TY - JOUR AB - Copyedited by: OUP 372 The Gerontological Society of America 56  years in wave 1 (N  =  8491), 63 to 67  years in wave 2 York City are at an increased risk for poverty, disabil- (N = 7265), and 70 to 74 years in wave 3 (N = 5968). Using ity, and social isolation in comparison to seniors living latent growth curve models, we found general slight declines in nationwide. Large networks of senior centers are posi- psychological well-being from middle to old adulthood. Social tioned throughout the city to buffer the impact of these participation remained stable and did not significantly change risk factors by promoting social interaction and quality of across the 19-year period. Social participation predicted the life for local seniors. This study aims to investigate specific slope of psychological well-being, that is, individuals high in aspects of psychological well-being (Ryff, 1989, 1995) that social participation demonstrate a less steep decline in psycho- strongly predict quality of life. Over half of our partici- logical well-being across the three time points than individuals pants self-identified as minorities, and all of them lived in low in social participation. Social participation seems to buffer the Bronx and East Harlem, which are areas that show the declines TI - SLEEP HABITS IN TWO COHORTS SELECTED FOR LONGEVITY JF - The Gerontologist DO - 10.1093/geront/gnw162.1500 DA - 2016-11-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/sleep-habits-in-two-cohorts-selected-for-longevity-WxpsGs0fea SP - 372 EP - 372 VL - 56 IS - Suppl_3 DP - DeepDyve ER -