"For the fifth year in a row, use of most substances among teenagers in the United States continues to hover around the low-water mark reached in 2021." More results from the #MonitoringtheFuture study released today: myumi.ch/MkGNE

"The home is not just background; it's a key shaper of risk." PSC & SRC postdoc Shu Xu et al share 5 concrete tips to prevent falls for older adults with vision loss: myumi.ch/D8Q5M @nhats-nsoc.bsky.social @micda-umisr.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social @umisr.bsky.social @umichnews.bsky.social

December's Coffee and Donuts with the SRC Director was hosted by the Survey Research Center. Pamela Davis-Kean, SRC director, and Mary Mangum, SRC assistant director, discuss the wide breadth of the research SRC does and the work SRC staff do to support that research

🧪With global mental health challenges rising, rigorous data tools matter more than ever. @yajuansi.bsky.social, James Wagner & Ronald Kessler urge combining online panel surveys with high-quality probability samples for valid, practical studies. Details: myumi.ch/dgDP1

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SRC and @umisr.bsky.social are seeking an Associate Research Scientist to serve as a survey methodologist for the @nhats-nsoc.bsky.social and collaborate on externally funded projects related to aging, disability, dementia, and care myumi.ch/8qDxR

🧪Research by Wei Zhao, Jessica Faul, Jennifer A. Smith et al. suggest a connection between mitochondrial DNA heteroplasmy and nuclear DNA methylation in aging and disease. The direction & mechanisms of the connection are in need of further study. myumi.ch/pVWmD

Noelle Carlozzi et al. find the Paradigm Shift Program, a comprehensive parent training program for parents of neurodivergent children with pathological demand avoidance shows promise. The program improved children's behavior & boosted parents' health-related quality of life myumi.ch/9pAdd

The Chitwan Valley Family Study (or CVFS) was launched in 1995 and celebrated its 30th anniversary this year with a series of events in Nepal. Read more about this important study and the November celebration: myumi.ch/n13z2

At the next PSC Brown Bag, we'll get to hear from our own @emilytreleaven.bsky.social presenting insights from her recent household survey work that could reduce error in mortality estimates. #Demography @um-src.bsky.social Join us live or on Zoom: psc.isr.umich.edu/events/trele...

Join us TODAY at 1:00 for Lindsay Kobayashi: Insights into cognitive aging around the world: evidence from the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol More information: myumi.ch/dgJy6 1430BD ISR-Thompson umich.zoom.us/s/926988713 Meeting ID: 926 9887 1329 Passcode: 588465

Shiyu Zhang, @yajuansi.bsky.social & John Dziak clarify the assumptions and mechanisms by which different missing data strategies accommodate missingness in covariates and reconcile recommendations that sometimes appear contradictory in the literature myumi.ch/5kGMD

Climate-related disasters threaten the health & wellbeing of human populations. Elizabeth Fussell, Kate Burrows & @narayansastry.bsky.social review key survey design elements from 4 demographic surveys disrupted by large-scale disasters to pinpoint what’s critical in disaster research myumi.ch/8q8Nq

Political partisanship has become so persistent in sentiment surveys that some economists say it’s getting harder to accurately measure moods of consumers. Surveys of Consumers director, Joanne Hsu, says looking at how independents feel is a better gauge of sentiment myumi.ch/Mk87V

Jess Francis-Levin is using RCGD's new VR Lab for a project on aging and connection among older adults. Join us TODAY at the @rcgd-isr.bsky.social seminar series on the science of social relationships! @um-src.bsky.social @micda-umisr.bsky.social buff.ly/eSVuAL4

Hanyu Sun & Fred Conrad examine the differences in interviewer and respondent paralinguistic behaviors (such as “uh” and “um” or laughter) between video and in-person interviews and whether these difference influence respondents' answers myumi.ch/rAPZ7

November's Coffee and Donuts with the SRC Director was hosted by the @d3center.bsky.social. Billie Nahum-Shani and Shiyu Zhang chatted with SRC director @umpamdk.bsky.social about adaptive interventions and the integration of human and mobile delivered approaches myumi.ch/qZxd4

@erinware.bsky.social et al. conducted a review of randomized clinical trials, finding no reliable evidence that pain neuroscience education plus any one physical therapy method boosts effectiveness vs. the single intervention alone for patients focused on pain & function: myumi.ch/pVJDg

Join us Tuesday, December 2 at 1:00 for Lindsay Kobayashi: Insights into cognitive aging around the world: evidence from the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol More information: myumi.ch/dgJy6 1430BD ISR-Thompson umich.zoom.us/s/926988713 Meeting ID: 926 9887 1329 Passcode: 588465

Joanne Hsu, director of the #SurveysOfConsumers, tells @businessinsider.com that Americans are well aware that #inflation has fallen, but prices haven't come down and consumers know that, too. She says, "People are broadly feeling pretty negative about the economy." myumi.ch/bV3WW

In this scoping review, @pngumich.bsky.social researchers highlight key methodological trends and gaps in the literature on the associations between DNA methylation and internalizing or externalizing traits or behaviors in children and adolescents.

🧪@d3center.bsky.social researchers discuss the sources and impact of missing data in microrandomized trials. They provide a conceptual framework to guide future investigators in anticipating missing data and making informed decisions to manage them myumi.ch/61MWn @leb112358.bsky.social

Jess Francis-Levin is using RCGD's new VR Lab for a project on aging and connection among older adults. Learn more and join us for the @rcgd-isr.bsky.social seminar series on the science of social relationships! @um-src.bsky.social @micda-umisr.bsky.social buff.ly/eSVuAL4

Meet Zachary Winograd, student at the Michigan Program for Survey and Data Science and research assistant at @d3center.bsky.social at the Survey Research Center (SRC)! Learn more about the MPSDS and students here: surveydatascience.isr.umich.edu #masters #research #datascience

Given the rising number of older adults with disability and dementia, unpaid caregivers are increasingly vital in the long-term care of older adults. SRC's Kira Birditt and co-authors use data from UAS-CLEAR to describe the experiences of family and non-family caregivers #GSA2025

@spattersearch.bsky.social & co-authors show that lacking close friends or wanting more is tied to higher loneliness for adults 50+. Less weekly contact also predicts loneliness. Women have more friends/contacts than men, but loneliness rates are similar by gender. #GSA2025

Trust drives social cohesion and well-being for older adults, and supports social norms and civic life. SRC & @rcgd-isr.bsky.social’s Noah Webster, Kristine Ajrouch, and Toni Antonucci study how social networks foster societal-wide trust #GSA2025

Caregivers to those with dementia are often an overlooked group. SRC's Yee To (Crystal) Ng, alongside her co-authors, have examined loneliness experienced by these caregivers, and the quality of their social relationships. #GSA2025

It's very busy last day of #GSA2025! Grab a donut and check out our full schedule of SRC presentations: myumi.ch/e3dVX

SRC's Lindsay Kobayashi will be the chair for the session Novel Approaches to Understanding Education and Later-Life Cognitive Health at #GSA2025

US adults have become increasingly concerned with staying "mentally sharp". ISR's Jacqui Smith and Marina Larkina used the Health and Retirement Study to examine to examine concerns about cognitive health and if there is a mismatch between actual cognitive performance and subjective status. #GSA2025

Using @mtfstudy.bsky.social, @meganepatrick.bsky.social, Yvonne Terry-McElrath & Joy Jang examine changes over time in cannabis & nicotine use, focusing on trends in early & late midlife, finding substance use is evolving among adults, with implications for health and wellbeing while aging #GSA2025

Yuk Pang & coauthors used @mtfstudy.bsky.social to study how heavy substance use in young adulthood affects poor memory later in life. Sustained use may have long-term cognitive impacts, partly via early midlife problematic use. #GSA2025

Members of the LGBTQ+ community are innovative in their ability to create community through social media use. Jess Francis-Levin & Bolu Dolgari examine the differences in motivations behind social media use among older adults & young adults in the LGBTQ+ community #GSA2025 @rcgd-isr.bsky.social

Trust drives social cohesion and well-being for older adults, and supports social norms and civic life. SRC & @rcgd-isr.bsky.social’s Noah Webster, Kristine Ajrouch, and Toni Antonucci study how social networks foster societal-wide trust #GSA2025

Don't miss SRC, @um-psc.bsky.social and @rcgd-isr.bsky.social Jacqui Smith as the chair for Cognitive Aging and Dementia Research: Expanding Horizons on Social and Environmental Contexts at #GSA2025

How do romantic partnerships shape support for older adults with dementia? @spattersearch.bsky.social examines whether or not older adults with dementia are likely to be partnered with other older adults and what that looks like for their care. #GSA2025 @um-psc.bsky.social

It's a busy day 3 at #GSA2025! Grab your beverage of choice and check out our full schedule of SRC presentations: myumi.ch/e3dVX

Understanding how family dynamics shape cognitive health in later life is important for addressing cognitive decline. Kimson Johnson & Maddison Linker examine whether living with grandparents in childhood buffers the negative cognitive effects of poor parental relationships. #GSA2025

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Working caregivers rose from 8M to 9.6M (2011-2023). What is the impact on work for these caregivers? @spattersearch.bsky.social finds 'presenteeism' (being at work but not fully engaged) and work productivity loss are increasing over time #GSA2025

It's day 2 of #GSA2025! Grab your beverage of choice and check out our full schedule of SRC presentations: myumi.ch/e3dVX

Find NaNDA in the #GSA2025 exhibit hall - we’re between the band and @nacda-icpsr.bsky.social @icpsr.bsky.social @umisr.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social

At 12:00, Marilyn Sinkewicz will present Trends in Treatment Provision for Mental Illness and Substance Use in the United States: 1997-2024, coauthored by Philippa Clarke and Iris Gomez-Lopez #GSA2025

Don't miss SRC's Kim Rollings as the chair & presenter for Housing and Aging: Quality, Stability, and Health Outcomes in Later Life session at #GSA2025

Don't miss SRC's and @um-psc.bsky.social's Shu Xu as the chair for Education, Inequality, and Aging: Unpacking Structural Determinants of Later-Life Health and Well-Being at #GSA2025

It's the first day of #GSA2025! Grab your beverage of choice and check out our full schedule of SRC presentations: myumi.ch/e3dVX

@geronsociety.bsky.social 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting starts on Wednesday. SRC is well represented: myumi.ch/e3dVX

Join @umpsid.bsky.social for @emilydore.bsky.social Postdoc at the SPHERE Center at Harvard School of Public Health: How State Context Shapes the Long Arm of Childhood. Wednesday, November 19, 12:00-1:00 RSVP: psc.isr.umich.edu/events/psid-...

Find us at #GSA2025 booth 323 We're here to talk neighborhoods, data, and all the ways community context shapes brain health and aging Using NaNDA data? Curious about NaNDA? Stop by for swag & data @icpsr.bsky.social @um-src.bsky.social @umisr.bsky.social