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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jason M. Nagata, Eric Vittinghoff, Kelley Pettee Gabriel, Andrea K. Garber, Andrew E. Moran, Stephen Sidney, Jamal S. Rana, Jared P. Reis, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo
Summary: The study found that Black women had the lowest levels of physical activity from young adulthood to middle age, with lower physical activity scores at age 18 associated with higher odds of hypertension incidence. Meeting approximately twice the current minimum physical activity guideline level was found to be protective against hypertension incidence.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2021)
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Psychiatry
Valentin Max Vetter, Johanna Drewelies, Yasmine Sommerer, Christian Humberto Kalies, Vera Regitz-Zagrosek, Lars Bertram, Denis Gerstorf, Ilja Demuth
Summary: The adverse effects of psychological stress on physical and mental health in older age are well documented. However, the relationship between perceived stress and DNA methylation age acceleration (DNAmAA) is not well understood. This study found no statistically significant association between perceived stress and any of the five epigenetic clocks in older people.
TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Anne den T. Uil, Mirka Janssen, Vincent Busch, Ilse Kat, Ron H. J. Scholte
Summary: The goal of this cross-sectional study was to further explore the relationships between motor competence, physical activity, perceived motor competence, physical fitness and weight status in different age categories of Dutch primary school children. The study showed that all five factors included in the analyses are related to each other and that a tipping point exists at which relations emerge or strengthen. The results suggest that targeting motor competence at a young age might be a feasible way to ensure continued participation in physical activities throughout childhood and adolescence.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mikyung Lee, Hyeonkyeong Lee, Kijun Song, Young-Me Lee
Summary: This study found that the total physical activity of participants decreased over time, and early older adults who remained inactive were more likely to have lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Therefore, health education and promotion should be prioritized for middle-aged adults to increase their physical activity and improve HRQoL, maximizing the benefits of physical activity in old age.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Lu Chen, Yiqian Zhang, Canqing Yu, Yu Guo, Dianjianyi Sun, Yuanjie Pang, Pei Pei, Ling Yang, Iona Y. Millwood, Robin G. Walters, Yiping Chen, Huaidong Du, Yongmei Liu, Sushila Burgess, Rebecca Stevens, Junshi Chen, Zhengming Chen, Liming Li, Jun Lv
Summary: This study aimed to assess the associations between biological age acceleration based on Klemera and Doubal's method and long-term risk of all-cause mortality. The results showed that participants who developed major coronary events or intracerebral hemorrhage/subarachnoid hemorrhage during follow-up exhibited accelerated aging at baseline compared to other groups. KDM-AA was positively associated with long-term risk of all-cause mortality and improved mortality prediction compared to models based solely on sociodemographic and lifestyle factors.
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Pediatrics
Jeremy Vanhelst, Laurent Beghin, Elodie Drumez, Julien Labreuche, Angela Polito, Thais De Ruyter, Laura Censi, Marika Ferrari, Maria Luisa Miguel-Berges, Nathalie Michels, Stefaan De Henauw, Luis A. Moreno, Frederic Gottrand
Summary: This study investigated the differences in physical activity (PA) from adolescence to young adulthood. The results showed an increase in sedentary activity, light PA, and moderate PA, while vigorous PA decreased during this transition period. These changes may pose a risk of developing adverse health consequences in the future.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2023)
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Clinical Neurology
Daniel da Silva Canhin, William R. Tebar, Catarina C. Scarabottolo, Gabriela C. R. Silva, Rafael Z. Pinto, Luis Alberto Gobbo, Crystian B. S. Oliveira, Diego G. D. Christofaro
Summary: This study found that overweight adults who participated in physical activity during adolescence and adults who continued to engage in physical activity from adolescence to adulthood were less likely to have poor sleep quality.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Leonie Glasson, Jenna Panter, David Ogilvie, Richard Patterson
Summary: Retirement is an important transition in later life, and its association with physical activity is inconclusive. This study used data from the English Longitudinal Study on Aging to examine the association between retirement and physical activity, and found that retirement was associated with an increase in physical activity. However, the effects varied by occupational activity level, with sedentary or standing occupation retirees experiencing an increase in physical activity, while retirees from occupations involving heavy manual labor showing a decrease.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2023)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Fan Yang, Yao Jiang
Summary: This study explored the impact of adolescent self-control on individual physical and mental health in adulthood using the dataset of China Labor-Force Dynamics Surveys. The results suggest that adolescent self-control significantly affected individual physical and mental health, partially through education and income. Therefore, focusing on cultivating self-control in adolescence may be an effective way to improve individual physical and mental health in adulthood.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Razak M. Gyasi, Padmore Adusei Amoah, Seth Agyemang, Lawrencia Pokua Siaw, Foster Frempong, Ritu Rani, David R. Phillips
Summary: On average, women live longer but have higher rates of functional impairment and lower physical and economic activities than men. This study found that retirement has an impact on functional impairment, with differences observed based on gender and physical activity. The effect of retirement on functional impairment is more significant for men, but physical activity can buffer this effect. Therefore, promoting physical activity during old age is crucial for addressing functional impairment.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Construction & Building Technology
Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Gavin R. McCormack, Tomoki Nakaya, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Chien-Yu Lin, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Akitomo Yasunaga, Koichiro Oka
Summary: This study examined the associations between perceived workplace layout design and workers' active and sedentary behavior in office workers in Japan. The findings showed that local and overall connectivity in open-plan offices were positively associated with work-related physical activity. However, visibility and proximity of co-workers were positively associated with sedentary time. The study provided evidence on the relevance of workplace layout design to workers' active and sedentary behavior.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Review
Neurosciences
Adilson Marques, Priscila Marconcin, Andre O. Werneck, Gerson Ferrari, Elvio R. Gouveia, Matthias Kliegel, Miguel Peralta, Andreas Ihle
Summary: The study found that physical activity has a positive impact on dopamine, observable across various participant characteristics, exercise characteristics, and analysis methods. However, the results regarding the impact of dopamine on physical activity were mixed. Therefore, physical exercise has significant effects on dopamine.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Bruno Trovato, Justyna Godos, Simone Varrasi, Federico Roggio, Sabrina Castellano, Giuseppe Musumeci
Summary: The last decades of global development, characterized by rapid urbanization and changes in lifestyle and dietary habits, have led to an increase in mental disorders, including stress. This study examined the relationship between lifestyle factors such as physical activity, sun exposure, and vitamin D intake, and perceived stress in a Mediterranean-based population. The findings suggest that higher levels of physical activity, sunlight exposure, and dietary vitamin D intake are associated with a lower likelihood of high perceived stress, particularly among physically active individuals.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Iris Yuefan Shao, Shakira F. Suglia, Weihua An, David Mendez, Viola Vaccarino, Alvaro Alonso
Summary: This study utilized the Add Health survey data to identify three distinct subgroups of individuals sharing similar physical activity (PA) and cigarette smoking behavior trajectories respectively from adolescence to adulthood. The predictors of subgroup membership for both PA and cigarette smoking trajectory were found to be sex, race/ethnicity, neighborhood environment, and perceived peer support during adolescence.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Leah S. Richmond-Rakerd, Avshalom Caspi, Antony Ambler, Tracy d'Arbeloff, Marieke de Bruine, Maxwell Elliott, HonaLee Harrington, Sean Hogan, Renate M. Houts, David Ireland, Ross Keenan, Annchen R. Knodt, Tracy R. Melzer, Sena Park, Richie Poulton, Sandhya Ramrakha, Line Jee Hartmann Rasmussen, Elizabeth Sack, Adam T. Schmidt, Maria L. Sison, Jasmin Wertz, Ahmad R. Hariri, Terrie E. Moffitt
Summary: The ability to control one's own emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in early life predicts positive outcomes in later life, including healthy aging and better management of later-life demands. Self-control may be a key factor in healthy aging and a target for intervention in adulthood. Aging outcomes in midlife can be influenced by self-control in both childhood and adulthood, offering opportunities for promoting healthy aging.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Sophie Potter, Denis Gerstorf, Florian Schmiedek, Johanna Drewelies, Julia K. Wolff, Annette Brose
Summary: The study reveals that older adults have lower health sensitivity in positive affect compared to younger adults, and health burden is independently associated with health sensitivity. However, health sensitivity is not related to long-term changes in health burden.
AGING & MENTAL HEALTH
(2022)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Johanna Drewelies, Peter Eibich, Sandra Duezel, Simone Kuehn, Christian Krekel, Jan Goebel, Jens Kolbe, Ilja Demuth, Ulman Lindenberger, Gert G. Wagner, Denis Gerstorf
Summary: The study found that objective neighborhood characteristics, such as unemployment rate, are linked to perceptions of control among older adults, particularly in terms of how much control they believe others have over their lives. Including neighborhood characteristics significantly increased the amount of explained variance in control beliefs compared to a model controlling for demographic characteristics only.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Janina Luescher, Theresa Pauly, Denis Gerstorf, Gertraud Stadler, Maureen C. Ashe, Kenneth M. Madden, Christiane A. Hoppmann
Summary: Companionship plays a crucial role in the emotional well-being and relationship satisfaction of older couples. Stronger companionship is associated with lower negative affect, higher positive affect, and increased closeness. The study also reveals that when the female partner has higher levels of companionship than the male partner, she experiences less negative affect, more positive affect, and greater closeness.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Regina von Rennenberg, Thomas Liman, Christian H. Nolte, Alexander H. Nave, Jan F. Scheitz, Sandra Duezel, Vera Regitz-Zagrosek, Denis Gerstorf, Elisabeth Steinhagen-Thiessen, Ilja Demuth, Matthias Endres
Summary: There is evidence of an association between levels of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) and cognitive decline in older men, as measured by the Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST). This association remained significant even after adjusting for age, sex, education, and cardiovascular risk factors. However, there was no significant association between hs-cTnT and different cognitive domains at baseline.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Karolina Kolodziejczak, Johanna Drewelies, Theresa Pauly, Nilam Ram, Christiane Hoppmann, Denis Gerstorf
Summary: This study examines the association between physical intimacy and affect and cortisol levels in older couples' daily lives. The findings suggest that physical intimacy is linked with less negative affect in older women and increased positive affect in older men. Furthermore, higher levels of physical intimacy are associated with more positive affect and less negative affect in women, and lower daily cortisol output in men.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Miriam Brinberg, Nilam Ram, David E. Conroy, Aaron L. Pincus, Denis Gerstorf
Summary: The article introduces and extends the One-With-Many (OWM) model for analyzing interpersonal processes using intensive repeated measures data, emphasizing its utility in examining interpersonal dynamics in everyday life.
PSYCHOLOGICAL METHODS
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Philippe Jawinski, Sebastian Markett, Johanna Drewelies, Sandra Duezel, Ilja Demuth, Elisabeth Steinhagen-Thiessen, Gert G. Wagner, Denis Gerstorf, Ulman Lindenberger, Christian Gaser, Simone Kuehn
Summary: From a biological perspective, humans differ in the speed they age, and this may manifest in both mental and physical health disparities. Research shows that there are multifaceted links between brain age gap and cognitive, affective, socioeconomic, lifestyle, and physical health variables.
FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Social Issues
Jannes Jacobsen, David Schieferdecker, Denis Gerstorf, Swen Hutter, Jule Specht
Summary: This study examines levels of voluntary engagement over four decades in Germany and finds that social structural factors have a lasting effect on engagement, while cohort effects are almost negligible when considering period effects. The gender gap in engagement has also narrowed over time and cohorts.
Article
Psychology
Annette Brose, Johanna M. Grosse Rueschkamp, Peter Kuppens, Denis Gerstorf, Florian Schmiedek
Summary: This study investigates whether working memory performance is influenced by the valence of stimuli. The findings suggest that there is minimal difference in performance between neutral and affective conditions in individuals without mental health problems. Using a psychometric approach, it was found that it is difficult to differentiate the processing of neutral and affective stimuli at the construct level.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY-LEARNING MEMORY AND COGNITION
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Anna J. Luecke, Cornelia Wrzus, Denis Gerstorf, Ute Kunzmann, Martin Katzorreck, Christiane Hoppmann, Oliver K. Schilling
Summary: The study found that in old age, sleep quality is more relevant for health perceptions than sleep duration. Associations between sleep quality and self-rated health seem to be bidirectional; daily pain was linked to prior but not subsequent sleep quality.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Denis Gerstorf, Nilam Ram, Johanna Drewelies, Sandra Duezel, Peter Eibich, Elisabeth Steinhagen-Thiessen, Stefan Liebig, Jan Goebel, Ilja Demuth, Arno Villringer, Gert G. Wagner, Ulman Lindenberger, Paolo Ghisletta
Summary: Increases in older adults' levels of cognitive performance over time have been documented in history, but there is little information about historical shifts in within-person cognitive decline and onset of decline. A study comparing data from two independent samples recruited in 1990 and 2010 found that although cognitive functioning has shifted to higher levels, there was no evidence of cohort differences in the amount or rate of decline and the onset of decline. This suggests that cognitive decline in old age proceeds similarly to two decades ago.
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Social
Naemi D. Brandt, Johanna Drewelies, Sherry L. Willis, K. Warner Schaie, Nilam Ram, Denis Gerstorf, Jenny Wagner
Summary: This study investigates personality stability and change across midlife and old age using four waves of data. Results show substantial rank-order stabilities across facets, while the exact pattern varies between traits and facets. The mean-level change of facets largely mirrors the mean-level change observed for the broader traits from midlife to old age.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Applied
Yoonseok Choi, Theresa Pauly, Elizabeth Zambrano Garza, Tiana Broen, Denis Gerstorf, Christiane A. Hoppmann
Summary: This study investigated the experience of solitude during the pandemic when living with household members. The study found that individuals living with others and having high-quality relationships, as well as those with more conflict, reported better affect quality during solitude.
APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY-HEALTH AND WELL BEING
(2023)
Correction
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Theresa Pauly, Li Chu, Elizabeth Zambrano, Denis Gerstorf, Christiane A. Hoppmann
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Theresa Pauly, Li Chu, Elizabeth Zambrano, Denis Gerstorf, Christiane A. Hoppmann
Summary: Increased alone time due to physical distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to heightened loneliness, especially among older adults. This study found that greater amounts of alone time were associated with increased loneliness, a relationship that was stronger in older age groups. However, everyday creativity did not moderate the association between alone time and loneliness. Interestingly, individuals reported feeling less lonely and less bothered by alone time on days when they engaged in more creative activities than usual.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
(2022)
