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Courtney A. Polenick
Researcher at University of Michigan
Publications - 70
Citations - 848
Courtney A. Polenick is an academic researcher from University of Michigan. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Spouse. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 65 publications receiving 503 citations. Previous affiliations of Courtney A. Polenick include Pennsylvania State University & Youngstown State University.
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Age Differences in Stress, Life Changes, and Social Ties During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Psychological Well-Being.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined age differences in pandemic-related stress and social ties, and links with psychological well-being and found that older adults reported less pandemicrelated stress, less life change, less social isolation, and lower negative relationship quality than younger people.
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Loneliness During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Older Adults With Chronic Conditions.
Courtney A. Polenick,Emily A. Perbix,Shreya M. Salwi,Donovan T. Maust,Kira S. Birditt,Jessica M. Brooks +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors considered factors linked to loneliness among 701 adults aged 50 years and older with chronic conditions from Michigan (82.5%) and 33 other U.S. states and found that being a person of color, having a spouse or cohabiting partner, and more emotional support were associated with lower levels of loneliness.
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The Psychosocial Implications of Managing Work and Family Caregiving Roles Gender Differences Among Information Technology Professionals
Nicole DePasquale,Courtney A. Polenick,Kelly D. Davis,Phyllis Moen,Leslie B. Hammer,David M. Almeida +5 more
TL;DR: This investigation investigates whether 823 employees occupying diverse family caregiving roles and their noncaregiving counterparts in the information technology division of a white-collar organization differ on several indicators of psychosocial stress along with gender differences in stress exposure.
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Behavioral activation for depression in older adults: theoretical and practical considerations.
TL;DR: It is suggested that applied behavior analysts and clinical behavior analysts are particularly well suited to improve and expand on the knowledge base and practical application of behavioral activation interventions with this population of older adults.
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Middle-Aged Offspring’s Support to Aging Parents With Emerging Disability
Kyungmin Kim,Lauren R. Bangerter,Yin Liu,Courtney A. Polenick,Steven H. Zarit,Karen L. Fingerman +5 more
TL;DR: Increased parents' disability led to increases in offspring's support, in particular tangible support, and increased disability was associated with decreases in positive relationship quality with parents; as well, offspring who provided actual help with ADL reported increases in negative relationship quality.