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Editors' Choice Articles

The editors have selected their choice articles from those published in The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. These represent papers that the editors see as providing an especially significant contribution to the field.

The editors' choice articles will be freely available online to read.

Longitudinal Relationships Between Resources, Motivation, and Functioning
Thomas M. Hess, Lisa Emery, and Shevaun D. Neupert
Volume 67, Issue 3, May 2012

Primary Caregiver Characteristics and Transitions in Community-Based Care
Susan M. Allen, Julie C. Lima, Frances K. Goldscheider, and Jason Roy
Volume 67, Issue 3, May 2012

Changes in Depressive Symptoms in the Context of Disablement Processes: Role of Demographic Characteristics, Cognitive Function, Health, and Social Support
Elizabeth B. Fauth, Denis Gerstorf, Nilam Ram, and Bo Malmberg
Volume 67, Issue 2, March 2012

Race/Ethnic and Nativity Disparities in Later Life Physical Performance: The Role of Health and Socioeconomic Status Over the Life Course
Steven A. Haas, Patrick M. Krueger, and Leah Rohlfsen
Volume 67, Issue 2, March 2012
This article is part of a symposium, (Re)considering the Life Course as a Key Concept in Social Gerontology. See the full listing of articles here.

Personality Trait Level and Change as Predictors of Health Outcomes: Findings From a National Study of Americans (MIDUS)
Nicholas A. Turiano, Lindsay Pitzer, Cherie Armour, Arun Karlamangla, Carol D. Ryff and Daniel K. Mroczek
Volume 67, Issue 1, January 2012

The Health Implications of Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren in China
Feinian Chen and Guangya Liu
Volume 67, Issue 1, January 2012

Social Exchanges and Subjective Well-being: Do Sources of Positive and Negative Exchanges Matter?
Sheung-Tak Cheng, Kin-Kit Li, Edward M. F. Leung, and Alfred C. M. Chan
Volume 66, Issue 6, November 2011

Independence Through Social Networks: Bridging Potential Among Older Women and Men
Benjamin Cornwell
Volume 66, Issue 6, November 2011

Pain and Depression in Late Life: Mastery as Mediator and Moderator
Alex Bierman
Volume 66, Issue 5, September 2011

Memory Predicts Changes in Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults: A Bidirectional Longitudinal Analysis
Archana Jajodia and Ashley Borders
Volume 66, Issue 5, September 2011

Weight Loss and Self-Regulatory Eating Efficacy in Older Adults: The Cooperative Lifestyle Intervention Program
W. Jack Rejeski, Shannon L. Mihalko, Walter T. Ambrosius, Lucille B. Bearon, and Jacquelyn W. McClelland
Volume 66, Issue 3, May 2011
This article is freely available through Oxford Open, our open access initiative. Learn more about Oxford Open here.

Alcohol Consumption and Domain-Specific Cognitive Function in Older Adults: Longitudinal Data From the Johns Hopkins Precursors Study
Alden L. Gross, George W. Rebok, Daniel E. Ford, Audrey Y. Chu, Joseph J. Gallo, Kung-Yee Liang, Lucy A. Meoni, Hasan M. Shihab, Nae-Yuh Wang, and Michael J. Klag
Volume 66, Issue 1, January 2011

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