PSY 1407 Developmental: Adult & Older Adult

Introduction to course, Demographics, & Clinical issues when working with adults & older adults

• American Psychological Association. (2024). Guidelines for psychological practice with older adults. The American Psychologist, 69(1), 34.
• Carpenter, B. D., Gatz, M., & Smyer, M. A. (2022). Mental health and aging in the 2020s. American Psychologist, 77(4), 538–550. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000873
• Vespa, Jonathan, David M. Armstrong, & Lauren Medina, (2018). “Demographic Turning Points for the United States: Population Projections for 2020 to 2060,” Current Population Reports, P25-1144, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC, 2018.

Physical & cognitive function as we age: Normal & pathological

• Czaja, S. J., Charness, N., Rogers, W.A., Sharit, J., Moxley, J. H., &Boot, W. R. (2024). The Benefits of Technology for Engaging Aging Adults: Findings from the PRISM 2.0 Trial. Innovation in Aging, 8(6). https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igae042
• Jaul, E., & Barron, J. (2017). Age-Related Diseases and Clinical and Public Health implications for the 85 Years Old and Over Population. Frontiers in public health, 5. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00335
• Salthouse, T. A. (2019). Trajectories of normal cognitive aging. Psychology and Aging, 34(1), 17–24. https://doi.org/10.1037/pag0000288
• Stephan, Y., Sutin, A. R., Bosselut, G., & Terracciano, A. (2017). Sensory functioning and personality development among older adults. Psychology and aging, 32(2), 139. doi:10.1037/pag0000159
• Wettstein, M., Park, R., Kornadt,A. E., Wurm, S., Ram, N., &Gerstorf, D. (2024). Postponing old age: Evidence for historical change toward a later perceived onset of old age. Psychology and Aging. https://doi.org/10.1037/pag0000812

Psychosocial issues: Interpersonal relationships, romantic relationships, & family ties

• Gillespie, B. J. (2017). Correlates of sex frequency and sexual satisfaction among partnered older adults. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 43(5), 403-423. doi:10.1080/0092623X.2016.1176608
• Finlay, J. M., Meltzer, G., Cannon, M., & Kobayashi, L. C. (2021). Aging in place during a pandemic: Neighborhood engagement and environments since the COVID-19 pandemic onset. The Gerontologist, 62(4), 504–518. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnab169
• Chopik, W. J. (2017). Associations among relational values, support, health, and well-being across the adult lifespan. Personal relationships, 24(2), 408-422. doi:10.1111/pere.12187

Psychosocial Issues Continued: Loneliness; Diversity issues in adulthood & older adulthood

• Teater, B., & Chonody, J. M. (2020). How do older adults define successful aging? A scoping review. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 91(4), 599–625. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091415019871207
• Lin, T., Horta, M., Heald, K., Heemskerk, A., Darboh, B., Levi, A., Spreng, R. N., Turner, G. R., & Ebner, N. C. (2021). Loneliness progression among older adults during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States and Canada. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 77(4), e23–e29. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbab229
• Nguyen, A. W., Lincoln, K. D., Wang, F., & Qin, W. (2020). Negative interactions with extended family and church members and subjective well-being among older African American women. Journal of Women & Aging, 33(4), 347–361. https://doi.org/10.1080/08952841.2020.1829938

Death & Dying, Meaning & Grief

• Corpora, M. (2021). The privilege of a good death: An intersectional perspective on dying a good death in America. The Gerontologist, 62(5), 773–779. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnab130
• Corr, C. A., Corr, D. M., & Doka, K. J. (2018). Cultural patterns and death. In Ed. Corr, C. A., Corr, D. M., & Doka, K. J. Death & Dying, Life & Living. Cengage learning. **Please request via InterLibrary Loan (ILLiad)
• Breen, L. J., Mancini, V. O., Lee, S. A., Pappalardo, E. A., & Neimeyer, R. A. (2021). Risk factors for dysfunctional grief and functional impairment for all causes of death during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of meaning. Death Studies, 46(1), 43–52. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2021.1974666

Work, Leisure & Retirement: Introduction to Mental Health Issues

• Cao, Q., Dabelko-Schoeny, H. I., White, K., Maleku, A., & Sheldon, M. (2021). I wanna help, but my hands can be a little tied: The challenges and benefits of formal volunteering among low-income diverse older adults. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 64(4), 388–404. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2021.1897723

• HRS Staff. (2017). Working Longer. In Ed. HRS Staff. Aging in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities for Americans. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. Retrieved from http://hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/sitedocs/databook/inc/pdf/HRS-Aging-in-the-21St-Century.pdf
• Chisholm, L., Zhang, N. J., Hyer, K., Pradhan, R., Unruh, L., & Lin, F. C. (2018). Culture change in nursing homes: What is the role of nursing home resources? INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 55, 004695801878704. https://doi.org/10.1177/0046958018787043

Mental health in later life; Attitudes & beliefs related to mental health

• Yarns, B. C., Abrams, J. M., Meeks, T. W., & Sewell, D. D. (2016). The mental health of older LGBT adults. Current psychiatry reports, 18(6), 60.
• el Ibrahimi, S., Xiao, Y., Bergeron, C. D., Beckford, N. Y., Virgen, E. M., & Smith, M. L. (2021). Suicide distribution and trends among male older adults in the U.S., 1999–2018. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 60(6), 802–811. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2020.12.021
• DiClemente, R.J., Capasso, A., Ali, S.H. et al. (2021). Knowledge, beliefs, mental health, substance use, and behaviors related to the COVID-19 pandemic among US adults: a national online survey. Journal of Public Health (Berl.) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-021-01564-4