Key Health Behaviors across the Life Course

Author(s):  
Abby K. Johnson ◽  
Megan Bears Augustyn

2012 ◽  
Vol 102 (2) ◽  
pp. 292-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrike Boehmer ◽  
Xiaopeng Miao ◽  
Crystal Linkletter ◽  
Melissa A. Clark


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S393-S393
Author(s):  
Jacquelyn Minahan ◽  
Tamara A Baker

Abstract Social determinants of health (SDoH) are conditions in which individuals live, learn, work, and play. Specifically, they are influenced by the distribution of resources, money, and power, and have significant implications on health behaviors and outcomes across the life span. Existent data show the influence these indictors may have in the onset and progression of chronic illnesses. However, much of these data focus on the effect of race and health, as social determinants, but fail to adequately address the myriad other factors (e.g., health care, social and community context) that influence the social patterning across the life course. This symposium presents findings from several studies highlighting the nuanced role of SDoH across diverse populations of older adults. Scholars will present findings on the influence that identified determinants, such as social networks, lifestyle behaviors, and gender, have in defining health outcomes across the life course. Minahan presents the relationship between chronic illnesses and depression and compares depressive symptomatology according to disease cluster in a nationally-representative sample of older adults. Atakere discusses determinants of well-being among African American males with chronic illnesses and the challenges associated with this marginalized population. Booker examines spirituality as a mechanism for pain management among older African Americans and presents this as a crucial determinant of health. This symposium will expand on the existing body of literature by emphasizing social and cultural determinants, aside from race, that influence health behaviors and outcomes across the life span.



2005 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brent W. Roberts ◽  
Kate E. Walton ◽  
Tim Bogg

This article provides an overview of the role conscientiousness plays in the health process over the life course. The authors describe their research on the underlying structure of conscientiousness and how conscientiousness predicts social environmental factors and health behaviors that have a known relationship to health and longevity. The authors then show that conscientiousness continues to develop in young adulthood, midlife, and even potentially in old age. Finally, they show that the life paths and health behaviors that are associated with health are also associated with changes in conscientiousness across the life course.



Author(s):  
Tania Zittoun ◽  
Jaan Valsiner ◽  
Dankert Vedeler ◽  
Joao Salgado ◽  
Miguel M. Goncalves ◽  
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1993 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 549-551
Author(s):  
Sylvia Chant
Keyword(s):  


1987 ◽  
Vol 32 (10) ◽  
pp. 903-904
Author(s):  
John H. Harvey
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  


1990 ◽  
Vol 35 (9) ◽  
pp. 843-844
Author(s):  
Johannes J. Huinink


1991 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-148
Author(s):  
Marion Perlmutter


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