Kim, Kyungmin
Associate Professor
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
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
- Adult development and aging; Gerontology
- Family relationships in later life
- Support exchanges between generations
- Family caregiving; Dementia
- 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)
- 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 (2023.11–2024.09): “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).
(*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
- Lyons, K. S., Han, S. H., Kim, K., & Miller, L. M. (in press). Dyadic appraisals of family decisions and health tasks in midlife-older couples. Research on Aging. https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275241280691
- Lee, E.*, Huo, M., & Kim, K. (in press). Preferences for features of current and future residential environments among Korean middle-aged adults. Research on Aging. https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275241279922
- 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
- 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
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