2020
Negative Age Stereotypes Associated with Older Persons' Rejection of COVID‐19 Hospitalization
Levy BR, Provolo N, Chang E, Slade MD. Negative Age Stereotypes Associated with Older Persons' Rejection of COVID‐19 Hospitalization. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 69: 317-318. PMID: 33270903, PMCID: PMC7753589, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhen Culture Influences Genes: Positive Age Beliefs Amplify the Cognitive-Aging Benefit of APOE ε2
Levy BR, Slade MD, Pietrzak RH, Ferrucci L. When Culture Influences Genes: Positive Age Beliefs Amplify the Cognitive-Aging Benefit of APOE ε2. The Journals Of Gerontology Series B 2020, 75: e198-e203. PMID: 32835364, PMCID: PMC7489069, DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbaa126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuccessful Aging in Older US Veterans: Results From the 2019–2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Pietrzak RH, Levy BR, Tsai J, Southwick SM. Successful Aging in Older US Veterans: Results From the 2019–2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2020, 29: 251-256. PMID: 32917477, PMCID: PMC10697787, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2020.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder US veteransUS veteransMental health difficultiesNational HealthPsychosocial factorsVeterans StudyHealth difficultiesSuccessful agingProtective psychosocial factorsOlder veteransCurrent prevalenceTreatment effortsPsychosocial correlatesSuccessful agersVeteransStrongest correlateHealthRepresentative sampleCorrelatesAgingGlobal reach of ageism on older persons’ health: A systematic review
Chang ES, Kannoth S, Levy S, Wang SY, Lee JE, Levy BR. Global reach of ageism on older persons’ health: A systematic review. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0220857. PMID: 31940338, PMCID: PMC6961830, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystematic reviewOlder personsHealth outcomesOlder persons' healthPrevious systematic reviewWorse health outcomesComprehensive systematic reviewAdverse health effectsRace/ethnicityStudy protocolStudy qualityEvidence of ageismGreater prevalenceHealth consequencesLiterature searchSystematic searchHealth effectsHealth domainsStandardized toolsPerson's healthPrevalenceHealthFull reviewOutcomesSignificant findings
2019
Active coping shields against negative aging self-stereotypes contributing to psychiatric conditions
Levy BR, Chung PH, Slade MD, Van Ness PH, Pietrzak RH. Active coping shields against negative aging self-stereotypes contributing to psychiatric conditions. Social Science & Medicine 2019, 228: 25-29. PMID: 30870669, PMCID: PMC7232846, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.02.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIdealization of Youthfulness Predicts Worse Recovery Among Older Individuals
Levy BR, Slade MD, Lampert R. Idealization of Youthfulness Predicts Worse Recovery Among Older Individuals. Psychology And Aging 2019, 34: 202-207. PMID: 30730160, PMCID: PMC7397859, DOI: 10.1037/pag0000330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact of Perceived Racism on Healthcare Access Among Older Minority Adults
Rhee TG, Marottoli RA, Van Ness PH, Levy BR. Impact of Perceived Racism on Healthcare Access Among Older Minority Adults. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2019, 56: 580-585. PMID: 30772147, PMCID: PMC6430677, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdequate health careForgone careDoctor communicationHealth careMultivariable logistic regression analysisCalifornia Health Interview SurveyHealth Interview SurveyLogistic regression analysisOlder minority adultsMinority older adultsStudy cohortSensitive communication skillsHealthcare accessHealth disparitiesOlder individualsRelevant covariatesOlder adultsInterview SurveyCareInsurance coverageMinority adultsRegression analysisMinority individualsWhite counterpartsAdultsAccelerated DNA Methylation Aging in U.S. Military Veterans: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Tamman AJF, Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Levy BR, Pietrzak RH. Accelerated DNA Methylation Aging in U.S. Military Veterans: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2019, 27: 528-532. PMID: 30792041, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2019.01.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational HealthPsychosocial factorsVeterans StudyMale U.S. veteransLifetime trauma burdenAccelerated DNA methylation agingDNA methylation agingU.S. military veteransMethylation agingTrauma burdenU.S. veteransPrevention effortsAdditional correlatesNegative beliefsMilitary veteransSexual traumaVeteransTraumatic stressDNA methylationHealthChild sexual traumaBody massRepresentative sample
2018
Benefit of Gender-Affirming Medical Treatment for Transgender Elders: Later-Life Alignment of Mind and Body
Cai X, Hughto JMW, Reisner SL, Pachankis JE, Levy BR. Benefit of Gender-Affirming Medical Treatment for Transgender Elders: Later-Life Alignment of Mind and Body. LGBT Health 2018, 6: 34-39. PMID: 30562128, PMCID: PMC6909671, DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2017.0262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive Aging Views in the General Population Predict Better Long-Term Cognition for Elders in Eight Countries
Smith EB, Desai MM, Slade M, Levy BR. Positive Aging Views in the General Population Predict Better Long-Term Cognition for Elders in Eight Countries. Journal Of Aging And Health 2018, 31: 1739-1747. PMID: 30041558, PMCID: PMC7232847, DOI: 10.1177/0898264318784183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive performanceCognitive healthCognitive measuresTerm cognitionOlder individualsMultilevel dataAge statusSocietal oneIndividual determinantsRelevant covariatesIndividualsCognitionFirst studyEuropean Social SurveyOlder agePerceptionSocial SurveyHealthPerformanceGeneral populationSignificant effectMeasuresIndividual-level dataRetirementEldersPositive age beliefs protect against dementia even among elders with high-risk gene
Levy BR, Slade MD, Pietrzak RH, Ferrucci L. Positive age beliefs protect against dementia even among elders with high-risk gene. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0191004. PMID: 29414991, PMCID: PMC5802444, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Older Age Associated with Mental Health Resiliency in Sexual Minority US Veterans
Monin JK, Mota N, Levy B, Pachankis J, Pietrzak RH. Older Age Associated with Mental Health Resiliency in Sexual Minority US Veterans. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2016, 25: 81-90. PMID: 27769835, PMCID: PMC5291307, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2016.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health problemsLGB veteransHealth problemsU.S. veteransDifferent mental health challengesMental health needsMental health indicatorsMental health resiliencyUS veteransYoung sexual minoritiesMental health challengesLifetime depressionCurrent depressionAge AssociatedHealth needsGreater riskTrauma exposureHealth challengesSmaller social support networksPotential mechanismsHealth indicatorsVeteransMilitary characteristicsSocial isolationHeterosexual veteransAssociation Between Negative Age Stereotypes and Accelerated Cellular Aging: Evidence from Two Cohorts of Older Adults
Pietrzak RH, Zhu Y, Slade MD, Qi Q, Krystal JH, Southwick SM, Levy BR. Association Between Negative Age Stereotypes and Accelerated Cellular Aging: Evidence from Two Cohorts of Older Adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2016, 64: e228-e230. PMID: 27641354, PMCID: PMC5118148, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14452.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA chapter a day: Association of book reading with longevity
Bavishi A, Slade MD, Levy BR. A chapter a day: Association of book reading with longevity. Social Science & Medicine 2016, 164: 44-48. PMID: 27471129, PMCID: PMC5105607, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.07.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpousal Associations Between Frailty and Depressive Symptoms: Longitudinal Findings from the Cardiovascular Health Study
Monin J, Doyle M, Levy B, Schulz R, Fried T, Kershaw T. Spousal Associations Between Frailty and Depressive Symptoms: Longitudinal Findings from the Cardiovascular Health Study. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2016, 64: 824-830. PMID: 27100578, PMCID: PMC4900179, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular Health StudyGreater depressive symptomsGreater frailtyDepressive symptomsFrailty stateHealth StudyEpidemiologic Studies Depression ScaleSubsequent depressive symptomsCHS criteriaSubsequent frailtySpousal associationsRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseObservational studyDepression ScaleOlder adult spousesFrailtySymptomsDyadic path analysisLongitudinal findingsWave 7Wave 3Older couplesActor-partner interdependence modelSpousesSurvival Advantage Mechanism: Inflammation as a Mediator of Positive Self-Perceptions of Aging on Longevity
Levy BR, Bavishi A. Survival Advantage Mechanism: Inflammation as a Mediator of Positive Self-Perceptions of Aging on Longevity. The Journals Of Gerontology Series B 2016, 73: 409-412. PMID: 27032428, PMCID: PMC5927092, DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbw035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Culture–Brain Link: Negative Age Stereotypes Predict Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers
Levy BR, Ferrucci L, Zonderman AB, Slade MD, Troncoso J, Resnick SM. A Culture–Brain Link: Negative Age Stereotypes Predict Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers. Psychology And Aging 2016, 31: 82-88. PMID: 26641877, PMCID: PMC4853823, DOI: 10.1037/pag0000062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseDementia-free participantsHippocampal volume lossAlzheimer's disease biomarkersBaltimore Longitudinal StudyDisease biomarkersAdverse outcomesBrain autopsiesNeurofibrillary tanglesBrain changesOlder individualsMagnetic resonance imagesRelevant covariatesDiseasePotential interventionsLongitudinal studyResonance imagesNegative age stereotypesAutopsiesPlaquesPathologyBiomarkers
2015
To Love is to Suffer: Older Adults’ Daily Emotional Contagion to Perceived Spousal Suffering
Monin JK, Levy BR, Kane HS. To Love is to Suffer: Older Adults’ Daily Emotional Contagion to Perceived Spousal Suffering. The Journals Of Gerontology Series B 2015, 72: 383-387. PMID: 26420167, PMCID: PMC5926986, DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbv070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional contagionMarital satisfactionOlder adultsGreater marital satisfactionSelf-construal theoryHigher marital satisfactionPerception of levelHusbands' distressPartners' sufferingWives' distressPerson associationsOwn distressPerson effectsDaily perceptionsPsychological healthOlder couplesPhysical sufferingDistressSatisfied wivesDaily interviewsSatisfactionPerceptionContagionAdultsSuffering
2014
Subliminal Strengthening
Levy BR, Pilver C, Chung PH, Slade MD. Subliminal Strengthening. Psychological Science 2014, 25: 2127-2135. PMID: 25326508, PMCID: PMC4372155, DOI: 10.1177/0956797614551970.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive age stereotypesNegative age stereotypesAge stereotypesImplicit interventionLast intervention sessionIntervention impactImplicit processesOlder individualsIntervention groupIntervention sessionsStudy 6Current study findingsIntervention effectsStereotypesDetrimental outcomesMultiple sessionsStudy findingsInterventionSessionsIndividualsPhysical functionImplicitFindingsParticipantsControl groupResiliency Over Time of Elders’ Age Stereotypes After Encountering Stressful Events
Levy BR, Slade MD, Chung PH, Gill TM. Resiliency Over Time of Elders’ Age Stereotypes After Encountering Stressful Events. The Journals Of Gerontology Series B 2014, 70: 886-890. PMID: 24997287, PMCID: PMC4612340, DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbu082.Peer-Reviewed Original Research