Kim, Kyungmin

Associate Professor

AreaFamily Studies (Family Development and Gerontology Lab)

OfficeBldg. 222 Rm. 401

Phone+82-2-880-8748

Emailkyungmin.kim@snu.ac.kr

Education

2012.

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

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

Employment

2021 – Current

Associate Professor, Department of Child Development and Family Studies, College of Human Ecology, Seoul National University

2022 – Current

Associate Director, Advanced CEO Program for Well-Aging & Senior Business (AWASB), Seoul National University

2015 – Current

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

2015 – 2021

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

2013 – 2015

Postdoctoral Fellow, Population Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin

2012 – 2013

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

Research Areas

- Adult development and aging; Gerontology
- Family relationships in later life
- Support exchanges between generations
- Family caregiving; Dementia

Other Experiences

Associate Editor, Research on Aging (2018–Current)
Editorial Board, Journal of Marriage and Family (2021–Current)
Editorial Board, Aging & Menal Health (2021–Current)
Editorial Board, Journal of Aging & Social Policy (2016–Current)
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Scientific Review Panel (2020)

Grants

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 B. 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 Relationships, 12(1), 85–88. https://doi.org/10.1080/15350770.2014.869945

Journal Articles (*student/advisee author)

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. https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228241307774
Lim-Soh, J., Kim, D., & Kim, K. (in press). Gendered patterns of intergenerational contact in Korea: Transitions from young-old to middle-old. Journal of Marriage and Family. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.13009
Cha, S.-E., Kim, K., & Lee, S. (in press). Gendered trends in formal and informal care utilization among older adults in Korea. Journal of Aging & Social Policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2024.2349495
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 Aging, 47(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 Aging, 47(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 Gerontology, 43(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 Society, 44(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 Gerontology, 43(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 Sciences, 79(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 Development, 35(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 Health, 28(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 Sciences, 79(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 Society, 44(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 Gerontology, 43(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 Disorders, 38(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 & Dementia, 20(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 Psychology, 38(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 Life, 42(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 & Dementia, 20(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 Aging, 39(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 Aging, 46(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 Society, 43(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 Society, 43(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 Quarterly, 65, 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 Relations, 28(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 Relations, 28(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 Development, 30(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 Sciences, 78(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 Gerontologist, 63(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 Health, 27(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 Quarterly, 63, 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 Society, 43(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 Relationships, 40(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 Relationships, 40(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 Aging, 45(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 Health, 26(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 Gerontologist, 62(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 Culture, 34(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 Development, 33(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 Review, 139, 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 Relations, 27(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 Sciences, 77(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 Monitoring, 14(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 Sciences, 77(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 Gerontologist, 62(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 & Society, 42(4), 896–917. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X20001270
Boerner, K., Kim, Y. K.*, Gallagher, E. A.*, Kim, K., & Jopp, D. S. (2022). “I’m getting older too”: Challenges and benefits experienced by very old parents and their children. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 41(3), 769–779. https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648211016113
Huo, M., & Kim, K. (2022). Volunteering dynamics and life satisfaction: Self-perceptions of aging as a buffer. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 77(2), 321–331. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbab104
Wylie, M. J.*, Kim, K., Liu, Y., & Zarit, S. H. (2021). Taking a break: Daily respite effects of adult day services as objective and subjective time away from caregiving. The Gerontologist, 61(8), 1231–1240. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaa178
Wang, H.*, Kim, K., Burr, J. A., & Wu, B. (2021). Psychological pathways linking parent-child relations to objective and subjective sleep among older adults. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 76(10), 1972–1982. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbab013
Huo, M., Han, S. H., Kim, K., & Choi, J.* (2021). Functional limitations, volunteering, and diurnal cortisol patterns in older adults. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 76(9), 1893–1903. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaa104
Wang, H.*, Kim, K., Burr, J. A., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2021). Adult children’s daily experiences with parental advice: The importance of life problems and relationship quality. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 76(9), 1745–1755. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaa169
Min, J., Kim, J., Kim, K., Boerner, K., & Han, G. (2021). Intergenerational relationship quality and depressive symptoms among oldest-old parents and their old children. Journal of the Korean Gerontological Society, 41(5), 865–886. https://doi.org/10.31888/JKGS.2021.41.5.865 [In Korean]
Kim, Y. K.*, Kim, K., Fingerman, K. L., & Umberson, D. J. (2021). Racial differences in early parental death, midlife life problems, and relationship strain with adult children. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 76(8), 1617–1628. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaa232
Huo, M., Miller, L. M. S., Kim, K., & Liu, S. (2021). Volunteering, self-perceptions of aging, and mental health in later life. The Gerontologist, 61(7), 1131–1140. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaa164
Kim, B.*, Kim, K., Burr, J. A., Kim, J., & Han, G. (2021). Dyadic profiles of health behaviors among Korean baby boomer couples. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 40(10), 1320–1329. https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464820932003
Zhang, K.*, Kim, K., Silverstein, N. M., Song, Q., & Burr, J. A. (2021). Social media communication and loneliness among older adults: The mediating roles of social support and social contact. The Gerontologist, 61(6), 888–896. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaa197
Kim, Y. K.*, Kim, K., Boerner, K., & Han, G. (2021). Like parent, like child? Aging anxiety among married Korean baby boomers. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 76(7), 1292–1301. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaa053
Han, S. H., Kim, K., & Burr, J. A. (2021). Take a sad song and make it better: Spousal activity limitations, caregiving, and depressive symptoms among couples. Social Science & Medicine, 281, 114081. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114081
Chunga, R. E.*, Kim, K., Liu, Y., & Zarit, S. H. (2021). Family caregivers’ distress responses to daily behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia: The moderating role of relationship quality. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 36(6), 822–830. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5482
Stokes, J. E., Kim, Y. K.*, Kim, K., & Fingerman, K. L. (2021). Grieving a grandparent: The importance of gender and multigenerational relationships. Journal of Marriage and Family, 83(3), 754–768. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12750
Kim, Y. K.*, Kim, K., Neupert, S. D., & Boerner, K. (2021). Changes of married older adults’ self-perceptions of aging: The role of gender. Psychology and Aging, 36(3), 383–393. https://doi.org/10.1037/pag0000507
Wu, B., Cohen, M. A., Cong, Z., Kim, K., & Peng, C. (2021). Improving care for older adults in China: Development of long-term care policy and system. Research on Aging, 43(3-4), 123–126. https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027521990829 [Special Issue on “Long-Term Services and Supports in China”; Guest Editors: Bei Wu, Zhen Cong, & Marc Cohen]
Han, S. H.*, Kim, K., & Burr, J. A. (2021). Activity limitations and depressive symptoms among older couples: The moderating role of spousal care. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 76(2), 360–369. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbz161
Bangerter, L. R., Liu, Y., Kim, K., & Zarit, S. H. (2021). Adult day services and dementia caregivers’ daily affect: The role of distress response to behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. Aging & Mental Health, 25(1), 45–62. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2019.1681934
Peng, C.*, Burr, J. A., Kim, K., & Lu, N. (2020). Home and community-based service utilization among older adults in urban China: The role of social capital. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 63(8), 790–806. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2020.1787574
Wang, H.*, Kim, K., Burr, J. A., & Wu, B. (2020). Parent-child relationships and aging parents’ sleep quality: A comparison of one-child and multiple-children families in China. Journal of Aging and Health, 32(10), 1602–1613. https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264320947304
Fuentecilla, J. L.*, Liu, Y., Huo, M.*, Kim, K., Birditt, K. S., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2020). Midlife adults’ daily support to children and parents: Implications for diurnal cortisol. Journal of Aging and Health, 32(9), 926–936. https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264319863994
Han, S. H.*, Kim, K., & Burr, J. A. (2020). Stress-buffering effects of volunteering on daily well-being: Evidence from the National Study of Daily Experiences. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 75(8), 1731–1740. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbz052
Wang, H.*, Kim, K., Burr, J. A., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2020). Middle-aged adults’ daily sleep and worries about aging parents and adult children. Journal of Family Psychology, 34(5), 621–629. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000642
Lee, J. E., Kim, K., Cichy, K. E., & Fingerman, K. L. (2020). Middle-aged children’s support for parents-in-law and marital satisfaction. Gerontology, 66(4), 340–350. https://doi.org/10.1159/000505589
Lee, H. J.*, Kim, K., Bangerter, L. R., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2020). Aging parents’ and middle-aged children’s evaluations of parents’ disability and life problems. Journal of Adult Development, 27(2), 135–146. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10804-019-09336-x
Wang, S.*, Kim, K., & Stokes, J. E. (2020). Dyadic profiles of personality among older couples: Associations with marital quality. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 37(6), 2012–2031. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407520916246
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, 34(4), 448–458. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000595
Kim, B.*, Kim, K., Burr, J. A., & Han, G. (2020). Health behavior profiles of Korean baby boomers. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 90(4), 363–384. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091415018811095
Wang, H.*, Kim, K., Burr, J. A., & Wu, B. (2020). Longitudinal associations between parent-child relationship quality and insomnia for aging parents: The mediating role of depressive symptoms. Social Science & Medicine, 253, 112972. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.112972
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. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 90(3), 234–254. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091415018822079
Han, S. H.*, Kim, K., & Burr, J. A. (2019). Social support and preventive healthcare behaviors among couples in later life. The Gerontologist, 59(6), 1162–1170. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gny144
Xu, P.*, Burr, J. A., Kim, K., & Cong, Z. (2019). Intergenerational financial exchange and cognitive impairment among older adults in China. Aging & Mental Health, 23(9), 1209–1217. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2018.1481930
Kim, Y.*, Kim, K., Boerner, K., Birditt, K. S., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2019). Recent parental death and relationship qualities between midlife adults and their grown children. Journal of Marriage and Family, 81(3), 616–630. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12549
Huo, M.*, Graham, J. L.*, Kim, K., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2019). Aging parents’ daily support exchanges with adult children suffering problems. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 74(3), 449–459. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbx079
Boerner, K., Jopp, D. S., Kim, K., Butt, A.*, Ribeiro, Ó. M. S., Araújo, L., & Rott, C. (2019). Thinking about the end of life when it is near: A comparison of German and Portuguese centenarians. Research on Aging, 41(3), 265–285. https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027518807919
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 and Social Sciences, 74(2), 232–241. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbx057
Han, S. H.*, Kim, K., & Burr, J. A. (2019). Friendship and depression among couples in later life: The moderating effects of marital quality. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 74(2), 222–231. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbx046
Wang, S.*, Kim, K., & Boerner, K. (2018). Personality similarity and marital quality among couples in later life. Personal Relationships, 25(4), 565–580. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12260
Fingerman, K. L., Huo, M.*, Graham, J. L.*, Kim, K., & Birditt, K. S. (2018). A family affair: Family typologies of problems and midlife well-being. The Gerontologist, 58(6), 1054–1064. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnx131
Kim, Y.*, Kim, K., Boerner, K., & Han, G. (2018). Aging together: Self-perceptions of aging and family experiences among Korean baby boomer couples. The Gerontologist, 58(6), 1044–1053. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnx132
Huo, M.*, Graham, J. L.*, Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2018). Aging parents’ disabilities and daily support exchanges with middle-aged children. The Gerontologist, 58(5), 872–882. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnx144
Huo, M.*, Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., & Fingerman, K. L. (2018). Support grandparents give to their adult grandchildren. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 73(6), 1006–1015. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbw208
Bangerter, L. R., Liu, Y., Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., Birditt, K. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2018). Everyday support to aging parents: Links to middle-aged children’s diurnal cortisol and daily mood. The Gerontologist, 58(4), 654–662. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnw207
Boerner, K., Kim, K., Kim, Y.*, Rott, C., & Jopp, D. S. (2018). Centenarians’ end-of-life thoughts and plans: Is their social network on the same page? Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 66(7), 1311–1317. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15398
Song, H., Graefe, A. R., Kim, K., & Park, C. (2018). Identification and prediction of latent classes of hikers based on specialization and place attachment. Sustainability, 10(4), 1163. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10041163
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.12229
Davis, E. M.*, Kim, K., & Fingerman, K. L. (2018). Is an empty nest best? Coresidence with adult children and parental marital quality before and after the Great Recession. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 73(3), 372–381. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbw022
Han, S. H.*, Kim, K., & Burr, J. A. (2018). Stress-buffering effects of volunteering on salivary cortisol: Results from a daily diary study. Social Science & Medicine, 201, 120–126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.02.011
Suitor, J. J., Gilligan, M., Pillemer, K., Fingerman, K. L., Kim, K., Silverstein, M., & Bengtson, V. L. (2018). Applying within-family differences approaches to enhance understanding of the complexity of intergenerational relations. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 73(1), 40–53. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbx037 [Special Issue on “Methodological Innovations”]
Fingerman, K. L., Huo, M.*, Kim, K., & Birditt, K. S. (2017). Coresident and noncoresident emerging adults’ daily experiences with parents. Emerging Adulthood, 5(5), 337–350. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167696816676583
Birditt, K. S., Manalel, J. A., Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., & 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. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000317
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. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnv686
Liu, Y., Granger, D. A., Kim, K., Klein, L. C., Almeida, D. M., & Zarit, S. H. (2017). Diurnal salivary alpha-amylase dynamics among dementia family caregivers. Health Psychology, 36(2), 160–168. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000430
Kim, K., Fingerman, K. L., Birditt, K. S., & Zarit, S. H. (2016). 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. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbv029
Fingerman, K. L., Kim, K., Tennant, P. S.*, Birditt, K. S., & Zarit, S. H. (2016). Intergenerational support in a daily context. The Gerontologist, 56(5), 896–908. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnv035
Fingerman, K. L., Cheng, Y.-P., Kim, K., Fung, H. H., Han, G., Lang, F. R., Lee, W., & Wagner, J. (2016). Parental involvement with college students in Germany, Hong Kong, Korea, and the United States. Journal of Family Issues, 37(10), 1384–1411. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X14541444
Klein, L. C., Kim, K., Almeida, D. M., Femia, E. E., Rovine, M. J., & Zarit, S. H. (2016). Anticipating an easier day: Effects of adult day services on daily cortisol and stress. The Gerontologist, 56(2), 303–312. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnu060
Fingerman, K. L., Kim, K., Birditt, K. S., & Zarit, S. H. (2016). The ties that bind: Midlife parents’ daily experiences with grown children. Journal of Marriage and Family, 78(2), 431–450. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12273
Jang, Y., Kim, K., Park, N. S., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2016). Emotional confidants in ethnic communities: Social network analysis of Korean American older adults. Journal of Aging and Health, 28(2), 324–340. https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264315591002
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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.09.027
Leggett, A. N., Zarit, S. H., Kim, K., Almeida, D. M., & Klein, L. C. (2015). Depressive mood, anger, and daily cortisol of caregivers on high- and low-stress days. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 70(6), 820–829. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbu070
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. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnt210
Fingerman, K. L., Kim, K., Davis, E. M.*, Furstenberg, F. F., Jr., 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. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12204
Liu, Y., Kim, K., Almeida, D. M., & Zarit, S. H. (2015). Daily fluctuation in negative affect for family caregivers of individuals with dementia. Health Psychology, 34(7), 729–740. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000175
Liu, Y., Kim, K., & Zarit, S. H. (2015). Health trajectories of family caregivers: Associations with care transitions and adult day service use. Journal of Aging and Health, 27(4), 686–710. https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264314555319
Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., Fingerman, K. L., & Han, G. (2015). Intergenerational exchanges of middle-aged adults with their parents and parents-in-law in Korea. Journal of Marriage and Family, 77(3), 791–805. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12185
Zarit, S. H., Whetzel, C. A., Kim, K., Femia, E. E., Almeida, D. M., Rovine, M. J., & Klein, L. C. (2014). Daily stressors and adult day service use by family caregivers: Effects on depressive symptoms, positive mood, and dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 22(12), 1592–1602. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2014.01.013
Zarit, S. H., Kim, K., Femia, E. E., Almeida, D. M., & Klein, L. C. (2014). The effects of adult day services on family caregivers’ daily stress, affect, and health: Outcomes from the Daily Stress and Health (DaSH) study. The Gerontologist, 54(4), 570–579. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnt045
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. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0035735
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(6), 1020–1031. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gns147 [Covered in The New York Times: https://nyti.ms/1u6q0uD]
Reamy, A. M., Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., & Whitlatch, C. J. (2013). Values and preferences of individuals with dementia: Perceptions of family caregivers over time. The Gerontologist, 53(2), 293–302. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gns078
Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., Femia, E. E., & Savla, J. (2012). Kin relationship of caregivers and people with dementia: Stress and response to intervention. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 27(1), 59–66. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.2689
Zarit, S. H., Kim, K., Femia, E. E., Almeida, D. M., Savla, J., & Molenaar, P. C. M. (2011). Effects of adult day care on daily stress of caregivers: A within-person approach. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 66(5), 538–546. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbr030
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. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbr029
Reamy, A. M., Kim, K., Zarit, S. H., & Whitlatch, C. J. (2011). Understanding discrepancy in perceptions of values: Individuals with mild to moderate dementia and their family caregivers. The Gerontologist, 51(4), 473–483. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnr010
Zarit, S. H., Femia, E. E., Kim, K., & Whitlatch, C. J. (2010). The structure of risk factors and outcomes for family caregivers: Implications for assessment and treatment. Aging & Mental Health, 14(2), 220–231. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607860903167861
Kim, K., & Han, G. (2004). The effects of family life event on psychological well-being of the middle-aged men and women. Journal of the Korean Gerontological Society, 24(3), 211–231. [In Korean]
Han, G., Kim, J., & Kim, K. (2003). Supportive and conflictual social networks and mental health of the middle-aged in Korea: Does it vary by gender? Journal of the Korean Gerontological Society, 23(2), 155–170. [In Korean]

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