Publications
Zhou Z., Zhang S., Yijung K. K., Birditt K. S. & Fingerman K. L. (2023). Need to belong, daily social engagement, and transient loneliness in late life. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, https://doi-org/10.1177/0265407523121161
Birditt, K. S, Turkelson A., Courtney P. A., Cranford J. A., Smith J. A., Ware E. B. & Blow F. C. (2023). Alcohol Use and Mortality Among Older Couples in the United States: Evidence of Individual and Partner Effects. The Gerontologist, https://doi-org/10.1093/geront/gnad101
Fingerman K. L., Zhou Z., Huo M., Luong G., & Birditt K. S. (2023). Enduring Bonds: Duration and Contact in Close Relationships in Late Life. The Gerontologist, https://doi-org/10.1093/geront/gnad091
Zhang S., Fingerman K. L. & Birditt K. S. (2023). Detecting Narcissism From Older Adults’ Daily Language Use: A Machine Learning Approach. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, https://doi-org/10.1093/geronb/gbad061
Birditt K. S., Turkelson A., Javaid S., Gonzalez R. & Antonucci T. (2023). Implications of Cumulative Life Event Stress for Daily Stress Exposure and Cardiovascular Reactivity Among Black and White Americans, The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbad054
Ng Y. T., Fingerman K. L., Birditt K. S. (2023). Friendships and Emotional Well-Being in the Context of Race and Age. The Gerontologist, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnad007
Birditt K. S., Turkelson A., Polenick C.A., Cranford J. A., Blow F. C. (2022). Alcohol Use and Blood Pressure Among Older Couples: The Moderating Role of Negative Marital Quality. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 77(9) 1592–1602. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbac015
Tighe, L. A., Birditt, K. S., Turkelson, A. E., & Sastry, N. (2022). Under my skin: Parenting behavior and children’s cortisol in the Los Angeles family and neighborhood survey. Developmental Psychobiology, 64(4), e22263.
Polenick, C. A., Birditt, K. S., Turkelson, A., Shattuck, S. M., & Kales, H. C. (2022). Longitudinal associations between chronic condition discordance and perceived control among older couples. Psychology and Aging, 37(3), 371–387. https://doi.org/10.1037/pag0000679
Polenick, C. A., Birditt, K. S., Turkelson, A., & Kales, H. C. (2021). Chronic condition discordance and physical activity among midlife and older couples. Health Psychology, 40(1), 11–20. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0001040
Polenick C. A., Birditt K. S., Turkelson A., Perbix E. A., Salwi S. M. & Zarit S. H. (2021). Daily Social Interactions and HPA Axis Activity Among Midlife and Older Adults. The Gerontologist, 61(6), 897–906, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaa215
Polenick C. A., Birditt K. S., Turkelson A., MS, Bugajski B. C. & Kales H. C. (2021) Discordant Chronic Conditions and Depressive Symptoms: Longitudinal Associations Among Middle-Aged and Older Couples. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 76(3), 451–460, https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbz137
Birditt, K.S., Turkelson, A., Fingerman, K.L, Polenick, C.A. & Oya, A. (2021) Age differences in stress, life changes, and social ties during the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for psychological well-being. The Gerontologist, 61(2), 205–216. doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaa204
Birditt, K. S., Sherman, C. W., Polenick, C. A., Becker, L., Webster, N. J., Ajrouch, K. J., & Antonucci, T. C. (2020). So Close and Yet So Irritating: Negative Relations and Implications for Well-being by Age and Closeness. The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, 75(2), 327–337. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gby038
Birditt, K. S., Polenick, C. A., Luong, G., Charles, S. T., & Fingerman, K. L. (2020). Daily interpersonal tensions and well-being among older adults: The role of emotion regulation strategies. Psychology and aging, 35(4), 578–590. https://doi.org/10.1037/pag0000416
Kim, K., Birditt, K. S., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2020). Typology of parent-child ties within families: Associations with psychological well-being. Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43), 34(4), 448–458. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000595
Polenick, C. A., Birditt, K. S., Turkelson, A., & Kales, H. C. (2020). Individual-level and couple-level discordant chronic conditions: Longitudinal links to functional disability. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 54(7), 455–469. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaz061
Huo, M., Fuentecilla, J. L., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2020). Does empathy have a cost?: Older adults and social partners experiencing problems. The Gerontologist, 60(4), 617-627. doi:10.1093/geront/gnz065
Huo, M., Fuentecilla, J. L., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2020). Empathy and close social ties in late life. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 75(8), 1648-1657. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbz044
Fingerman, K. L., Huo, M., & Birditt, K. S. (2020). A decade of research on intergenerational ties: Technological, economic, political, and demographic changes. Journal of Marriage and Family, 82(1), 383–403. https://doi-org.proxy.lib.umich.edu/10.1111/jomf.12604
Fiori, K. L., Rauer, A. J., Birditt, K. S., Brown, E., & Orbuch, T. L. (2020). You aren’t as close to my family as you think: Discordant perceptions about in-laws and risk of divorce. Research in Human Development, 17(4), 258–273. https://doi-org.proxy.lib.umich.edu/10.1080/15427609.2021.1874792
Fuentecilla, J. L., Huo, M., Birditt, K. S., Charles, S. T., & Fingerman, K. L. (2020). Interpersonal Tensions and Pain Among Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Negative Mood. Research on aging, 42(3-4), 105–114. https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027519884765
Wang, H., Kim, K., Birditt, K. S., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2020). Middle-Aged Children’s Coping Strategies With Tensions in the Aging Parent-Child Tie. International journal of aging & human development, 90(3), 234–254. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091415018822079
Huo, M., Fuentecilla, J. L., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2019). Older adults’ empathy and daily support exchanges. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 36(11-12), 3814-3834. doi.org/10.1177%2F0265407519837372
Polenick, C. A., Cotton B.P., Bryson W.C., & Birditt K. S. (2019). Loneliness and illicit opioid use among methadone maintenance treatment patients. Substance Use and Misuse, 54(13), 2089-2098.
Birditt, K. S., Polenick, C. A., & Antonucci, T. C. (2019). Drinking together: implications of drinking partners for negative marital quality. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 80(2), 167-176. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2019.80.167
Birditt, K. S., Polenick, C. A., Van Bolt, O., Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2019). Conflict strategies in the parent-adult child tie: Generation differences and implications for well-being. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences, 74(2), 232–241. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbx057 PMCID: PMC6327660
Huo, M., Graham, J. L., Kim, K., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2019). Aging parents’ daily support exchanges with adult children experiencing problems. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 74(3), 449–459. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbx079
Kim, Y., Kim, K., Boerner, K., Birditt, K. S., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2019). Recent parental death and relationships between midlife adults and their own children. Journal of Marriage and Family, 81(3), 616–630. doi:10.1111/jomf.12549
Manalel, J. A., Birditt, K. S., Orbuch, T. L., & Antonucci, T. C. (2019). Beyond destructive conflict: Implications of marital tension for marital well-being. Journal of Family Psychology. Advanced online publication. doi: 10.1037/fam0000512
Zarit, S. H., Polenick, C. A., DePasquale, N., Liu, Y., Bangerter, L. R. (2019). Family support and caregiving in middle and late life. In: Fiese BH, ed. APA Handbook of Contemporary Family Psychology vol. 2, Applications and Broad Impact of Family Psychology. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 103-119.
Antonucci, T. C., Ajrouch, K. J., Webster, N. J., & Birditt, K. S. (2018). Social networks and forgiveness: The role of trust and efficacy. Research in Human Development, 15(1), 3-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/15427609.2017.1415093
Bangerter, L. R., Polenick, C. A., Zarit, S. H. & Fingerman, K. L. (2018) Life problems and perceptions of giving support: implications for aging mothers and middle-aged children. Journal of Family Issues, 39(4), 917-934.
Birditt, K. S., Manalel, J. A., Sommers, H., Luong, G., & Fingerman, K. L. (2018). Better off alone: Daily solitude is associated with lower negative affect in more conflictual social networks. The Gerontologist. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gny060
Birditt, K. S. & Newton, N. (2018). Convoy model. In M. Bornstein (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of lifespan human development (pp. 460-462). Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781506307633.n172
Birditt, K. S., Sherman, C. W., Polenick, C. A., Becker, L., Webster, N., Ajrouch, K. & Antonucci, T. C. (2018). So close and yet so irritating: Negative relations and implications for well-being across adulthood. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gby038
Brooks, J. M., Polenick, C. A., Bryson, W., Naslund, J. A., Renn, B. N., Orzechowski, N. M., … & Bartels, S. J. (2019). Pain intensity, depressive symptoms, and functional limitations among older adults with serious mental illness. Aging & mental health, 23(4), 470-474.
Brooks J. M., Titus A. J., Polenick C. A., Orzechowski N. M., Reid M. C., MacKenzie T., Bartels S. J., Batsis J. A. (2018). Prevalence rates of arthritis among U.S. older adults with varying degrees of depression: findings from the 2011-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 33(12), 1671-1679.
DePasquale N., Polenick C. A., Davis K. D., Berkman L. (2018). A bright side to the work-family interface: husbands’ support as a resource in double-and-triple-duty caregiving wives’ work lives. The Gerontologist, 58(4), 674-685.
DePasquale N, Polenick C. A., Hinde J., Bray J., Zarit S. H., Moen P., Hammer L., Almeida D. M. (2018) Health behavior among men with multiple family roles: the moderating effects of perceived partner relationship quality. American Journal of Men’s Health, 12(6), 2006-2017.
Hartnett, C. S., Fingerman, K. L., & Birditt, K. S. (2018). Without the ties that bind: US young adults who lack active parental relationships. Advances in Life Course Research, 35, 103-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alcr.2018.01.004
Heid, A. R., Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2018). Relationship tensions and mood: Adult children’s daily experience of aging parents’ stubbornness. Personal Relationships, 25(1), 87-102. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.1222
Leggett A. N., Polenick C. A., Maust D. T., Kales H. C. (2018) Falls and hospitalizations among persons with dementia and associated caregiver emotional difficulties. The Gerontologist, 58(2), e78-e86.
Leggett A. N., Polenick C. A., Maust D. T., Kales H. C. (2018). “What hath night to do with sleep?”: The caregiving context and dementia caregivers’ nighttime awakenings. Clinical Gerontologist, 41(2), 158-166.
Monin, J. K., Doyle, M., Van Ness, P. H., Schulz, R., Marottoli, R. A., Birditt, K. S., … & Kershaw, T. (2018). Longitudinal associations between cognitive functioning and depressive symptoms among older adult spouses in the Cardiovascular Health Study. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 26(10), 1036-1046. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2018.06.010
Polenick C. A., Birditt K. S., Blow F.C. (2018). Couples’ alcohol use in middle and later life: stability and mutual influence. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 79(1), 111–118.
Polenick, C. A., & DePasquale, N. (2018). Predictors of secondary role strains among spousal caregivers of older adults with functional disability. The Gerontologist, 59(3), 486-498.
Polenick C. A., DePasquale N., Eggebeen D. J., Zarit S. H., Fingerman K. L. (2018). Relationship quality between older fathers and middle-aged children: associations with both parties’ subjective well-being. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 73(7), 1203-1213.
Polenick C. A., Fredman S. J., Birditt K. S., Zarit S. H. (2018). Relationship quality with parents: implications for own and partner well-being in middle-aged couples. Family Process, 57(1), 253-268.
Polenick C. A., Leggett A. N., Maust D. T., Kales H. C. (2018). Medical care tasks among spousal dementia caregivers: links to care-related sleep disturbances. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 26(5), 589-597.
Polenick, C. A., Renn, B. N., & Birditt, K. S. (2018). Dyadic effects of depressive symptoms on medical morbidity in middle-aged and older couples. Health Psychology, 37(1), 28. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/hea0000573
Polenick, C. A., Sherman, C. W., Birditt, K. S., Zarit, S. H., & Kales, H. C. (2018). Purpose in life among family care partners managing dementia: Links to caregiving gains. The Gerontologist. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gny063
Polenick C. A., Stanz S. D., Leggett A. N., Maust D. T., Hodgson N. A., Kales H. C. (2018). Stressors and resources related to medication management: associations with spousal caregivers’ role overload. The Gerontologist. [Epub ahead of print.]
Polenick C. A., Struble L. M., Stanislawski B., Turnwald M., Broderick B., Gitlin L. N., Kales H. C. (2018). “I’ve learned to just go with the flow”: family caregivers’ strategies for managing behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. Dementia. [Epub ahead of print.]
Polenick C. A., Struble L. M., Stanislawski B., Turnwald M., Broderick B., Gitlin L. N., Kales, H. C. (2018). “The filter is kind of broken”: family caregivers’ attributions about behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 26(5), 548-556.
Seidel A. J., Yorgason J. B., Polenick C. A., Zarit S. H., Fingerman K. L. (2018) Are you sleeping? dyadic associations of support, stress, and worries regarding adult children on sleep. The Gerontologist, 58(2), 341-352.
Bangerter, L. R., Liu, Y., Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2017). Everyday support to aging parents: Links to middle-aged children’s diurnal cortisol and daily mood. The Gerontologist, 58(4), 654-662. doi:10.1093/geront/gnw207
Birditt, K. S., Wan, W.**, Orbuch, T., & Antonucci, T. (2017). The development of marital tension: Implications for divorce among married couples. Developmental Psychology, 53(10), 1995-2006. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/dev0000379
Birditt, K. S., Manalel, J., Kyungmin, K., Zarit, S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2017). Daily interactions with aging parents and adult children: Associations with negative affect and diurnal cortisol. Journal of Family Psychology, 31(6), 699-709. doi:10.1037/fam0000317
Birditt, K. S., Tighe, L.**, Nevitt, M.* & Zarit, S. (2017). Daily social interactions and the biological stress response: Are there age differences in links between social interactions and alpha-amylase. The Gerontologist, 58(6), 1114-1125. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnx168
DePasquale N., Polenick C. A., Davis K. D., Moen P., Hammer L. B., Almeida D. M. (2017). The psychosocial implications of managing work and family caregiving roles: gender differences among information technology professionals. Journal of Family Issues, 38(11), 1495-1519.
Fingerman, K. L., Huo, M., Graham, J. L., Kim, K., & Birditt, K. S. (2017). A family affair: family typologies of problems and midlife well-being. The Gerontologist, 58(6), 1054-1064. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnx131
Fiori, K. L., Rauer, A. J., Birditt, K. S., Brown, E., Jager, J., & Orbuch, T. L. (2017). Social network typologies of black and white married couples in midlife. Journal of Marriage and Family, 79(2), 571-589. doi:10.1111/jomf.12330
Fiori, K. L., Rauer, A. J., Birditt, K. S., Marini, C. M., Jager, J., Brown, E., & Orbuch, T. L. (2017). “I love you, not your friends” Links between partners’ early disapproval of friends and divorce across 16 years. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 35(9), 1230-1250. doi:10.1177/0265407517707061
Gürmen, M. S., Huff, S. C., Brown, E., Orbuch, T. L., & Birditt, K. S. (2017). Divorced yet still together: ongoing personal relationship and coparenting among divorced parents. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 58(8), 645-660. https://doi.org/10.1080/10502556.2017.1355172
Huo, M., Graham, J. L., Kim, K., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2017). Aging parents’ daily support exchanges with adult children suffering problems. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 74(3), 449-459. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbx079
Kim K., Bangerter L.R., Liu Y., Polenick C. A., Zarit S. H., Fingerman K. L. (2017). Middle-aged offspring’s support to aging parents with emerging disability. The Gerontologist, 57(3), 441-450.
Polenick, C. A., Birditt, K. S., & Zarit, S. H. (2017). Parental support of adult children and middle-aged couples’ marital satisfaction. The Gerontologist, 58(4), 663-673. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnx021
Polenick, C. A., Brooks, J. M., & Birditt, K. S. (2017). Own and partner pain intensity in older couples: longitudinal effects on depressive symptoms. Pain, 158(8), 1546-1553. doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000949
Polenick, C. A., Birditt, K. S., & Blow, F. C. (2017). Couples’ alcohol use patterns in middle and later life: stability and influence across 16 years. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 25(3), S88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2017.01.128
Polenick, C. A., Kales, H. C., & Birditt, K. S. (2017). Perceptions of purpose in life within spousal care dyads: associations with emotional and physical caregiving difficulties. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 52(1), 77-87. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kax005
Polenick C. A., Leggett A. N., Kales H. C. (2017). Medical care activities among spouses of older adults with functional disability: implications for caregiving difficulties and gains. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 25(10), 1085-1093
Polenick C. A., Leggett A. N., Webster N. J., Han B. H., Zarit S. H., Piette J. D. (2017) Multiple chronic conditions in spousal caregivers of older adults with functional disability: associations with caregiving difficulties and gains. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. [Epub ahead of print.]
Polenick, C. A., Seidel, A. J., Birditt, K. S., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2017). Filial obligation and marital satisfaction in middle-aged couples. The Gerontologist, 57(3), 417-428. doi:10.1093/geront/gnv138
Polenick C. A., Zarit S. H., Birditt K. S., Bangerter L. R., Seidel A. J., Fingerman K. L. (2017). Intergenerational support and marital satisfaction: implications of beliefs about helping aging parents. Journal of Marriage and Family, 79(1), 131-146.
Wan, W. H., Antonucci, T. C., Birditt, K. S., & Smith, J. (2017). Work-hour trajectories and depressive symptoms among midlife and older married couples. Work, Aging and Retirement, 4(1), 108-122. https://doi.org/10.1093/workar/wax028
Birditt, K. S., Cranford, J. A., Manalel, J. A., & Antonucci, T. C. (2016). Drinking patterns among older couples: Longitudinal associations with negative marital quality. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 73(4), 655-665. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbw073
Birditt, K. S., Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., Fingerman, K. L., & Loving, T. J. (2016). Daily interactions in the parent-adult child tie: Links between children’s problems and parents’ diurnal cortisol rhythms. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 63, 208-216. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.09.027
Birditt, K. S., Newton, N., Cranford, J., & Webster, N. (2016). Chronic stress and negative marital quality among older couples: Associations with waist circumference. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 74(2), 318-328. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbw112
Fingerman, K. L., Huo, M., Kim, K., & Birditt, K. S. (2016). Coresident and noncoresident emerging adults’ daily experiences with parents. Emerging Adulthood, 5(5), 337-350. doi:10.1177/2167696816676583
Hemphill R. C., Martire L. M., Polenick C. A., Stephens M. A. P. (2016) Spouse confidence and physical function among adults with osteoarthritis: the mediating role of spouse responses to pain. Health Psychology, 35(1), 1059-1068.
Lee, J. E., Zarit, S. H., Rovine, M. J., Birditt, K. S., Fingerman, K. L. (2016). The interdependence of relationships with adult children and spouses. Family Relations, 65(2), 342-353. doi:10.1111/fare.12188
Martire L. M., Hemphill R. C., Polenick C. A.. (2016). Harnessing the power of the marital relationship to improve illness management: considerations for couple-based interventions. In: Bookwala J, ed. Couple Relationships in Mid and Late Life: Current Perspectives. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 325-344.
Tighe, L. A., Birditt, K. S., & Antonucci, T. C. (2016). Intergenerational ambivalence in adolescence and early adulthood: Implications for depressive symptoms over time. Developmental Psychology, 52(5), 824-834. doi: 10.1037/a0040146
Bangerter, L. R., Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2015). Perceptions of giving support and depressive symptoms in late life. The Gerontologist, 55(5), 770-779. doi:10.1093/geront/gnt210
Birditt, K. S., Hartnett, C. S.***, Fingerman, K. L., Zarit, S. H., & Antonucci, T. C. (2015). Extending the intergenerational stake hypothesis: Evidence of an intra-individual stake and implications for well-being. Journal of Marriage and Family, 77(4), 877-888. doi: 10.1111/jomf.12203
Birditt, K. S., Nevitt, M. R., & Almeida, D. M. (2015). Daily interpersonal coping strategies Implications for self-reported well-being and cortisol. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 32(5), 687-706. doi:10.1177/0265407514542726
Birditt, K. S. & Newton, N. J. (2015). Theories of social support and aging. In A. N. Pachana (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Geropsychology. Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi:10.1007/978-981-287-080-3
Birditt, K. S., & Newton, N., Cranford, J., & Ryan, L. (2015). Stress and negative relationship quality among older couples: Implications for blood pressure. Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 71(5), 775-785. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbv023
Fingerman, K. L., Kim, K., Birditt, K. S., & Zarit, S. H. (2015). The ties that bind: Midlife parents’ daily experiences with grown children. Journal of Marriage and Family, 78(2), 431-450. doi:10.1111/jomf.12273
Fingerman, K. L., Kim, K., Davis, E. M., Furstenberg, F. F., Birditt, K. S., & Zarit, S. H. (2015). “I’ll give you the world”: Socioeconomic differences in parental support of adult children. Journal of Marriage and Family, 77(4), 844-865. doi:10.1111/jomf.12204
Fingerman, K. L., Kim, K., Tennant, P. S., Birditt, K. S., & Zarit, S. H. (2015). Intergenerational support in a daily context. The Gerontologist, 56(5), 896-908. doi:10.1093/geront/gnv035
Kim, K., Fingerman, K. L., Birditt, K. S., & Zarit, S. H. (2015). Capturing between- and within-family differences in parental support to adult children: A typology approach. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 71(6), 1034-1045. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbv029
Polenick C. A., Martire L. M., Hemphill R. C., Stephens M. A. P. (2015) Effects of change in arthritis severity on spouse well-being: the moderating role of relationship closeness. Journal of Family Psychology, 29(3), 331-338.
Antonucci, T. C., Ajrouch, K. J., & Birditt, K. S. (2014). The convoy model: Explaining social relations from a multidisciplinary perspective. The Gerontologist, 54(1), 82-92. doi:10.1093/geront/gnt118
Birditt, K. S. (2014). Age differences in emotional reactions to daily negative social encounters. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 69(4), 557-566. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbt045
Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2014). Discrepancy in reports of support exchanges between parents and adult offspring: Within-and between-family differences. Journal of Family Psychology, 28(2), 168-179. doi:10.1037/a0035735
Sachs-Ericsson, N., Selby, E. A., Hames, J. L., Joiner, T. E., Fingerman, K. L., Zarit, S. H., Birditt, K. S. & Hilt, L. M. (2014). Transmission of parental neuroticism to offspring’s depression: The mediating role of rumination. Personality and Mental Health, 8(4), 306-319. doi:10.1002/pmh.1268
Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2013). Parent-child and intergenerational relationships in adulthood. In M. A. Fine & F. D. Fincham (Eds.). Handbook of family theories: A content-based approach. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis.
Cheng, Y. P., Birditt, K. S., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2013). Young adults’ provision of support to middle-aged parents. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 70(3), 406-416. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbt108
Fingerman, K. L., Birditt, K. S., Nussbaum, J., & Schroeder, D. (2013). Generational juggling: Family communication at midlife. In A. L. Vangelisti (Ed.), Handbook of family communication (2nd ed.). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers.
Fingerman, K. L., Cheng, Y. P., Cichy, K. E., Birditt, K. S., & Zarit, S. (2013). Help with “strings attached”: Offspring perceptions that middle-aged parents offer conflicted support. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 68(6), 902-911. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbt032
Flora S. R., Polenick C. A. (2013) Effects of sugar consumption on human behavior and performance. The Psychological Record, 63(3), 513-524.
Hartnett, C. S., Furstenberg, F. F., Fingerman, K. L., & Birditt, K. S. (2013). Parental support during young adulthood: Why does assistance decline with age? Journal of Family Issues, 34(7), 975–1007. doi:10.1177/0192513×12454657
Jensen, A. C., Whiteman, S. D., Fingerman, K.L., & Birditt, K. S. (2013). “Life still isn’t fair”: Parental favoritism and magnitude of differential treatment between young adult siblings. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 75(2), 438-452. doi:10.1111/jomf.12002
Kim, K., Eggebeen, D. J., Zarit, S. H., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2013). Agreement between aging parent’s bequest intention and middle-aged child’s inheritance expectation. The Gerontologist, 53, 1020–1031. doi:10.1093/geront/gns147
Polenick C. A., Flora S. R. (2013). Behavioral activation for depression in older adults: theoretical and practical considerations. The Behavior Analyst, 36(1), 33-53.
Polenick C. A., Flora S. R. (2013). Increasing social activity attendance in assisted living residents using personalized prompts and positive social attention. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 32(5), 515-539.
Polenick C. A., Martire L. M. (2013). Caregiver attributions for late-life depression and their associations with caregiver burden. Family Process, 52(4), 709-722.
Birditt, K. S., & Antonucci, T. C. (2012). Till death do us part: Contexts and implications of marriage, divorce, and remarriage across adulthood. Research in Human Development, 9(2), 103-105. doi:10.1080/15427609.2012.680842
Birditt, K. S., Antonucci, T. C., & Tighe, L. (2012). Enacted support during stressful life events in middle and older adulthood: An examination of the interpersonal context. Psychology and Aging, 27(3), 728-741. doi:10.1037/a0026967
Birditt, K. S., Hope, S., Brown, E., & Orbuch, T. (2012). Developmental trajectories of marital happiness over 16 years. Research on Human Development, 9(2), 126-144. doi:10.1080/15427609.2012.680844
Birditt, K. S., Newton, N., & Hope, S. (2012). Implications of marital/partner relationship quality and perceived stress for blood pressure among older adults. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 69(2), 188-198. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbs123
Birditt, K. S., Tighe, L. A., Fingerman, K. L., & Zarit, S. H. (2012). Intergenerational relationship quality across three generations. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 67(5), 627-638. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbs050
Birditt, K. S., & Wardjiman, E. (2012). Intergenerational relationships and aging. In S. K. Whitbourne & M. Sliwinski (Eds.), The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Adulthood and Aging. West Sussex, UK: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Brown, E., Birditt, K. S., Huff, S. C., & Edwards, L. E. (2012). Marital dissolution and psychological well-being: Race and gender differences in the moderating role of marital relationship quality. Research on Human Development, 9(2), 145-164. doi:10.1080/15427609.2012.681202
Fingerman, K. L., Cheng, Y. P.*, Birditt, K. S., & Zarit, S. (2012). Only as happy as the least happy child: Multiple grown children’s problems and successes and middle-aged parents’ well-being. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 67(2), 184-193. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbr086
Fingerman, K. L., Cheng, Y. P., Tighe, L., Birditt, K. S., & Zarit, S. (2012). Relationships between young adults and their parents. In Booth, A., Brown, S.L., Landale, N.S., Manning, W.D., McHale, S.M. (Eds.), Early adulthood in a family context (pp. 59-85). New York, NY: Springer Publishers.
Fingerman, K. L., Cheng, Y. P., Wesselman, E. D., Zarit, S., Furstenberg, F. F., & Birditt, K. S. (2012). Helicopter parents and landing pad kids: Intense parental support of grown children. Journal of Marriage and Family, 74(4), 880-896. doi:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2012.00987.x
Fingerman, K. L., Sechrist, J., & Birditt, K. S. (2012). Changing views on intergenerational ties. Gerontology, 59(1), 64-70. doi:10.1159/000342211
Lee, J. E., Zarit, S. H., Rovine, M. J., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2012). Middle-aged couples’ exchanges of support with aging parents: Patterns and association with marital satisfaction. Gerontologist, 58(1), 88-96. doi:10.1159/000324512
Polenick C. A., Flora S. R. (2012) Effects of social reinforcement contingent on conventional or unconventional responses on generalized creativity by older adults in residential care. The Psychological Record, 62(4), 631-644.
Antonucci, T. C., Birditt, K. S., & Ajrouch, K. (2011). Convoys of social relations: Past, present, and future. In K. L. Fingerman, C. Berg, J. Smith & T. C. Antonucci (Eds.). Handbook of lifespan development (pp.161-176). New York, NY: Springer Publishers.
Antonucci, T. C., Birditt, K. S., Sherman, C. W., & Trinh, S. (2011). Stability and change in the intergenerational family: A convoy approach. Ageing and Society, 31(07), 1084-1106. doi:10.1017/S0144686X1000098X
Birditt, K. S., Cichy, K., & Almeida, D. (2011). Age differences in exposure and reactivity to interpersonal tensions among black and white individuals across adulthood. Race and Social Problems, 3(3), 225-239. doi:10.1007/s12552-011-9058-y
Fingerman, K. L., Pitzer, L. M., Chan, W., Birditt, K. S., Franks, M. M., & Zarit, S. (2011). Who gets what and why? Help middle-aged adults provide to parents and grown children. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 66(1), 87-98. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbq009
Fingerman, K. L., VanderDrift, L. E., Dotterer, A. M., Birditt, K. S., & Zarit, S. H. (2011). Support to aging parents and grown children in Black and White families. The Gerontologist, 51(4), 441-452. doi:10.1093/geront/gnq114
Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., Eggebeen, D. J., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2011). Discrepancies in reports of support exchanges between aging parents and their middle-aged children. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 66(5), 527-537. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbr029
Antonucci, T. C., Birditt, K. S., & Webster, N. (2010). Social relations and mortality: A more nuanced approach. Journal of Health Psychology, 15(5), 649-659. doi:10.1177/1359105310368189
Antonucci, T. C., Fiori, K. L., Birditt, K. S., & Jackey, L. M. H.** (2010). Convoys of social relations: Integrating life-span and life-course perspectives. In A. F. Freund, M. L. Lamb, & R. M. Lerner (Eds.), Handbook of lifespan development. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons.
Birditt, K. S., Brown, E., Orbuch, T. L., & McIlvane, J. M. (2010). Marital conflict behaviors and implications for divorce over 16 years. Journal of Marriage and Family, 72(5), 1188-1204. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00758.x
Birditt, K. S., Fingerman, K. L., & Zarit, S. (2010). Adult children’s problems and successes: Implications for intergenerational ambivalence. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 65(2), 145-153. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbp125
Fingerman, K. L., & Birditt, K. S. (2010). Adult children and aging parents. In K. W. Schaie (Ed.), Handbook of the psychology of aging (7th ed). New York, NY: Elsevier.
Antonucci, T. C., Birditt, K. S., & Akiyama, H. (2009). Convoys of social relations: An interdisciplinary approach. In V. Bengtson, M. Silverstein, N. Putney, & D. Gans (Eds.), Handbook of theories of aging. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.
Birditt, K. S. (2009). Ambivalence. In H. T. Reis & S. Sprecher (Eds.), Encyclopedia of human relationships. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Birditt, K. S. (2009). Social support, later life. In D. Carr (Ed.). Encyclopedia of the life course and human development (pp. 391-396). Detroit, MI: Cengage Gale.
Birditt, K. S., Jackey, L. M., & Antonucci, T. C. (2009). Longitudinal patterns of negative relationship quality across adulthood. Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 64(1), 55-64.
Birditt, K. S., Miller, L. M., Fingerman, K. L., & Lefkowitz, E. S. (2009). Tensions in the parent and adult child relationship: Links to solidarity and ambivalence. Psychology and Aging, 24(2), 287-295. doi:10.1037/a0015196
Birditt, K. S., Rott, L., & Fingerman, K. L. (2009). ‘If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all’: Coping with interpersonal tensions in the parent-child relationship during adulthood. Journal of Family Psychology, 23(6), 769-778. doi:10.1037/a0016486
Fingerman, K. L., Miller, L., Birditt, K. S., & Zarit, S. (2009). Giving to the good and the needy: Parental support of grown children. Journal of Marriage and Family, 71(5), 1220-1233. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00665.x
Birditt, K. S., & Antonucci, T. C. (2008). Life sustaining irritations? Relationship quality and mortality in the context of severe illness. Social Science & Medicine, 67(8), 1291–1299. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.06.029
Birditt, K. S., Fingerman, K. L., Lefkowitz, E. S., & Kamp Dush, C. M. (2008). Parents perceived as peers: Filial maturity in adulthood. Journal of Adult Development, 15(1), 1-12. doi: 10.1007/s10804-007-9019-2
Fingerman, K. L., Pitzer, L., Lefkowitz, E. S., Birditt, K. S., & Mroczek, D. (2008). Ambivalent relationship qualities between adults and their parents: Implications for both parties’ well-being. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 63(6), 362-371.
Birditt, K. S., & Antonucci, T. C. (2007). Relationship quality profiles and well-being among married adults. Journal of Family Psychology, 21(4), 595-604. doi:10.1037/0893-3200.21.4.595
Antonucci, T. C., Ajrouch, K. J., & Birditt, K. S. (2006). Social relations in the third age: Assessing strengths and challenges using the convoy model. In J. B. James & P. Wink (Eds.), The crown of life: Dynamics of the early post-retirement period. Annual review of Gerontology and Geriatrics Vol. 26 (pp. 193-210). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.
Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2005). Do we get better at picking our battles? Age differences in descriptions of behavioral reactions to interpersonal tensions. Journal of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 60(3), 121-128. doi:10.1037/0882-7974.20.2.330
Birditt, K. S., Fingerman, K. L., & Almeida, D. (2005). Age differences in exposure and reactions to interpersonal tensions: A daily diary study. Psychology and Aging, 20(2), 330-340. doi:10.1037/0882-7974.20.2.330
Antonucci, T. C., Akiyama, H., & Birditt, K. S. (2004). Intergenerational exchange in the United States and Japan. In M. Silverstein, R. Giarrusso and V. L. Bengtson (Eds.), Intergenerational relations across time and place. Springer Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics Vol. 24 (pp. 224-248). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.
Fingerman, K. L., Hay, E. L., & Birditt, K. S. (2004). The best of ties, the worst of ties: Close, problematic, and ambivalent social relationships. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 66(3), 792-808. doi:10.1111/j.0022-2445.2004.00053.x
Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2003). Age and gender differences in adults’ descriptions of emotional reactions to interpersonal problems. Journal of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 58(4), 237-245.
Fingerman, K. L., & Birditt, K. S. (2003). Do age differences in close and problematic family ties reflect the pool of available relatives? The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 58(2), 80-87.
Fingerman, K. L., Nussbaum, J., & Birditt, K. S. (2003). Keeping all five balls in the air: Juggling family communication at midlife. In A. L. Vangelisti (Ed.), Handbook of family communication. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Earlbaum.
Conference Presentations
Huo, Meng ; Leger, Kate ; Birditt, Kira ; Fingerman, Karen. (n.d.). Do More Empathetic Older Adults Ruminate More? Emotion Regulation Matters. Innovation in aging. US: Oxford University Press.
Birditt, Kira ; Turkelson, Angela ; Gonzalez, Richard ; Antonucci, Toni. (n.d.). Chronic Negative Social Ties: IMPLICATIONS FOR EXPOSURE AND REACTIVITY TO DAILY SOCIAL INTERACTIONS. Innovation in aging. US: Oxford University Press.
Birditt, Kira ; Turkelson, Angela ; Oya, Akari. (n.d.). PANDEMIC-RELATED STRESS AND DAILY WELL-BEING AMONG MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER COUPLES: RACE AND GENDER DIFFERENCES. Innovation in aging. US: Oxford University Press.
Birditt, K., Turkelson, A., & Oya, A. (2021). Too close for comfort? COVID-19-related stress among older couples and the moderating role of closeness. Innovation in Aging, 5(Suppl 1), 1050. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.3749
Birditt, K., Oya, A., Turkelson, A., Polenick, C., & Fingerman, K. (2021). Race Differences in COVID-19 Stress and Social Isolation: Implications for Depressive Symptoms. Innovation in Aging, 5(Suppl 1), 511. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.1978
Birditt, Kira ; Turkelson, Angela ; Fingerman, Karen ; Polenick, Courtney ; Oya, Akari. (n.d.). Age Differences in COVID-19 Stress and Social Ties during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Well-being. Innovation in Aging. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Birditt, Kira ; Turkelson, Angela ; Polenick, Courtney ; Cranford, James ; Blow, Frederic. (n.d.). Alcohol Consumption and Blood Pressure Among Older Couples: Negative Implications of Drinking Concordance. Innovation in aging. US: Oxford University Press.