Generativity, Prosocial, and Civic Engagement Publications

Carlson, M. C., Kuo, J. H., Chuang, Y. F., Varma, V. R., Harris, G., Albert, M. S., . . . Gruenewald, T.L., McGill, S., Rebok, G., &Fried, L. P. (2015). Impact of the Baltimore Experience Corps Trial on cortical and hippocampal volumes. Alzheimers Dement, 11, 1340-1348   

Fried, L.P., Carlson, M.C., McGill, S., Seeman, T.E., Xue, Q.L., Frick, K., Frangakis, C., Tan, E., Tanner, E, Piferi, R., Martinez, I., Berry-Vaughn, L., Stewart, J., Dickersin, K., Gruenewald, T.L, Martin, B., Willging, P., & Rebok, G. (2013).  Experience Corps: A dual trial to promote the health of older adults and children’s academic success.  Contemporary Clinical Trials, 36(1), 1-13. 

Grossman, M.R. & Gruenewald, T.L. (2017).  Caregiving and perceived generativity:  A positive and protective aspect of providing care?  Clinical Gerontologist. 40(5), 435-447. doi:10.1080/07317115.2017.1317686 

Grossman, M.R. & Gruenewald, T.L. (2020).  Failure to meet generative self-expectations is linked to poorer cognitive-affective well-being.  Journals of Gerontology Psychological Sciences, 75(4), 792-801.  doi:10.1093/geronb/gby069 

Grossman, M.R., Wang, D., & Gruenewald, T.L. (2019).  Variations in Daily Cognitive Affective States as a Function of Variations in Daily Generative Activity.  Journal of Happiness Studies20(1), 19-34. 

Gruenewald, T.L., Karlamangla, A.S., Greendale, G.A., Singer, B.H., & Seeman, T.E. (2007). Feelings of Usefulness to Others as a Predictor of Disability and Mortality in Older Adults:  The MacArthur Study of Successful Aging.  Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences,62B(1), P28-P37. 

Gruenewald, T.L., Karlamangla, A.S., Greendale, G.A., Singer, B.H., Seeman, T.E. (2009). Increased mortality risk in older adults with persistently low or declining feelings of usefulness to others.  Journal of Aging and Health21(2): 398-425.  PMCID:  PMC2747376 

Gruenewald, T.L., Liao, D.H., & Seeman, T.E. (2012).  Contributing to others, contributing to oneself:  Generativity and health in later life.  Journals of Gerontology:  Psychological Sciences, 67(6), 660-665. 

Gruenewald, T.L., Tanner, E.K., Fried, L.P., et al. (2016).  The Baltimore Experience Corps Trial: Enhancing Generativity via Intergenerational Activity Engagement in Later Life.  Journals of Gerontology, 71(4), 661-670.  doi:10.1093/geronb/gbv005 

Hagood, E. & Gruenewald, T.L. (2018). Positive versus negative priming of older adults’ generative value:  Do positive messages enhance memory?  Journal of Aging and Mental Health, 22(2), 257-260. doi:10.1080/13607863.2016.1239063 

Jung, Y., Gruenewald, T.L., Seeman, T.E., & Sarkisian, C.A. (2010).  Productive activities and the development of frailty in older adults.  Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 65B(2), 256-261. 

Parisi, J, Rebok, G.W., Xue, Q.L., Fried, L.P, Seeman, T.E., Tanner, E., Gruenewald, T., Frick, K.D, & Carlson, M.C. (2012).  The role of education and intellectual activity on cognition.  Journal of Aging Research, 2012: 416132 (Aug. 9). 

Parisi, J.M., Kuo, J., Rebok, G.W., Xue, Q.L., Fried, L.P., Gruenewald, T.L., Huang, J., Seeman, T.E., Roth, D.L., Tanner, E.K., Carlson, M.C. (2014).  Increases in lifestyle activities as a result of Experience Corps® participation.  Journal of Urban Health. 

Parisi, J.M., Ramsey, C. M., Carlson, M. C., Xue, Q-L., Huang, J., Romani, W. A., McGill, S., Seeman, T. E., Tanner, E. K., Barron, J., Tan, E., Gruenewald, T. L., Diibor, I., Fried, L. P., &. Rebok, G. W. (2015). Impact of Experience Corps® participation on school climate. Prevention Science, 16(5), 744-753. 

Rebok, G. W., Parisi, J. M., Barron, J. S., Carlson, M. C., Diibor, I., Frick, K. D., Fried, L.P., Gruenewald, T.L., Huang, J., McGill, S., Ramsey, C.M., Romani, W.A., Seeman, T.E., Tan, E., Tanner, E.K., Xing, L., & Xue, Q. L. (2019). Impact of Experience Corps(R) Participation on Children’s Academic Achievement and School Behavior. Prevention Science, 20, 478-487. doi:10.1007/s11121-018-0972-8 

Rebok, G.W., Carlson, M.C., Frick, K.D., Giuriceo, K.D., Gruenewald, T., McGill, S., Parisi, J.M., Romani, W.A., Seeman, T., Tanner, E.K., & Fried, L.P. (2014).  The Experience Corps:  Intergenerational interventions to enhance well-being among retired persons.  To appear in F. Huppert and C Cooper (Eds.), Interventions and Policies to Enhance Wellbeing, p. 307-330. 

Varma, V., Carlson, M.C., Tanner, E.K., Parisi, J.M. & Gruenewald, T.L. (2015). Experience Corps Baltimore: Exploring the rewards and stressors of high-intensity civic engagement.  The Gerontologist, 55(6), 1038-1049.