CAPS Research Brief Series

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Welcome to the CAPS Research Brief Series, an ongoing selection of research briefs of special interest to policymakers based on publications by affiliates of The Center on Aging and Population Sciences. CAPS research briefs are published in partnership with UT Austin’s Population Research Center. The series is organized and edited by Kristine Hopkins; contact her at khopkins@prc.utexas.edu with research brief ideas, questions or comments.

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The impact of dementia on living arrangements among older Mexican and Mexican American adults
(University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center, 2024) Angel, Jacqueline L.; López-Ortega, Mariana; Chiu, Chi-Tsun; Rote, Sunshine M.; Cantu, Phillip; Antequera, Felipe; Chen, Ching-An
Greater neighborhood cohesion in childhood and in older adults’ current neighborhoods each predict higher cognitive function
(University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center, 2024) Choi, Jean; Han, Sae Hwang; Ng, Yee To; Muñoz, Elizabeth
Older adults who started exercising after a fall were less likely to experience another fall in the following two years
(University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center, 2023) Choi, Namkee G.; Marti, C. Nathan; Choi, Bryan Y.
Volunteering improves older parents' mental health after the death of a child
(University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center, 2023) Cha, Hyungmin; Thomas, Patricia A.
Children growing up in socioeconomically disadvantaged families and from marginalized racial/ethnic groups tend to have epigenetic profiles associated with a faster pace of biological aging
(University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center, 2023) Raffington, Laurel; Tanksley, Peter T.; Sabhlok, Aditi; Vinnik, Liza; Mallard, Travis; King, Lucy S.; Goosby, Bridget; Harden, Kathryn P.; Tucker-Drob, Elliot M.
Social isolation increases from adolescence through later life but varies by gender, age, and partnership status
(University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center, 2022) Umberson, Debra; Lin, Zhiyong; Cha, Hyungmin
Substantial evidence has found that people who are socially isolated experience worse mental and physical health and are more likely to die compared to their less isolated peers. And while the negative health impacts of social isolation affect both men and women, social isolation unfolds over the life course and perhaps in different ways for men and women. In this research brief, CAPS director and PRC faculty scholar Debra Umberson, along with PRC faculty affiliate Zhiyong Lin, and CAPS/PRC graduate student trainee Hyungmin Cha, report on a recent study that explores the gendered patterns of social isolation from adolescence to old age. Using Add Health and Health and Retirement Study data, they find that social isolation increases from adolescence through later life and that men are more socially isolated than women across all age and partnership categories with one exception: after age 62, married women are more socially isolated than married men.
The Unequal Burden of Child Death Adds to Disadvantage in Psychological Distress for Black and Hispanic Parents
(University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center, 2022) Umberson, Debra; Donnelly, Rachel

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