Rodlescia Sneed
Biographic Data
| ID | 4467796 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rodlescia Sneed |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rodlescia |
| FAMILY NAME | Sneed |
| SIGNATURE | SNEED R |
| AFFILIATIONS | (Psychological Sciences Section) |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7732-6197 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 57 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 50 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 44 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Exploring Social Determinants of Cognitive Functioning: History of Criminal Legal System Involvement and Processing Speed Among Older Black Americans
Cognitive impairment disproportionately impacts Black Americans in later life. Black Americans are also disproportionately in contact with the criminal legal system (CLS; e.g., arrest, incarceration). Emerging research indicates that CLS involvement has negative implications for health over the lifespan, including later-life cognitive functioning. This study characterized CLS experiences and related social determinants of health among a nationall…
The interdependence of health and grandparenting intensity: A dyadic perspective from grandparent couples in the Health and Retirement Study
These findings highlight the gendered, interdependent nature of grandparenting. Grandmothers' health plays a pivotal role in predicting both partners' caregiving involvement. Associations between grandmothers' health and caregiving involvement for both partners may reflect time-invariant, unobserved differences between couples rather than causal effects. Couple-based, health-focused approaches may better promote caregiver well-being and support s…
Use of Rapid Qualitative Analysis to Support Collaborative Synergy Within a Community Coalition for Health Equity in Detroit
Introduction: A community coalition is an effective strategy for addressing complex health challenges. A citywide coalition of community and academic experts was formed to address Detroit's persistent health disparities. To foster collaborative synergy, we explored hyperlocal perspectives on health equity by applying rapid qualitative analysis (RQA) as a time-efficient and rigorous approach. Methods: Twenty coalition members completed a key infor…
Lonely Older Adults in the Era of Social Media: A Meta-Analytic Review
OBJECTIVES: In an increasingly digital modern society, the loneliness of older adults is a pressing public health concern, and social media is considered a potential solution. Despite past reviews that have attempted to synthesize the association between social media usage (SMU) and loneliness in older adults, the precise connection between the 2 remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to quantify the direct relationship between SMU and lo…
Cohort Differences in Perceived Discrimination Trajectories among Aging Black Americans
Objectives This study examines how later-life perceptions of everyday discrimination vary as a function of cohort-level differences in exposure to 3 distinct racialized social systems (RSSs) across historical time (i.e., whether individuals experienced childhood and early adolescence during the Pre-Brown v Board Era, Protest Era, or Colorblind Era). Methods We used the Health and Retirement Study to estimate age-specific trajectories in 5-item Ev…
Expanding our scope: Embracing Mixed Methods Research in the Psychological Science of Aging
The Costs of Coping: Long-Term Mortality Risk in Aging Men
Total coping effort may be an important indicator for longevity among aging men, above and beyond problem stressfulness and specific coping strategies, which have been the foci in prior research
Social Activities and Risk of Dementia in Community-Dwelling Older People: Gender-Specific Findings From a Prospective Cohort Study
This study provides evidence of social activities influencing dementia risk. Further investigations are required to uncover the mechanisms driving these observed relationships
Felt Age and Its Psychological Correlates in Dementia Spousal Caregiving Dyads: Findings From the Ideal Programme
Felt age in caregivers and people with dementia may be interwoven, and important psychological variables in people with dementia are related to caregivers' felt age. Findings offer empirical evidence on dementia caregiving dynamics and how family relationships are related to views on aging
The Longitudinal Dyadic Associations Between Social Participation and Cognitive Function in Older Chinese Couples
Our findings indicate an asymmetrical pattern of actor-partner interdependence, where husbands' social participation may affect their wives' cognitive function on average, but wives' social participation does not affect their husbands' cognitive function. Clinical practitioners should invite both partners, especially husbands, to participate in social participation interventions to facilitate crossover benefits for wives. Moreover, policymakers s…
Younger and Older Adults’ Health Lies to Close Others
These results suggest that health-related honesty may increase in later life and that younger and older adults differ in why they tell health lies. Implications for psychological theory on lying about one's health and health interventions are discussed
Loneliness and Expanding Social Ties in Later Life: Motivation, Perceived Success, and Implications for Emotional Health
Greater attention to the role of loneliness in older adults' motivations for making new ties or rekindling dormant ties will broaden our understanding of social network changes in later life
A Greater Variety of Social Activities Is Associated With Lower Mortality Risk
Findings suggest that a greater variety of social activities is linked to mortality risk even after adjusting for social activity frequency, nonsocial activities, and health status across adulthood
Longitudinal Associations of Family Relationship Quality With Chronic Pain Incidence and Persistence Among Aging African Americans
Chronic pain outcomes are worse for African Americans for a number of reasons, but parent-child strain may contribute to the risk of new pain developing over time for older adults. Conversely, family support may offer a protective benefit for pain incidence and persistence among aging African Americans. Findings implicate family relationships as a potential target of pain management interventions
Daily Electronic Media Use and Sleep in Late Life
These findings provide evidence that older adults sleep worse after days when they engage in more electronic media use. The association with TV viewing with sleep disturbances on any given day is somewhat mitigated by engaging in regular sleep patterns. Researchers discuss the importance of assessing electronic media use and sleep in daily life as the role of sleep regularity may be a modifiable protective factor
Associations Between Attachment and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults Living With Early-Stage Cognitive Impairment and Their Adult Children
Psychosocial interventions that incorporate attachment theory as a framework may benefit parent-child dyads coping with dementia
Association of Childhood Friendship Experience and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults: A Causal Mediation Approach
Friendship experiences during childhood were related to the risk of depressive symptoms in older Chinese adults; more importantly, social disconnectedness and cognitive function partially mediated this association. Thus, improving social engagement and cognitive function in older adults could alleviate the accumulated disadvantages due to childhood friendship deficits and help to improve their psychological well-being
Double-Edged Sword: A Positive Brain Scan Result Heightens Confidence in an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis But Also Leads to Higher Stigma Among Older Adults in a Vignette-Based Experiment
A positive biomarker result heightens AD diagnosis confidence but also correlates with more AD stigma. Our findings inform strategies to promote early diagnosis and clinical discussions with individuals undergoing AD biomarker testing
Longitudinal Trajectories of Stress and Positive Aspects of Dementia Caregiving: Findings From the Ideal Programme
The findings highlight the importance of identifying caregivers at risk of increased stress and declining PAC and offering them targeted support
A Longitudinal Investigation of the Association Between Stroke and Loneliness
This research adds to a growing body of evidence demonstrating elevated loneliness among stroke survivors and highlights the need for interventions to increase social connectedness after stroke
Loneliness Trajectories Predict Risks of Cardiovascular Diseases in Chinese Middle-Aged and Older Adults
The present study identified groups of people vulnerable to CVD from the perspective of social connections in terms of loneliness trajectories. Middle-aged and older adults showing increasing loneliness may need social and emotional support to protect their cardiovascular health
Conscientiousness and Pain Interference in Older Age
Higher pain and older age are associated with more pain interference, and Conscientiousness provided the most protection for these same individuals-those with higher pain and older age. Conscientiousness facilitated reduced interference, which may feed forward into higher Conscientiousness, potentially shaping a cycle between personality and health that extends through older adulthood
Purpose in Life and Its Association to Parkinsonism
Higher purpose was associated with lower hazards of incident parkinsonism and lower levels of parkinsonian signs at baseline. Associations were seen even after adjustment for a wide range of covariates. Findings suggest higher purpose may contribute to maintenance of healthy physical function among older adults
Psychology Meets Biology in Covid-19: What We Know and Why It Matters for Public Health
Psychosocial factors are related to immune, viral, and vaccination outcomes. Yet, this knowledge has been poorly represented in public health initiatives during the COVID-19 pandemic. This review provides an overview of biopsychosocial links relevant to COVID-19 outcomes by describing seminal evidence about these associations known prepandemic as well as contemporary research conducted during the pandemic. This focuses on the negative impact of t…
Examining Community Engagement Research Strategies Used in Flint, Michigan: The Church Challenge
Flexibility and adaptability are crucial for engaging with a traumatized community. Community-based participatory research work in traumatized communities must acknowledge and respond to community trauma to be successful
Grandparent Caregiving, Race, and Cognitive Functioning in a Population-Based Sample of Older Adults
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between noncustodial grandparent caregiving and cognition using the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a population-based study of older adults. Method: Participants were White and African American grandparents aged ≥65 years. Only noncustodial grandparents who reported not living with their grandchildren over the three waves were included in our analyses. Grandparent caregiving sta…
Chronic Loneliness, Gender, and Trajectories of Change in Hand Grip Strength in Older Adults
Chronic loneliness impairs the physical health of older adults in the long run. These physical health consequences of chronic loneliness were more pronounced among older men than older women. The study's findings inform the development of interventions that mitigate the adverse health consequences of chronic loneliness
Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Depressive Symptoms: A Twelve-Year Population Study of Temporal Dynamics
Social isolation and loneliness are linked to depressive symptoms differently. Though depressive symptoms might be a potential antecedent of social isolation, they might be both a potential antecedent and an outcome of loneliness
Behavioral Health Concerns During the Flint Water Crisis, 2016–2018
Examining the Bidirectional Nature of Loneliness and Anxiety Among Older Adults in Daily Life
Findings shed light on the complex temporal ordering of loneliness and anxiety in daily life and extend contemporary theoretical notions of loneliness, including the possibility of interventions that target key moments in daily life
Impact of Caregiving on Cognitive Functioning: Evidence From the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study
Results indicate that caregiving can benefit cognitive function. This study proposes considering caregiving intensity and caregiving types when exploring caregiving and cognition. Based on these findings, policy-makers may overcome the challenges involved in establishing and developing a supportive informal care system in China
Longitudinal Associations of Family Relationship Quality With Chronic Pain Incidence and Persistence Among Aging African Americans
Chronic pain outcomes are worse for African Americans for a number of reasons, but parent-child strain may contribute to the risk of new pain developing over time for older adults. Conversely, family support may offer a protective benefit for pain incidence and persistence among aging African Americans. Findings implicate family relationships as a potential target of pain management interventions
The Risks of Experiencing Severe Loneliness Across Middle and Late Adulthood
Interventions against loneliness may prioritize older age groups because losses in capacities, shifts in motivations, and a degraded opportunity structure render it increasingly less likely that older adults leave a state of loneliness on their own accord
Rumination and Sleep Quality Among Older Adults: Examining the Role of Social Support
Perceived spousal support may act as a psychosocial resource that mitigates negative effects of trait rumination on older adults' sleep quality. Interventions aimed at mitigating maladaptive outcomes of rumination on sleep quality for older adults should consider spousal support as a key target
Expanding our scope: Embracing Mixed Methods Research in the Psychological Science of Aging
The Costs of Coping: Long-Term Mortality Risk in Aging Men
Total coping effort may be an important indicator for longevity among aging men, above and beyond problem stressfulness and specific coping strategies, which have been the foci in prior research
Social Activities and Risk of Dementia in Community-Dwelling Older People: Gender-Specific Findings From a Prospective Cohort Study
This study provides evidence of social activities influencing dementia risk. Further investigations are required to uncover the mechanisms driving these observed relationships
A Longitudinal Investigation of the Association Between Stroke and Loneliness
This research adds to a growing body of evidence demonstrating elevated loneliness among stroke survivors and highlights the need for interventions to increase social connectedness after stroke
Loneliness Trajectories Predict Risks of Cardiovascular Diseases in Chinese Middle-Aged and Older Adults
The present study identified groups of people vulnerable to CVD from the perspective of social connections in terms of loneliness trajectories. Middle-aged and older adults showing increasing loneliness may need social and emotional support to protect their cardiovascular health
Examining Community Engagement Research Strategies Used in Flint, Michigan: The Church Challenge
Flexibility and adaptability are crucial for engaging with a traumatized community. Community-based participatory research work in traumatized communities must acknowledge and respond to community trauma to be successful
The Impact of Caregiving History on Later-Life Self-Perceptions of Aging
The study provides insight into potential life-course precursors of SPA and highlights the importance of conceptualizing caregiving history as a complex life experience that might affect an individual's SPA later in life
Loneliness, Purpose in Life, and Protective Behaviors: Examining Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Relationships in Older Adults Before and During Covid-19
Objectives Existing literature on the effects of psychological resources on health-protective behaviors in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and other contexts has focused heavily on cross-sectional relationships. Informed by self-determination theory, the current study aims to overcome this limitation by investigating the cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships among loneliness, purpose in life, and protective behaviors before and durin…
Different Interpretations of “Honor Your Parents”: Implications for Obligation of Parental Caregiving
Understanding how different conceptions of "honor your parents" translate to expectations for and modes of parental caregiving can illuminate how caregiving needs can be met for the aging populations of the United States, Ghana, and Nigeria
Perceived Discrimination in Health Care for LGBTQIA+ People Living With Parkinson’s Disease
Women and LGBTQIA+ PwP may be at a higher risk for discrimination in medical settings. Facing disparities while receiving health care based on gender or sexual orientation can affect the health care utilization of PwP. Health care providers should consider their behaviors and interactions with PwP to ensure inclusive and welcoming health care environments
Adults Older Than Age 55 Engage in Less Diverse Activities Than Those 18 Years Ago
Findings show changes in the lifestyles and daily activities of U.S. adults across 2 decades. Contrasting to the common belief that today's adults may be healthier and more active, they seem engaging in less diverse daily activities, which can be a risk for future health outcomes
Adverse Childhood Experiences, Inflammation, and Depressive Symptoms in Late Life: A Population-Based Study
A dose-response association exists between ACEs and the prevalence of depressive symptoms among older Chinese adults. CRP partially mediated the ACE-depressive symptom association in late life. Emphasizing interventions targeting individuals with ACE exposure may minimize the burden of late-life depression in China
What Factors Are Associated With Psychological Vulnerability and Resiliency Among Older Adults During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Can Digital Communication Protect Against Depression for Older Adults With Hearing and Vision Impairment During Covid-19
Among communication modalities, video calling had a protective effect against depressive feelings for people with sensory impairment during social isolation. Improving access to and usability of video communication for older adults with sensory impairment could be a strategy to improve their mental health
Actor and Partner Effect of Loneliness on Episodic Memory and Verbal Fluency: A Dyadic Multilevel Analysis of Romantic Couples Across 28 Countries
Both the experience of loneliness and loneliness of a partner have a negative association with cognitive health
Parenthood and Host Resistance to the Common Cold
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether parenthood predicts host resistance to the common cold among healthy volunteers experimentally exposed to a common cold virus. METHODS: Participants were 795 healthy volunteers (age range = 18-55 years) enrolled in one of three viral-challenge studies conducted from 1993 to 2004. After reporting parenthood status, participants were quarantined, administered nasal drops containing one of four common cold viruses, an…
Education, race/ethnicity, and multimorbidity among adults aged 30–64 in the National Health Interview Survey
Epidemiologic and demographic research on the burden of multimorbidity among non-elderly adults is limited, but warrants renewed attention given the potential for long-term loss of quality of life, productivity, and well-being for non-elderly adults. Reducing multimorbidity through health promotion efforts across the socioeconomic spectrum and earlier in the life course will be a requirement to age successfully and support overall well-being in t…
Grandparent Caregiving, Race, and Cognitive Functioning in a Population-Based Sample of Older Adults
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between noncustodial grandparent caregiving and cognition using the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a population-based study of older adults. Method: Participants were White and African American grandparents aged ≥65 years. Only noncustodial grandparents who reported not living with their grandchildren over the three waves were included in our analyses. Grandparent caregiving sta…
Daily Links Between Sleep and Anger Among Spouses of Chronic Pain Patients
Findings highlight the potential value of intervention efforts aimed at promoting spouses' sleep quality in an effort to offset negative emotional consequences that may undermine spouses' and patients' adjustment in the context of chronic pain
Social and psychological consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic in African-American communities: Lessons from Michigan
The mental health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are particularly relevant in African-American communities because African-Americans have been disproportionately impacted by the disease, yet they are traditionally less engaged in mental health treatment compared with other racial groups. Using the state of Michigan as an example, we describe the social and psychological consequences of the pandemic on African-American communities in the Un…
Rumination and Sleep Quality Among Older Adults: Examining the Role of Social Support
Perceived spousal support may act as a psychosocial resource that mitigates negative effects of trait rumination on older adults' sleep quality. Interventions aimed at mitigating maladaptive outcomes of rumination on sleep quality for older adults should consider spousal support as a key target
Behavioral Health Concerns During the Flint Water Crisis, 2016–2018
Developing and maintaining intergenerational relationships in an economically vulnerable community: Findings from the Flint women’s study
Few studies describe how community disadvantage impacts intergenerational relationships. Using interviews with women and service providers (n = 100), we explored benefits and challenges of intergenerational relationships in Flint, Michigan, an economically vulnerable community. Women valued relationships that increased social connections and generativity; however, few community resources promoted such relationships. Intergenerational relationship…
Adverse Childhood Experiences, Inflammation, and Depressive Symptoms in Late Life: A Population-Based Study
A dose-response association exists between ACEs and the prevalence of depressive symptoms among older Chinese adults. CRP partially mediated the ACE-depressive symptom association in late life. Emphasizing interventions targeting individuals with ACE exposure may minimize the burden of late-life depression in China
What Factors Are Associated With Psychological Vulnerability and Resiliency Among Older Adults During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Chronic Loneliness, Gender, and Trajectories of Change in Hand Grip Strength in Older Adults
Chronic loneliness impairs the physical health of older adults in the long run. These physical health consequences of chronic loneliness were more pronounced among older men than older women. The study's findings inform the development of interventions that mitigate the adverse health consequences of chronic loneliness
Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Depressive Symptoms: A Twelve-Year Population Study of Temporal Dynamics
Social isolation and loneliness are linked to depressive symptoms differently. Though depressive symptoms might be a potential antecedent of social isolation, they might be both a potential antecedent and an outcome of loneliness
Can Digital Communication Protect Against Depression for Older Adults With Hearing and Vision Impairment During Covid-19
Among communication modalities, video calling had a protective effect against depressive feelings for people with sensory impairment during social isolation. Improving access to and usability of video communication for older adults with sensory impairment could be a strategy to improve their mental health
Longitudinal Associations Between Loneliness and Self-Rated Health Among Black and White Older Adults
Findings indicate that worse SRH at later midlife may increase risk for loneliness in later life, particularly for Whites. As a valid indicator of health, SRH can be used in the body of research on health correlates of loneliness as adults age. Use of the current sample of Black and White adults provides nuanced understanding in the ways in which racially diverse adults experience loneliness and should be useful in refining and developing cultura…
Physical Activity and Daily Stress Processes in Older Adulthood
Physical activity may bolster older adults' capabilities to manage affective responses to interpersonal stressors in a more successful way. These findings underscore the importance of assessing physical activity and stressful events in daily life and have implications for both physical and psychological well-being
Actor and Partner Effect of Loneliness on Episodic Memory and Verbal Fluency: A Dyadic Multilevel Analysis of Romantic Couples Across 28 Countries
Both the experience of loneliness and loneliness of a partner have a negative association with cognitive health
Social Support for Informal Caregivers of Spouses and Parents(-in-Law) Aged 60 Years and Older During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Findings From a Representative German Online Survey
Informal caregivers seemed to have a supportive informal network during the pandemic. However, spousal caregivers only had similar levels of support as adult child caregivers if they strongly perceived restrictions of the pandemic, and had the lowest support level of all 3 groups-in particular from friends. Thus, spousal caregivers may benefit most from support actions, and these should focus on their wider social network
The Story of Us: Older and Younger Couples’ Language Use and Emotional Responses to Jointly Told Relationship Narratives
This study extends our understanding of how marital interactions differ by age in the understudied context of relationship history discussions, which may grow increasingly important for couples' well-being with older age. Findings broadly align with social-emotional aging theories and uncover novel linguistic features relevant to the age-related emotional benefits of joint reminiscing
Psychology Meets Biology in Covid-19: What We Know and Why It Matters for Public Health
Psychosocial factors are related to immune, viral, and vaccination outcomes. Yet, this knowledge has been poorly represented in public health initiatives during the COVID-19 pandemic. This review provides an overview of biopsychosocial links relevant to COVID-19 outcomes by describing seminal evidence about these associations known prepandemic as well as contemporary research conducted during the pandemic. This focuses on the negative impact of t…
Examining Community Engagement Research Strategies Used in Flint, Michigan: The Church Challenge
Flexibility and adaptability are crucial for engaging with a traumatized community. Community-based participatory research work in traumatized communities must acknowledge and respond to community trauma to be successful
Detecting Narcissism From Older Adults’ Daily Language Use: A Machine Learning Approach
Narcissism may be demonstrated in everyday life via word use in conversation. More narcissistic individuals may have poorer quality social connections because their communication conveys an emphasis on self and achievement rather than affiliation or topics of interest to the other party
Examining the Bidirectional Nature of Loneliness and Anxiety Among Older Adults in Daily Life
Findings shed light on the complex temporal ordering of loneliness and anxiety in daily life and extend contemporary theoretical notions of loneliness, including the possibility of interventions that target key moments in daily life
Effects of Childcare, Work, and Caregiving Intensity on Male and Female Family Caregivers
Our findings identify caregivers at high risk of adverse outcomes but also point to the need for more fine-grained analyses of how families negotiate the allocation of childcare, work, and caregiving responsibilities over time
The Relationship of Neighborhood Disadvantage, Biological Aging, and Psychosocial Risk and Resilience Factors in Heart Failure Incidence Among Black Persons: A Moderated Mediation Analysis
Findings support the necessity for multilevel interventions simultaneously addressing neighborhood and individual psychosocial risk in the reduction of HF among Black persons
The Longitudinal Association Between Frailty, Cognition, and Quality of Life in Older Europeans
Our findings supported that early prevention of frailty and its risk factors may have more influential protective effects on later physical and mental health, as well as the need for ongoing screening for mental health in aging population. Also, the maintenance of good cognitive performance may help interrupt this possible vicious cycle linking frailty and QoL decline
Psychology (51 works) · Medicine (39 works) · Gerontology (27 works) · Developmental psychology (26 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (25 works) · Clinical Psychology (21 works) · Psychiatry (20 works) · Social Psychology (19 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (14 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (13 works)