The findings suggested that agricultural hukou status reflects the effects of accumulated disadvantage across the life course with negative consequences for late-life cognition. The cognitive health disparities between agricultural and non-agricultural residents may be reduced in the context of a higher level of friend support, supporting a stress buffering hypothesis
Social Contact, Social Participation, and Emotional Well-Being Among Older Adults During the Covid-19 Pandemic
This study examined whether social contact, social participation, and social support during the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with depression and anxiety. Data were taken from the 2020 COVID-19 Supplement of the National Health and Aging Trends Study ( N = 2,778). Depression and anxiety were regressed on social contact frequency, social participation, and social support. Path analyses were also performed. The results showed that in-person con…
Functional Limitations and Friendship in Late Adulthood
This study examined whether the onset of functional limitations shapes older Chinese’ friendship characteristics and whether gender, education, and place of residence moderate the association. The study used two waves of China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey (2016 as T1 and 2018 as T2) and included 6,954 older Chinese who were free of functional limitations at T1. Friendship was assessed as contact frequency with friends, instrumental support fr…
Childhood and Adulthood Social Relationships and Trajectories of Cognitive Function Among Older Chinese Adults
ObjectivesThis study investigates whether early-life and mid-life social relationships with family and friends shape the heterogeneity of later-life cognitive trajectories and whether household registration status moderates the associations.MethodsThe study uses data from 2011-2018 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study ( N = 12,564). Cognitive function is assessed with a Chinese version of Telephone Interview for Cognition Status . Child…
Cognitive function and friendship network characteristics among older couples
Objectives This study explores the dyadic relationship between cognitive function and friendship characteristics among older married couples framed within the “linked lives” dimension of the life course perspective. The study also explores whether the dyadic consequences of cognitive function for friendship networks vary by gender. Methods The study uses the data from the 2014/2016 Health and Retirement Study (N = 2,944 dyads). Cognitive function…
Intergenerational Solidarity and Mental Health in Chinese American Families
Objectives Existing family and caregiving studies have primarily focused on the mental health of either older adults or adult children. Less is known about the effect of intergenerational relations on the mental health of both generations. This study examined the association between intergenerational solidarity and mental health among older Chinese Americans and their adult children using a dyadic analysis, considering the gendered nature of thes…
Health disparities and outcomes (10 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (6 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (5 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Cognition (4 works) · Gerontology (4 works)