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Faculty

Kim, Kyungmin 

Associate Professor, Department Chair

+82-2-880-8748
kyungmin.kim@snu.ac.kr
Building 222, Room 401
SpecializationFamily Studies (Family Development and Gerontology Lab)

Education

2012.

Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University, USA

2004.

M.A. in Child Development and Family Studies, Seoul National University

2002.

B.H.E. in Child Development and Family Studies & B.A. in Social Welfare, Seoul National University

Career

2021 – Current

  • Associate Professor [2024 – Current], Department Chair [2025 – Current]
  • Assistant Professor [2021 – 2024]
  • Department of Child Development and Family Studies, College of Human Ecology, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea

2024 – Current

2023 – Current

2022 – Current

2015 – Current

Fellow
Gerontology Institute, Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences (MCNHS), University of Massachusetts Boston, USA

2015 – 2021

  • Assistant Professor
  • Department of Gerontology, John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA

2013 – 2015

  • Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, Population Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin, USA

2012 – 2013

  • Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University, USA

Research Interests

  • Adult development and aging
  • Gerontology
  • Family relationships and health in later life
  • Dementia and family caregiving

Editorial Experiences & Professional Organization Memberships

  • Associate Editor, Research on Aging (2018–Current)
  • Editorial Board, Journal of Marriage and Family (2021–Current)
  • Editorial Board, Aging & Mental Health (2021–Current)
  • Editorial Board, Journal of Aging & Social Policy (2016–Current)
  • Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
  • National Council on Family Relations (NCFR)
  • Korean Association of Family Relations  
  • The Korean Gerontological Society (KGS)
  • The Population Association of Korea (PAK)
  • Korean Family Studies Association 
  • Association of Families and Better Life 

Research Grants

  • Co-Investigator (2025.08–2028.07): “Balanced Regional Growth and Resilience Cluster” (PI: Euijune Kim at Seoul National University). Institute for Future Strategy at Seoul National University (2025년도 서울대학교 국가미래전략원 정책연구 클러스터).
  • PI (2025.09–2025.12): “Daily Experiences and Quality of Life Among Older Residents in Senior Housing.” KB Life Insurance Company.
  • Co-Investigator (2023.08–2027.07): “Grandparenting and Caregiving Exchanges in Sandwiched Families” (PI: Jeremy W. Lim-Soh at Centre for Ageing Research and Education, Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore). Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF), Singapore (Social and Family Research Fund, SFRF).
  • Co-Investigator (2024.06–2027.05): “Why Childcare is Less Stressful on Some Days than on Others? A Daily Diary Approach to Place Experiences and Parenting Stress ” (PI: Jaerim Lee at Seoul National University). National Research Foundation of Korea (한국연구재단 2024년도 인문사회분야 일반 공동연구지원사업).
  • Co-Investigator (2024.04–2027.12): “Development of Digital Health Services for Daily Recovery for Those who Have Experienced Serious Disease ” (PI: Dooah Choi at HurayPositive Corp; Other PIs: Sang-Baek Koh at Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Changsoo Kim at Yonsei University College of Medicine, Jin-Bae Kim at Kyung Hee University Hospital, and Ki-Soo Eun at Seoul National University). Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Korea (한국 산업통상자원부 2024년도 바이오산업기술개발과제).
  • PI (2023.11–2025.09): “Well-Being Initiatives for Senior Environments.” Research Institute on Human Ecology, Seoul National University.
  • Co-Investigator (2020.09–2025.08): “Definition and Caregiver Appraisal of Paradoxical Lucidity in Dementia” (PI: Joan M. Griffin at Mayo Clinic). National Institute on Aging (NIA R21/R33).
  • Co-Investigator (2018.07–2020.06): “Intergenerational Relations Between the Very Old Parents and Old Children: A Comparative Study of Korea and the US” (PI: Gyounghae Han at Seoul National University). National Research Foundation of Korea (한국연구재단 2018년도 인문사회분야 일반 공동연구지원사업).
  • Co-Investigator (2018.07–2021.04): “Old Children of Very Old Parents With Dementia: Distinctive Challenges and Support Needs” (PI: Kathrin Boerner at University of Massachusetts Boston). National Institute on Aging (NIA Alzheimer’s Disease and Its Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Focused Administrative Supplements).
  • Co-Investigator (2017.08–2021.04): “Aging Together: Relationship Dynamics Between the Very Old and Their Old Children” (PI: Kathrin Boerner at University of Massachusetts Boston). National Institute on Aging (NIA R21).
  • PI (2017.03–2018.04): “Enduring Ties: Very Old Parents and Their Old Children in the US and Korea.” Office of Global Programs, University of Massachusetts Boston (International Research/Education/Learning Initiative Seed Grants Program).
  • PI (2014.09–2017.12): “Generational Family Patterns and Well-Being.” National Institute on Aging (NIA R03).

Book Chapters & Reviews (*student/advisee author)

  • Kim, K., Fingerman, K. L., & Nussbaum, J. F. (2021). Between younger and older generations: Family communication at midlife (Chapter 6). In A. L. Vangelisti (Ed.), The Routledge handbook of family communication (3rd ed., pp. 85–98). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003043423-9
  • Kim, K., & Kim, Y.* (2019). Parent-child relations and their importance for older adults. In Bob G. Knight (Ed.), The Oxford encyclopedia of psychology and aging. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190236557.013.392
  • Kim, K., Cheng, Y.-P., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2015). Relationships between adults and parents in Asia (Chapter 7). In S.-T. Cheng, I. Chi, H. H. Fung, L. W. Li, & J. Woo (Eds.), Successful aging: Asian perspectives (pp. 101–122). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9331-5_7
  • Kim, K. (2014). [Review of Intergenerational caregiving, Edited by A. Booth, A. C. Crouter, S. M. Bianchi, & J. A. Seltzer]. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships12(1), 85–88. https://doi.org/10.1080/15350770.2014.869945

Journal Articles (*student/advisee author)

  • Griffin, J. M., Bangerter, L. R., Kim, K., Lapid, M. I., Finnie, D. M., Liu, Y., Gaugler, J. E., Batthyány, A., Frangiosa, T. L., & Gilmore-Bykovskyi, A. (in press). Lucid episodes in people with advanced dementia: Characterizing caregiver reports to advance definition and measurement of episodes. The Gerontologist. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaf282
  • Kim, N.*, Cho, H.*, & Kim, K. (in press). The role of social media communication in the association between widowhood and depressive symptoms. OMEGA – Journal of Death and Dying. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228241307774
  • Kim, S.*, Lee, E.*, Kim, J., & Kim, K. (2025). Care networks among older adult children caring for their very old parents: Associations with psychological well-being and caregiving burden. Korean Journal of Gerontological Social Welfare, 80(4), 39–68. https://doi.org/10.21194/kjgsw.80.4.202512.39 [in Korean]
  • Lee, K.*, Yoo, H.*, Nam, Y., & Kim, K. (2025). Allocation of financial resources among Korean middle-aged adults: Between one’s present, future, and family. Journal of the Korean Gerontological Society45(6), 1109–1129. https://doi.org/10.31888/JKGS.2025.45.6.1109 [in Korean]
  • Cotton, Q. D., Birkeland, R., Bailey, D., Gidey, S., Kim, K., Lapid, M. I., Bangerter, L. R., Liu, Y., Finnie, D. M., Gaugler, J. E., & Griffin, J. M. (2025). She asked if she had dementia: Caregivers’ insights on lucidity in late stages of dementia and its impact. Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Behavior & Socioeconomics of Aging, 1(4). https://doi.org/10.1002/bsa3.70049
  • Huo, M., & Kim, K. (2025). Volunteering with mild cognitive impairment: Implications for subsequent cognitive changes. The Gerontologist, 65(11). https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaf190
  • Lee, E.*, Kim, K., Liu, Y., & Zarit, S. H. (2025). Daily stressors, positive events, and daily fatigue among dementia family caregivers. Aging & Mental Health, 29(11), 1989–1996. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2025.2519617
  • Cha, S.-E., Kim, K., Kim, H., & Lee, S. (2025). Leisure activity and daily mood across adulthood: Results from the Korean Time Use Survey. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 80(11). https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf181
  • Lee, E.*, & Kim, K. (2025). Relational characteristics and loneliness among middle-aged and older couples: Dyadic analyses based on the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model and Mutual Influence Model. Journal of Family Relations, 30(3), 89–115. https://doi.org/10.21321/jfr.30.3.89 [in Korean]
  • Cha, S.-E., Kim, K., & Lee, S. (2025). Gendered trends in formal and informal care utilization among older adults in South Korea. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 37(5), 724–739. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2024.2349495
  • Nam, Y., Kim, K., & Ahn, S. Y. (2025). Financial management behaviors and financial satisfaction among Korean midlife couples. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 46(3), 854–866. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10834-025-10044-w
  • Griffin, J. M., Bangerter, L. R., Kim, K., Liu, Y., Batthyány, A., Birkeland, R. W., Nosheny, R., Gaugler, J. E., Frangiosa, T. L., & Lapid, M. I. (2025). Lucid episodes among people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and their impact on family caregiver stress and grief (LEAD): Protocol for a longitudinal observational study. BMJ Open15(7), e098182. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-098182
  • Kim, K., Bangerter, L. R., Liu, Y., Finnie, D. M., Lapid, M. I., Gaugler, J. E., & Griffin, J. M. (2025). Spouse and child caregivers’ experiences of lucid episodes in dementia: A mixed methods approach. Innovation in Aging9(6). https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaf036
  • Lee, H., Tzuang, M., Chow, T. W., Kang, Y., Tee, B. L., Li, C., Lam, E., Gu, Y., Lee, S. A., Ho, P.-C., Peavy, G., Seo, E. H., Kim, K., Tran, B., Chae, W., Nguyen, D., Vo, N., Dang, D., Spat-Lemus, J., Choi, Y.-B., Feldman, H., Jun, G. R., Wang, L.-S., Yu, W. H., Ta Park, V. M., & The Asian Cohort for Alzheimer’s Disease Study. (2025). Translation and cultural adaptation of tools to assess diverse Asian American and Asian Canadian subgroups: The Asian Cohort for Alzheimer’s Disease (ACAD) study. Alzheimer’s & Dementia21(6). https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.70311
  • Yoo, H.*, & Kim, K. (2025). Receiving care and depressive symptoms in later life: Findings from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA), 2008–2022. Journal of the Korean Gerontological Society45(3), 497–518. https://doi.org/10.31888/JKGS.2025.45.3.497 [in Korean]
  • Kim, S.*, Lee, K.*, & Kim, K. (2025). Subjective age in Korean middle-aged adults: Differences by family and social network characteristics and implications for psychological well-being. Journal of the Korean Gerontological Society45(2), 317–340. https://doi.org/10.31888/JKGS.2025.45.2.317 [in Korean]
  • Lim-Soh, J., Kim, D., & Kim, K. (2025). Gendered patterns of intergenerational contact in Korea: Transitions from young-old to middle-old. Journal of Marriage and Family87(1), 74–91. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.13009
  • Lyons, K. S., Han, S. H., Kim, K., & Miller, L. M. (2025). Dyadic appraisals of family decisions and health tasks in midlife-older couples. Research on Aging47(2), 151–162. https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275241280691
  • Lee, E.*, Huo, M., & Kim, K. (2025). Preferences for features of current and future residential environments among Korean middle-aged adults. Research on Aging47(2), 128–139. https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275241279922 
  • Cho, H.*, Kim, N.*, & Kim, K. (2024). The role of late-life work among widowed adults in Korea: A buffer or burden for widow(er)s’ health? Journal of Applied Gerontology43(11), 1621–1629. https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648241249619
  • Yoo, H.*, Kim, K., Kim, J., Boerner, K., & Han, G. (2024). Care experiences among very old parents and their old children. Journal of the Korean Gerontological Society44(5), 623–644. https://doi.org/10.31888/JKGS.2024.44.5.623 [in Korean]
  • Lee, E.*, & Kim, K. (2024). Concordance in spouses’ intention to move after retirement among Korean middle-aged couples. Journal of Applied Gerontology43(10), 1570–1579. https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648241242694
  • Huo, M., Gilligan, M., Kim, K., Richards, N. E.*, Fingerman, K. L., & Zarit, S. H. (2024). Dyadic ambivalence in couples managing early-stage Alzheimer’s disease: Linking behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia to life satisfaction. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences79(9). https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbae130
  • Lee, Y.*, Kim, K., & Yudron, M. (2024). School readiness of immigrant-origin children and enriching experiences. Early Education and Development35(6), 1127–1140. https://doi.org/10.1080/10409289.2022.2159257
  • Huo, M., Kim, K., Fingerman, K. L., & Zarit, S. H. (2024). Empathy and support exchanges in couples coping with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. Aging & Mental Health28(7), 995–1002. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2024.2326958
  • Kim, B.*, Kim, K., Burr, J. A., & Han, G. (2024). Childhood and midlife cultural awareness and activity engagement among Korean married couples. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences79(7). https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbae068
  • Kim, N.*, & Kim, K. (2024). The association of family bereavement with life satisfaction and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older adults: Exposure and cumulative effects of family bereavement. Journal of the Korean Gerontological Society44(3), 401–424. https://doi.org/10.31888/JKGS.2024.44.3.401 [in Korean]
  • Connelly, C.*, Kim, K., Liu, Y., & Zarit, S. H. (2024). Temporal patterns of daily behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia and caregiver distress: Associated daily and individual factors. Journal of Applied Gerontology43(6), 786–796. https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648231216382
  • Bangerter, L. R., Griffin, J. M., Kim, K., Finnie, D. M., Lapid, M. I., Gaugler, J. E., Frangiosa, T., & Biggar, V. S. (2024). A Delphi approach to define lucid episodes in people living with dementia. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders38(2), 147–151. https://doi.org/10.1097/WAD.0000000000000621
  • Wylie, M. J.*, Boerner, K., Miller, E. A., Kim, K., & Burr, J. A. (2024). Type of home care—informal versus at least some formal—matters for recipients’ perceived control. The Gerontologist, 64(5). https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnad127
  • Griffin, J. M., Kim, K., Finnie, D. M., Lapid, M. I., Gaugler, J. E., Batthyány, A., Bangerter, L. R., Biggar, V. S., & Frangiosa, T. (2024). Developing and describing a typology of lucid episodes among people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Alzheimer’s & Dementia20(4), 2434–2443. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.13667
  • Hong, S. H.*, Kim, K., Chung, G. H., & Han, G. (2024). Worrying about our children: Parental worry and psychological well-being among Korean middle-aged couples. Journal of Family Psychology38(3), 476–483. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0001190
  • Kim, N.*, & Kim, K. (2024). The association between recent experiences of parent-related life events and parental satisfaction among Korean middle-aged adults: The moderating role of future time perspective. Journal of Families and Better Life42(1), 27–41. https://doi.org/10.7466/JFBL.2024.42.1.27 [in Korean]
  • Ho, P.-C., Yu, W. H., Tee, B. L., Lee, W.-P., Li, C., Gu, Y., Yokoyama, J. S., Reyes-Dumeyer, D., Choi, Y.-B., Yang, H.-S., Vardarajan, B. N., Tzuang, M., Lieu, K., Lu, A., Faber, K. M., Potter, Z. D., Revta, C., Kirsch, M., McCallum, J., Mei, D., Booth, B., Cantwell, L. B., Chen, F., Chou, S., Clark, D., Deng, M., Hong, T. H., Hwang, L.-J., Jiang, L., Joo, Y., Kang, Y., Kim, E. S., Kim, H., Kim, K., Kuzma, A. B., Lam, E., Lanata, S. C., Lee, K., Li, D., Li, M., Li, X., Liu, C.-L., Liu, C., Liu, L., Lupo, J.-L., Nguyen, K., Pfleuger, S. E., Qian, J., Qian, W., Ramirez, V., Rush, K. A., Seo, E. H., Song, Y. E., Tartaglia, M. C., Tian, L., Torres, M., Vo, N., Wong, E. C., Xie, Y., Yau, E. B., Yi, I., Yu, V., Zeng, X., St George-Hyslop, P., Au, R., Schellenberg, G. D., Dage, J. L., Varma, R., Hsiung, G.-Y. R., Rosen, H., Henderson, V. W., Foroud, T., Kukull, W. A., Peavy, G. M., Lee, H., Feldman, H. H., Mayeux, R., Chui, H., Jun, G. R., Ta Park, V. M., Chow, T. W., & Wang, L.-S. (2024). Asian Cohort for Alzheimer’s Disease (ACAD) pilot study on genetic and non-genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease among Asian Americans and Canadians. Alzheimer’s & Dementia20(3), 2058–2071. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.13611
  • Huo, M., & Kim, K. (2024). Dyadic profiles of couples’ self-perceptions of aging: Implications for mental health. Psychology and Aging39(2), 153–165. https://doi.org/10.1037/pag0000801
  • Lim-Soh, J., Kim, D., & Kim, K. (2024). Within-family differences in intergenerational contact: The role of gender norms in a patrilineal society. Research on Aging46(3-4), 258–270. https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275231225379
  • Kim, K., Park, N. S., Chung, S., & Jang, Y. (2023). A dyadic assessment of cognitive resources and cognitive function among older Korean immigrant couples. Journal of the Korean Gerontological Society43(6), 975–988. https://doi.org/10.31888/JKGS.2023.43.6.975
  • Yoo, H.*, Ryu, J.*, & Kim, K. (2023). Middle-aged adults’ opinions on driving restrictions for older drivers in Korea: Associations with biopsychosocial characteristics. Journal of the Korean Gerontological Society43(6), 1067–1083. https://doi.org/10.31888/JKGS.2023.43.6.1067 [in Korean]
  • Lee, Y.*, Kim, K., Douglas, A., & Zeng, S. (2023). Pathways from marital relationships to children’s social-emotional development in Korea: The role of parenting and social support. Early Childhood Research Quarterly65, 342–351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2023.07.011
  • Kim, N.*, Kim, M.*, Kim, K., Kim, J., & Han, G. (2023). Support provision and caregiving burden among older children caring for oldest-old parents: Associations with early parent-child relationships. Journal of Family Relations28(2), 169–193. https://doi.org/10.21321/jfr.28.2.169 [in Korean]
  • Park, J.*, Kim, K., & Han, G. (2023). Retirement preparation and psychological well-being among middle-aged couples: The moderating role of family relationships. Journal of Family Relations28(2), 3–25. https://doi.org/10.21321/jfr.28.2.3 [in Korean]
  • Wang, H.*, Kim, K., Burr, J. A., & Fingerman, K. L. (2023). Financial problems in established adulthood: Implications for depressive symptoms and relationship quality with parents. Journal of Adult Development30(2), 167–177. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10804-022-09409-4 [Special Issue on “Established Adulthood”; Guest Editors: Clare M. Mehta & Jeffrey Jensen Arnett]
  • Huo, M., Kim, K., & Haghighat, M. D.* (2023). Changes in self-perceptions of aging among Black and White older adults: The role of volunteering. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences78(5), 830–840. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbad007
  • Kittle, K. R.*, Boerner, K., Kim, K., & Fredriksen-Goldsen, K. I. (2023). The role of contextual factors in the health care utilization of aging LGBT adults. The Gerontologist63(4), 741–750. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnac137
  • Huo, M., Kim, K., & Wang, D. (2023). Long-term psychological consequences of parental bereavement prior to midlife: Volunteering helps. Aging & Mental Health27(5), 992–1000. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2022.2087209
  • Lee, Y.*, Kim, K., Zeng, S., & Douglas, A. (2023). Mother-father relationships and child social-emotional adjustment: Mediation through maternal and paternal parenting. Early Childhood Research Quarterly63, 15–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2022.11.001
  • Kim, J., Kim, K., Min, J., Kim, Y. K., Boerner, K., & Han, G. (2023). Self-perceptions of aging among very old parents and their old children. Journal of the Korean Gerontological Society43(1), 21–43. https://doi.org/10.31888/JKGS.2023.43.1.21 [in Korean]
  • Kim, Y. K.*, Kim, K., Jopp, D. S., & Boerner, K. (2023). Dyadic analysis of very old parents’ and their children’s interdependence and self-perceptions of aging. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships40(1), 311–332. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075221118032
  • Huo, M., & Kim, K. (2023). Lasting impact of relationships on caregiving difficulties, burden, and rewards. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships40(1), 288–310. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075221118095
  • Bui, C. N.*, Kim, K., Song, Q., & Jang, Y. (2023). Political participation among middle-aged and older Asian Americans. Research on Aging45(1), 104–114. https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275221113036 [Special Issue on “Productive Aging in Honor of Frank Caro”; Guest Editors: Sae Hwang Han, Pei-Chun Ko, Sacramento Pinazo-Hermandis, & Mariano Sanchez]
  • Liu, Y., Leggett, A. N., Kim, K., Polenick, C. A., McCurry, S. M., & Zarit, S. H. (2022). Daily sleep, well-being, and adult day services use among dementia care dyads. Aging & Mental Health26(12), 2472–2480. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2021.1998354
  • Kittle, K. R.*, Boerner, K., Kim, K., & Fredriksen-Goldsen, K. I. (2022). Social resource variations among LGBT middle-aged and older adults: The intersections of sociodemographic characteristics. The Gerontologist62(9), 1324–1335. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnac021
  • Cha, S.-E., Kang, Y., Kim, K., & Lee, S. (2022). Typology of future care expectations among the young-old in Korea: A comparison between 2010 and 2020 KLoSA data. Family and Culture34(3), 102–134. https://doi.org/10.21478/family.34.3.202209.004 [in Korean]
  • Lee, Y.*, Kim, K., Yudron, M., & Douglass, A. (2022). Intersectional typologies of children with cultural minority backgrounds: Relation to school readiness in Head Start. Early Education and Development33(6), 979–996. https://doi.org/10.1080/10409289.2021.1928443
  • Lee, Y.*, Kim, K., Zeng, S., & Douglas, A. (2022). Maternal and paternal parenting: The role of interparental positivity and negativity from a dyadic perspective. Children and Youth Services Review139, 106549. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106549
  • Kim, J., Min, J., Kim, K., Lee, J., Boerner, K., & Han, G. (2022). Discrepancy in perceptions of intergenerational relationship quality between very old parents and their old children: A dyadic approach. Journal of Family Relations27(2), 3–25. https://doi.org/10.21321/jfr.27.2.3 [in Korean]
  • Bui, C. N.*, Kim, K., & Fingerman, K. L. (2022). Support now becomes care later: Intergenerational support exchanges and older parents’ care receipt and expectations. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences77(7), 1315–1324. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbac059
  • Griffin, J. M., Kim, K., Gaugler, J. E., Biggar, V. S., Frangiosa, T., Bangerter, L. R., Batthyany, A., Finnie, D. M., & Lapid, M. I. (2022). Caregiver appraisals of lucid episodes in people with late-stage Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias. Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring14(1), e12313. https://doi.org/10.1002/dad2.12313
  • Huo, M., Kim, K., & Han, S. H. (2022). The impact of marital quality as older couples adjust to dementia onset. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences77(6), 1026–1036. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbab235
  • Boerner, K., Kim, K., Kim, Y. K.*, & Jopp, D. S. (2022). Support exchanges among very old parents and their children: Findings from the Boston Aging Together Study. The Gerontologist62(3), 375–384. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnab043
  • Wang, H.*, Han, S. H.*, Kim, K., & Burr, J. A. (2022). Adult children’s achievements and ageing parents’ depressive symptoms in China. Ageing & Society42(4), 896–917. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X20001270
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