OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Women & Aging is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Effects of the aerobic and Pilates exercises on mental health in inactive older women	12
Gendered ageism and gray hair: must older women choose between feeling authentic and looking competent?	12
The impact of laughter yoga on depression and anxiety among retired women: a randomized controlled clinical trial	12
Physical and mental well-being, risk and protective factors among older lesbians /gay women in the United Kingdom during the initial COVID-19 2020 lockdown	10
The development of gendered health-related support dynamics over the course of a marriage	10
Pilot study of tai chi and qigong on body composition, sleep, and emotional eating in midlife/older women	9
Aquatic exercise for improving immune function and mental stress in pre-frailty elderly women	8
Gender differences in the association between perceived income sufficiency and self-rated health among older adults: A population-based study in India	8
Effects of a weight control intervention based on the transtheoretical model on physical activity and psychological variables in middle-aged obese women	8
Aging in rural Nigeria: gendered exclusion of rural older adults and its impact on their perceived life satisfaction in South-East Nigeria	7
Aging and social networks: A perspective on gender disparity in India	7
“If they can do it, I can do it”: experiences of older women who engage in powerlifting training	6
Masquerading their way to authenticity: Does age stigma concealment benefit older women?	6
Relationship between menopausal symptoms and perceived stress during the COVID-19 pandemic	6
Gender differences in presentation and management of behavioral and psychological symptoms associated with dementia among nursing home residents with moderate to severe dementia	6
The health and well-being of older women living alone in the United Kingdom and beyond: a scoping review	6
“We are becoming older women and then we have two stigmas”: voicing women’s biopsychosocial health issues as they age with HIV	6
Age score for assessing motor function in Chinese community-dwelling older women	6
Professional, friend or family?: How home care companies sell emotional care	5
The influence of social support on cognitive health in older women: a Women’s Health Initiative study	5
Marital quality, gender, and later-life depressive symptom trajectories	5
Differentials in private and public healthcare service utilization in later life: do gender and marital status have any association?	5
The role of online communication among spousal caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease	5
Knowing you are there makes the difference: perceived social support, preferences for using support, and health	5
Reduced to curtain twitchers? Age, ageism and the careers of four women actors	5

Family caregivers of people with dementia in the context of the sociocultural stress and coping model: An examination of gender differences	4
Acute effects of low versus high caffeine dose consumption on postural balance in middle-aged women	4
Women’s sexual satisfaction in the context of midlife relationships: examining an ecological model	4
Gender Differences in the Score and Influencing Factors of Social Participation among Chinese Elderly	4
Cognitive Functioning, Gender, and Marital Quality Among Older Married Couples: A Dyadic Approach	4
The Silver Generation in the labor market: Work and time management of the 65+ age group in North-Eastern Hungary	4
Social relationships and the importance of community-based fitness programs (CBFP)	4
Why DID they have children? Rural midlife women who are childfree	4
Who cares? The grandmother kinship carers shouldering the burden within a gendered care economy	4
Association of weight, smoking, and alcohol consumption with age at natural menopause	4
How gender matters in demanding caring for a spouse with young-onset dementia. A narrative study	4
Gender convergence or divergence in the relationship between late-life depression and multiple stressors: evidence from a national survey in China	4
“No matter how old I am, I don’t like what my stomach looks like.” Lifespan perspective on the changes in self-assessment of attractiveness and life satisfaction in women	4
Communicating emotional support: family caregivers’ visits with residents living with dementia in nursing homes	4
Kinship bereavement and psychological well-being of U.S. Chinese older women and men	3
Women and financial literacy in spain. Does marital status matter?	3
Changes in Life Circumstances and Mental Health Symptoms during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Midlife Women with Elevated Risk for Cardiovascular Disease	3
Strength of social ties and perceived tangible support: distinct characteristics and gender differences of older adults’ social circles	3
“When I suffer from fever, I eat mangos.” Determinants of health-seeking beliefs and behaviors of rural older women in Sylhet, Bangladesh	3
The association between physical activity and self-rated health in Atlantic Canadians	3
Aging, care and dependency in multimorbidity: how do relationships affect older Bangladeshi women’s use of homecare and health services?	3
Gender differences in self-reported sleep problems among older adults in six middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study	3
Women’s body image throughout the adult life span: a living history approach	3
Footloose and fancy-free: Online travel advice to older and younger women	3
Women’s employment, work-life balance policies, and inequality across the life course: a comparative analysis of Japan, Sweden and the United States	3
Pain in low-income older women with disabilities: a qualitative descriptive study	3
Single LBQ women of the baby boom planning for later life	3
What are friends for? The impact of friendship on communicative efficiency and cortisol response during collaborative problem solving among younger and older women	3
Implications of relationships with family, friends, and neighbors for changes in women’s well-being in late life	3
Exploring cause of death as a factor in social convoy membership: the case of Pauline	2
Experiences of black women adult foster care providers for aging adults: negotiating power and care	2
PCOS health-related quality-of-life and depressive symptoms across the lifespan: Comparative study	2
Lesbian adoptive mothers’ emotional responses and adaptation in the wake of relational dissolution	2
The spousal role of middle-aged Iranian women: A qualitative content-analysis study	2
The widowed identity: identity transformations of the silent generation and the influence of time	2
The intersection of race and financial strain: The pain of social disconnection among women in the United States	2
Gender disparity in disability among Chinese oldest-old: Age and cohort trends	2
Does menopausal status have an effect on body mass index and blood pressure?	2
“My problems aren’t their fault”: Mexican American women managing diabetes while caring for grandchildren	2
Wellbeing and Aging inThe Australian Women’s Weeklymagazine	2
“Take good care of yourself” An integrative review of older widows’ self-care for health and well-being	2
Gender disparities in health and well-being among older adults in China	2
Positive body perception and its link to sexual satisfaction in aging women - findings from the Women 40+ Healthy Aging Study	2
Female caregivers’ contextual complexities and familial power structures within Alzheimer’s care	2
Dual-tasking in older women: physical activity or else?	2
Friends, family, and romantic partners: Three critical relationships in older women’s lives	2
Older, greener, and wiser: charting the experiences of older women in the American vegan movement	2
“But…I survived”: A phenomenological study of the health and wellbeing of aging Black women in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada	2
“You’re acting womanish!” A qualitative descriptive study of the experiences of African American women in menopausal transition	2
Broad Issues Facing Older Women: Utilization of health prevention services, fragility, longevity, and meaningful relationships	1

Recreational burlesque and the aging female body: challenging perceptions	1
Age, stereotypes, and nutritional supplements use among middle age and older women	1
“I’m still the queen and I’m still on my throne…”: Women’s reflections on gender and living with dementia	1
Mental health and parenting demands among grandparent caregivers of young U.S. children	1
“It’s the not being seen that is most tiresome”: Older women, invisibility and social (in)justice	1
Psychological health among older adult women in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic	1
A qualitative study exploring middle-aged women’s experiences with yoga	1
Qualitative exploration of the reproductive health perceptions of middle-aged women in the United States	1
A time for me: A virtual program to engage African American caregivers	1
The sociocultural relationships of older immigrant Punjabi women living in Nova Scotia: Implications for well-being	1
The influence of low-impact dance intervention on bone metabolism, cognition, and function fitness of old women	1
Healthcare professionals’ perceptions of dignity-preserving care for older home-dwelling women with incurable cancer in Norway	1
Older women: How do they feel while driving and what about the effects of age-and-gender stereotype threat?	1
General and gender-specific dynamics determining the health status of employed family caregivers	1
Self-perceptions of older never-married women in a fluid and changing Asian society: a narrative inquiry	1
The relationship of existential well – being to identity, religious coping, mental and general health among Norwegian aging women	1
It gets better: childhood sexual abuse and trauma symptoms in female older adults	1
A Study on the effect of lifestyle educational intervention based on the theory of planned behavior on promoting quality of life of middle-aged women	1
More than a roof; challenges for older women renters in British Columbia, Canada	1
Gender and family structures affecting intergenerational support from adult children to older parents: A cross-national study in a developing country	1
Negative interactions with extended family and church members and subjective well-being among older African American women	1
A cross-sectional analysis of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in older females: association between body fat distribution and physical fitness	1
Association of menopausal symptom severity and osteoporotic fractures: a case-control study	1
“How much desire should I have?”: a qualitative study of low libido in postmenopausal women	1
A photovoice study on the meaning of life in widows	1
The use of It’s Never Too Late technology (iN2L) in enhancing well-being among the elderly in a residential setting	1
Is body image perception and (dis)satisfaction associated with anthropometric profile of older women attending a senior community center?	1
Older women’s friendships: illuminating the role of marital histories in how older women navigate friendships and caregiving for friends	1
The how, when, and where of women’s social relationships later in life	1
Self-management of chronic disease in Latina Kinship caregivers: an integrative review	1
Doing old(er) age in a translocal context: Turkish-born women’s experiences of ageing, care and post-mortem care practices	1
African-Caribbean women ageing without children: Does African-Caribbean culture and religious identity shape their experiences?	1
Reflections on obesity-related health behaviors over time and suggestions for health promotion programs from African American women	1
Women and divorce: financial coping from midlife to older age	1
Menopausal symptoms and attitudes toward hormone replacement therapy among Israeli women	1
Determinants of driving among oldest-old Australian women	1
Intersectionality and the role of the lifecourse in older women’s lives	1