CATHERINE E BOWEN

Biographic Data

ID6181766
NAMECATHERINE E BOWEN
GIVEN NAMESCATHERINE E
FAMILY NAMEBOWEN
SIGNATUREBOWEN C E
AFFILIATIONSConstructor University
ORCID0000-0003-3887-2691
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS27
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX4

  • Mediators of educational differences in dementia risk later in life

    Open AccessTeferi Mekonnen, Vegard Skirbekk et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Despite a well-known inverse association between education and dementia risk, the mediating mechanisms are not well understood. We explored how lifestyle and health risk factors across the life-course mediate the relationship between education and dementia among adults aged 70 + years. We included 7,655 participants with dementia diagnoses and education information, using a historical cohort design linking prospective exposure data across the lif…

  • Working from home and well-being during the pandemic and beyond

    Open AccessAnna Elena Kornadt, CATHERINE E BOWEN et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Our analysis offers a differentiated picture on within- and between-person dynamics of WFH and well-being over the course of the pandemic and beyond and can inform the discussion how individuals, organizations, and societies can prepare for a future in which WFH plays a more prominent role

  • Marital Histories and Associations With Later-Life Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment Risk in the Hunt4 70+ Study in Norway

    Open AccessVegard Skirbekk, CATHERINE E BOWEN et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging and Health2022Cited by: 1References: 8

    Objectives: Earlier studies suggest that being married in later life protects against dementia, and that being single in old age increases the risk of dementia. In this study, we examine midlife marital status trajectories and their association with dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) at ages 70 plus using a large population based sample from Norway. Methods: Based on a general population sample linked to population registries ( N = 8706…

  • Old age expectations are related to how long people want to live

    Open AccessCATHERINE E BOWEN, Vegard SkirbekkARTICLEAgeing and Society2017Cited by: 5References: 41

    How long do people want to live? Why do some people want to live a very long time, and others would rather die relatively young? In the current study we examine the extent to which the preference to die young (

  • Community Social Characteristics and Health at Older Ages

    CATHERINE E BOWEN, Marc LuyARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2016References: 8

    Our results offer further evidence that at least some social characteristics of the community have a causal impact on health

  • National Stereotypes of Older People's Competence Are Related to Older Adults' Participation in Paid and Volunteer Work

    CATHERINE E BOWEN, Vegard SkirbekkARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2013Cited by: 5References: 8

    The results suggest that older people's participation in paid and volunteer work is related to perceptions of older people's competence independent of older people's actual competence

  • Relationship Between Age and Promotion Orientation Depends on Perceived Older Worker Stereotypes

    CATHERINE E BOWEN, Ursula M StaudingerARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2012Cited by: 4References: 5

    Results suggest that the negative relationship between age and promotion orientation depends on contextual factors such as POWS

  • The Portrayal of Older People's Social Participation on German Prime-Time TV Advertisements

    Eva‐Marie Kessler, E-M Kessler et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2009Cited by: 12References: 5

    Although rare, when older characters did appear, they were depicted as socially engaged. We compare this portrayal with real-world gerontological evidence and age stereotypes and discuss how the portrayal might affect viewers