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Xu, Ling, Dr.

Associate Professor

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- , Resource Center for Alzheimers and Dementia Research in Asian and Pacific Americans (RCASIA) 2020 - 2023
institutional affiliation
- Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington 2013 -

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Social Work Discipline

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academic article
- Robotic Animal Use among Older Adults Enrolled in Palliative or Hospice Care: A Scoping Review and Framework for Future Research. Robotics. 2024
- The Senior Companion Program Plus: An Innovative Training Approach for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia.. Healthcare. 11. 2023
- Attitudes toward Aging among College Students: Results from an Intergenerational Reminiscence Project.. Behavioral Sciences. 13. 2023
- The Senior Companion Program Plus (SCP Plus): Examining the Preliminary Effectiveness of a Lay Provider Program to Support African American Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) Caregivers.. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20. 2023
- Exploration of Social Exclusion among Older Chinese Immigrants in the USA.. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20. 2023
- Application of a Decisional Capacity Assessment for Older Research Participants with Cognitive Impairment. Behavioral Sciences. 2023
- Learning about Grandparents’ Past Life: Reflections of Grandchildren in an Intergenerational Reminiscence Project for Asian American Families. Behavioral Sciences. 2023
- Remembering the Past with Today’s Technology: A Scoping Review of Reminiscence-Based Digital Storytelling with Older Adults. Behavioral Sciences. 2023
- Socially assistive robotics and older family caregivers of young adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD): A pilot study exploring respite, acceptance, and usefulness.. PloS one. 17:-. 2022
- Impact of older adults' oral health on caregiving stress of their family caregivers in the United States: The mediating effect of functional ability.. Health & social care in the community. 30:e5470-e5481. 2022
- Adult Day Service Use Among Minority Older Adults: Facilitators, Barriers, and Outcomes From an Updated Integrative Literature Review Between 2010 to 2021.. Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society. 41:2253-2263. 2022
- Big and Mini. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19. 2022
- Acculturation and depressive symptoms among older Chinese immigrants in the United States: the roles of positive and negative social interactions.. Aging & mental health. 27:604-611. 2022
- Use of Home and Community Based Services in Urban China: Experiences of Older Adults with Disabilities.. Journal of cross-cultural gerontology. 37:115-126. 2022
- Risk and protective factors associated with grandparent kinship caregivers' psychological distress in COVID-19: Kinship license status as a moderator.. Child & family social work. 27:41-54. 2021
- Empirically Evaluated Suicide Prevention Program Approaches for Older Adults: A Review of the Literature from 2009-2021.. Journal of gerontological social work. 64:480-498. 2021
- Intergenerational Solidarity and Being Primary Caregiver for Older Parents in Chinese American Families: Findings From PIETY Study.. Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society. 32:716-726. 2021
- Self-Rated Health and Subjective Economic Status in Life Satisfaction among Older Chinese Immigrants: A Cross-Sectional Study.. Healthcare. 9. 2021
- Caregiving intensity and caregiver burden among caregivers of people with dementia: The moderating roles of social support.. Archives of gerontology and geriatrics. -. 2021
- Intergenerational support and self-rated health among older Chinese immigrants: Do depressive symptoms play a mediating role?. China Journal of Social Work. 2021
- Pensions and Depressive Symptoms of Older Adults in China: The Mediating Role of Intergenerational Support. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021
- The impact of childhood experience of starvations on the health of older adults: Evidence from China.. The International journal of health planning and management. 36:515-531. 2020
- Volunteer service and positive attitudes toward aging among Chinese older adults: The mediating role of health.. Social science & medicine (1982). -. 2020
- How is obesity associated with happiness? Evidence from China.. Journal of health psychology. 27:568-580. 2020
- The Money Smart for Older Adults Program: A Qualitative Study of the Participants' Financial Well-Being.. Journal of gerontological social work. 64:120-134. 2020
- Determinants of Discretionary and Non-Discretionary Service Utilization among Caregivers of People with Dementia: Focusing on the Race/Ethnic Differences.. Home Health Care Services Quarterly. 40:75-92. 2020
- Does the duration of childhood starvation affect life at age 45 or older in China? The mediating role of socioeconomic and health statuses.. Journal of health psychology. 26:2520-2537. 2020
- Acculturation and health behaviors among older Chinese immigrants in the United States: A qualitative descriptive study.. Nursing & Health Sciences. 22:714-722. 2020
- Shall I compare thee…to a robot? An exploratory pilot study using participatory arts and social robotics to improve psychological well-being in later life.. Aging & mental health. 25:575-584. 2019
- Loss of friends and psychological well-being of older Chinese immigrants.. Aging & mental health. 25:323-331. 2019
- Leisure activity, gender and depressive symptoms among dementia caregivers: findings from the REACH II.. Aging & mental health. 24:1886-1893. 2019
- Utilizing the Senior Companion Program as a platform for a culturally informed caregiver intervention: Results from a mixed methods pilot study.. Dementia (London, England). 20:161-187. 2019
- Social support and self-rated health among caregivers of people with dementia: The mediating role of caregiving burden.. Dementia (London, England). 19:2621-2636. 2019
- Abuse, neglect and exploitation in assisted living: an examination of long-term care ombudsman complaint data.. Journal of elder abuse & neglect. 31:209-224. 2019
- Caregiver Burden and Desire for Institutional Placement-The Roles of Positive Aspects of Caregiving and Religious Coping.. American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. 34:199-207. 2019
- Family Relationships, Friend Network, and Worry: A Comparison Among Chinese Older Adults in Immigrant, Transnational, and Nonmigrant Families. Journal of ethnic & cultural diversity in social work. 2019
- Exploring Relationships of Psychological Sense of Community With Self-Rated Health and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Chinese Americans.. Gerontology & geriatric medicine. -. 2018
- Grandparent-Grandchild Relationships in Chinese Immigrant Families in Los Angeles: Roles of Acculturation and the Middle Generation.. Gerontology & geriatric medicine. -. 2018
- Support From Migrant Children and Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese Older Adults in Transnational Families.. Gerontology & geriatric medicine. -. 2018
- Sizing up assisted living: an examination of long-term care ombudsman complaint data.. Home health care services quarterly. 37:158-176. 2018
- Grandparenting and support from adult children: Does children’s international migration make a difference for Chinese older adults?. Journal of ethnic & cultural diversity in social work. 2018
- Intergenerational Relationships and Psychological Well-Being of Chinese Older Adults With Migrant Children: Does Internal or International Migration Make a Difference?. Journal of family issues. 2018
- Intergenerational relationships in Chinese transnational families: A typology study. Journal of ethnic & cultural diversity in social work. 2018
- Intergenerational support and functional limitations among older Chinese immigrants: Does acculturation moderate their relationship?. Journal of ethnic & cultural diversity in social work. 2018
- Training needs for dementia care in China from the perspectives of mental health providers: who, what, and how.. International psychogeriatrics. 30:929-940. 2017
- Challenges and resilience related to aging in the United States among older Chinese immigrants.. Aging & mental health. 22:1548-1555. 2017
- Grandparent Caregiving and Psychological Well-Being Among Chinese American Older Adults-The Roles of Caregiving Burden and Pressure.. Journals of Gerontology: Medical Science. 72:S56-S62. 2017
- Family Relationships, Social Connections, and Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese Older Adults in International Migrant Families. Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work. 2017
- The Senior Companion Program Plus: A culturally tailored psychoeducational training program (innovative practice).. Dementia (London, England). 19:453-460. 2016
- Does productive role occupancy prevent depression among older rural Chinese adults? A latent difference score analysis.. Aging & Mental Health. 18:389-396. 2016
- Psychological Well-Being of Older Chinese-American Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 64:2356-2361. 2016
- Perceived Need for Home- and Community-Based Services: Experiences of Urban Chinese Older Adults With Functional Impairments.. Journal of Aging & Social Policy. 29:182-196. 2016
- Health in the Neighborhood and Household Contexts Among Older Chinese Americans.. Journal of Aging and Health. 29:1388-1409. 2016
- Determinants of Support Exchange Between Grandparents and Grandchildren in Rural China: The Roles of Grandparent Caregiving, Patrilineal Heritage, and Emotional Bonds. Journal of Family Issues. 2016
- Determinants of support exchange between grandparents and grandchildren in Rural China:. Journal of Family Issues. 2016
- Factors related to Chinese older adults’ suicide thoughts and attempts. . Aging and Mental Health. 2016
- Grandparent caregiving and self-rated health: A longitudinal study using latent difference scores analysis.. Journal of Gerontology and Geriatric Research. 2016
- Parent-child relationships among older Chinese immigrants: the influence of co-residence, frequent contact, intergenerational support and sense of children's deference.. Ageing & Society. 2016
- Social Participation and Life Satisfaction Among Widowed Older Adults in China. Journal of Gerontology & Geriatric Research. 2016
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Clinical Practices for Patients With Dementia Among Mental Health Providers in China: City and Town Differences.. Gerontology & Geriatrics Education. 37:342-358. 2015
- Emotional Closeness between Grandparents and Grandchildren in Rural China: The Mediating Role of the Middle Generation.. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships. 2014
- Participation in productive activities and health outcomes among older adults in urban China.. Gerontologist. 54:784-96. 2013
- Grandparent-grandchild family capital and self-rated health of older rural Chinese adults: the role of the grandparent-parent relationship.. Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences. 68:599-608. 2013
- Life satisfaction of older Chinese adults living in rural communities.. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. 28:153-65. 2013
- Acculturative Stress and Depressive Symptoms Among Asian Immigrants in the United States: The Roles of Social Support and Negative Interaction.. Asian American Journal of Psychology. 2013
- Intensity of grandparent caregiving and life satisfaction among rural Chinese older adults: a longitudinal study using latent difference score analysis.. Family & Community Health. 35:287-99. 2012
- Family factors affecting perceived income adequacy among older adults in urban China. International Journal of Social Welfare. 2011
- Family factors affecting perceived income adequacy among older adults in urban China. . Journal of International Social Welfare. 2011
- Study on Perceived Financial Adequacy among Older Adults in Urban China.. Population and Development. 2011
- Widowhood, family support, and self-rated health among older adults in China.. Journal of International Social Welfare. 2011
- Factors Associated with Volunteerism among Community-living Older Adults in Urban China. Social Development Issues. 2010
- Intergenerational support and self-rated health among Chinese older adults in one-child families: urban and rural differences. Social development issues. 2010
- Intergenerational support and self-‐rated health among Chinese older adults in one-‐child families:. Social Development Issues. 2010
chapter
- Aging and Grand-parenting.. Routledge Handbook of Families in Asia. 2015