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Publications & Presentations

On these pages we list the publications and presentations that have resulted from this ongoing study. They will be listed in reverse chronological order.


Summary Reports

Data Wave 1

Alpass, F (2008). Work and Retirement. The Health, Work and Retirement Study: Summary report for the 2006 data wave. Palmerston North: Massey University. Available at http://hwr.massey.ac.nz/resources/Work_Fiona Alpass.pdf

Davey, J. (2008). Qualitative interviews. In, Health, Work and Retirement Survey: Summary report for the 2006 data wave. Palmerston North: School of Psychology, Massey University. http://hwr.massey.ac.nz/resources/qualitative_interviews-davey.pdf

Noone, J., & Stevenson, B. (2008). Maori cultural identity. In, Health, Work and Retirement Survey: Summary report for the 2006 data wave. Palmerston North: School of Psychology, Massey University. http://hwr.massey.ac.nz/resources/cultural_identity-Noone-Stevenson.pdf

Stephens, C., & Noone, J. (2008). Health. In, Health, Work and Retirement Survey: Summary report for the 2006 data wave.  Palmerton North: School of Psychology, Massey University. http://hwr.massey.ac.nz/resources/health_stephens-noone.pdf

Stephens, C., & Noone, J. (2008). Social support, social networks and wellbeing. In, Health, Work and Retirement Survey: Summary report for the 2006 data wave.  Palmerston North: School of Psychology, Massey University. http://hwr.massey.ac.nz/resources/social-support_Stephens-Noone.pdf

Towers, A. J. (2007). Methodology. In, Health, Work and Retirement Survey: Summary report for the 2006 data wave.  Palmerston North: School of Psychology, Massey University. Retrieved from http://hwr.massey.ac.nz/resources/methodology_towers.pdf

Towers, A. & Noone, J. (2007). Characteristics of the sample. In, Health, Work and Retirement Survey: Summary report for the 2006 data wave.  Palmerston North: School of Psychology, Massey University. Retrieved from http://hwr.massey.ac.nz/resources/Chapter2_Our Sample.pdf

Data Wave 2

Stephens, C. & Noone, J. (2011).Social networks and their effects on health over time: A report from 2006 and 2008 HWR data waves. Palmerston North: School of Psychology, Massey University. Working paper. http://hwr.massey.ac.nz/resources/Stephens_Noone_SS_Chapter_220212.pdf

Pond, R., Stephens, C., & Alpass, F. (2010). ‘Caregiving and its relationship to mental and physical health, socioeconomic status, and social support’. Summary Report for the 2008 Data Wave, Health, Work and Retirement Survey, School of Psychology, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand. Under review.

Keeling, S., Davey, J. & Glasgow, K. (2009). Qualitative Interviews. Summary Report for the 2008 Data Wave, Health, Work and Retirement Survey, School of Psychology, Massey University. http://hwr.massey.ac.nz/resources/HWR NZIRA August 09 _4_1.pdf

Books and Book Chapters

Stephens, C. (2008). Health promotion: A psychosocial approach. Maidenhead: Open University Press.

Alpass, F. M. (2006). Work and health in older adults. In J. Low and P. Jose (Eds.), Lifespan Development: The New Zealand Context (pp.169-178).  Wellington: Pearson Education.

Articles published

2011

Dulin, P., Stephens, C., Alpass, F., Hill, R. D., & Stevenson, B. (2011). The impact of socio-contextual, physical and life-style variables on measures of physical and psychological well-being among Māori and non-Māori: The New Zealand Health, Work and Retirement Study. Ageing and Society, 27, 1 – 19. doi:10.1017/S0144686X10001479

Good, G., LaGrow, S., & Alpass, F. (2011). A study of older adults: normative ranges of life satisfaction and functioning. New Zealand Journal of Psychology,( Nov online).

Henricksen, A., & Stephens, C. (2011). Happiness-enhancing activities for older adults. Functional-U, 9(2), 1-9.

Imlach-Gunasekara, F., Carter, K. N., Liu, I., Blakely, T. (2011). The relationship between income and health using longitudinal data from New Zealand. J Epidemiol Comm. Health. Published online June.

LaGrow, S., Alpass, F., Stephens, C., & Towers, A. (2011). Factors affecting perceived quality of life of older persons with self-reported visual disability. Quality of Life Research, 20, 407-413.

LaGrow, S., Yeung, P., Towers, A., Alpass, F., & Stephens. (2011). Determinants of the overall quality of life of older persons who have difficulty seeing: The importance of the ability to get around. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, October-November 2011, 720-730.

LaGrow, S., Neville, S., & Alpass, F. (2011, in press). Loneliness and self-reported health among older persons in New Zealand. Australasian Journal on Ageing.

Stephens, C. (2011). Narrative analysis in health psychology research: Personal, dialogical, and social stories of health. Health Psychology Review, 5(1), 62-78. doi:10.1080/17437199.2010.543385.

Stephens, C., Alpass, F., Towers, A., Noone, J., & Stevenson, B. (2011). The effects of socioeconomic inequalities of working life on health: Implications for an ageing population. Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, 6(1-2), 73-85.

Stephens, C., Alpass, F., Towers, A., & Stevenson, B. (2011). The effects of types of social networks, perceived social support, and loneliness on the health of older people: Accounting for the social context. Journal of Aging and Health. doi: 10.1177/0898264311400189

Stephens, C., & Breheny, M. (2011, in press). Narrative analysis in psychological research: An integrated approach to interpreting stories. Qualitative Research in Psychology.

Taylor, J., Alpass, F., Stephens, C., & Towers, A. (2011). Driving anxiety and fear in young older adults in New Zealand. Age and Ageing, 40 , 62-66 . doi: 10.1093/ageing/afq154

Touhy, R., & Stephens, C. (2011). Exploring older adults’ personal and social vulnerability in a disaster. International Journal of Emergency Management, 8(1), 60-73.

Towers, A., Stephens, C., Dulin, P., Kostick, M., Noone, J., & Alpass, F. (2011). Estimating Older Hazardous and Binge Drinking Prevalence Using AUDIT-C and AUDIT-3 Thresholds Specific to Older Adults. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. DOI:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.02.008

Yeung, P., LaGrow, S., Towers, A., Alpass, F., & Stephens., C. (2011, inpress). The centrality of O&M in rehabilitation programs designed to enhance quality of life: A structural equation modelling analysis. International Journal of Orientation and Mobility.

2010

Breheny, M., & Stephens, C. (2010). Ageing in a Material World. New Zealand Journal of Psychology 39(2), 41-49.

Henricksen, A., & Stephens, C. (2010). An exploration of the happiness-enhancing activities engaged in by older adults. Ageing International 35, 311-326.

Noone, J. H., Stephens, C. & Alpass, F. M. (2010) Do men and women still differ in their retirement planning? Testing a theoretical model of gendered pathways to retirement preparation, Research on Aging, 32(6), 715-738.

Noone, J. H ., Stephens, C. V. & Alpass, F. M. (2010). The Process of Retirement Planning Scale (PRePS): Development and Validation. Psychological Assessment, 22(3), 520-53.

Pond, R., Stephens, C., & Alpass, F. (2010). Virtuously watching one’s health: Older adults’ regulation of self in the pursuit of health. Journal of Health Psychology, 15(5), 734– 43.

Stephens, C., & Flick, U. (2010). Health and ageing: Challenges for health psychology research. Journal of Health Psychology, 15(5), 643–48.

Stephens, C., Alpass, F., & Towers, A. (2010). Economic hardship among older people in New Zealand: The effects of low living standards on social support, loneliness, and mental health. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 39(2), 49-56.

Stephens, C., Alpass, F., Baars, M., Towers, A., & Stevenson, B. (in press). SF-36 norms for New Zealanders aged 55-69 years. New Zealand Medical Journal.

Stephens, C. & Breheny, M. (2010) Does a social policy discourse of positive ageing exacerbate material disadvantage for older women? Psychology & Health,25 (6), 87. DOI:10.1080/08870446.2010.502659.

2009

Breheny, M., & Stephens, C. (2009). “I sort of pay back in my own little way”: Managing independence and social connectedness through reciprocity. Aging and Society 29 (8), 1295-1313.

Davey, J. (2009) The Meaning of Life: New Zealanders talk about spirituality. International Conference on Ageing and Spirituality. The Selwyn Centre for Ageing and Spirituality, Auckland. http://www.selwyncare.org.nz/site_resources/library/PDFs/ConferencePapers/Judith_Davey_Paper.pdf (conference paper and in proceedings).

LaGrow, S., Alpass, F. & Stephens, C. (2009). Economic standing, health status and social isolation among visually impaired persons aged 55 to 70 in New Zealand. Journal of Optometry, 2(3), 155-158.

Noone, J. H ., Stephens, C. V. & Alpass, F. M. (2009). Pre-retirement planning and well-being in later life: A prospective study.Research on Aging, 31 (3), 295-317.

Pond, R., Stephens, C., & Alpass, F. (2009).  How health affects retirement decisions: three pathways taken by middle-older aged New Zealanders. Ageing and Society, 39(3), 527-545.

2008

Davey, J. (2008) What influences retirement decisions? Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, Issue 33, p. 110-125.

2007

Alpass, F., Towers, A., Stephens, C., Fitzgerald, E., Stevenson, B., & Davey, J. (2007). Independence, well-being, and social participation in an aging population. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1114, 241-250.

Breheny, M. & Stephens, C. (2007). Older adults’ experience of family life: Linked lives and independent living. Report for the Families Commission, Ministry of Social Development, Wellington, New Zealand. Retrieved 4 June 2008: http://www.familiescommission.govt.nz/files/blueskies-breheny-stephens.pdf

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