Population Studies

MIDUS and WLS Publications

Hu, B., Shen, N., Li, J. J., Kang, K., Hong, J., Fletcher, J., Greenberg, J., Mailick, M. R., & Lu, Q. (2019). Genome-wide association study reveals sex-specific genetic architecture of facial attractiveness. PLOS Genetics, 15(4):e1007973. PMID: 3094673, doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1007973.

Li, J. J., Hilton, E. C., Lu, Q., Hong, J., Greenberg, J. S., & Mailick, M. R. (2019). Validating psychosocial pathways of risk between neuroticism and late life depression using a polygenic score approach. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 128(3):200-211. PMID: 30829503, doi:10.1037/abn0000419.

Song, J., Mailick, M. R., Greenberg, J. S., & Floyd, F. J. (2019). Mortality in parents after the death of a child. Social Science & Medicine, 239:112522. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112522. PMID:31487567

Olsen, D. L., Floyd, F. J., Mailick, M. R., & Greenberg J. S. (2018). Later life impacts of social participation on parents of adult offspring with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 123(1):50-60. doi:10.1352/1944-7558-123.1.50.

Namkung, E. H., Greenberg, J. S., Mailick, M. R., & Floyd, F. J. (2018). Lifelong parenting of adults with developmental disabilities: Growth trends over 20 years in midlife and later life. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 123(3), 228-240. PMID: 29671639, doi:10.1352/1944-7558-123.3.228

Song, J., Mailick, M. R., & Greenberg, J. S. (2018). Health of parents of individuals with developmental disorders or mental health problems: Impacts of stigma. Social Science & Medicine, 217, 152-158. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.09.044.

Song, J., Mailick, M. R., & Greenberg, J. S. (2018). The impact of the Great Recession on midlife and older parents of individuals with a mental health problem or a developmental disability. The Gerontologist, 58(3), 448-455. DOI:10.1093/geront/gnw269.

Namkung, E.H., Greenberg, J.S., & Mailick, M.R. (2017). Well-being of sibling caregivers: Effects of kinship relationship and race. The Gerontologist, 57(4), 626-636. doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnw008.

Song, J., Mailick, M.R., Greenberg, J.S., Ryff, C.D., & Lachman, M.E. (2016). Cognitive aging in parents of children with disabilities. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 71(5), 821-830. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbv015.

Maenner, M.J., Greenberg, J.S., & Mailick, M.R. (2015). Association Between Low IQ Scores and Early Mortality in Men and Women: Evidence From a Population-Based Cohort Study. American Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 120(3):244-57. doi:10.1352/1944-7558-120.3.244.

Namkung, E.H., Song, J., Greenberg, J.S., Mailick, M.R., & Floyd, F.J. (2015). The relative risk of divorce in parents of children with developmental disabilities: Impacts of lifelong parenting. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 120(6), 514-526. doi:10.1352/1944-7558-120.6.514.

Mailick, M.R., Hong, J., Rathouz, P., Baker, M.W., Greenberg, J.S., Smith, L., & Maenner, M. (2014) Low-normal FMR1 CGG repeat length: phenotypic associations. Frontiers in Genetics. 9;5:309. doi:10.3389/fgene.2014.00309.

Piazza, V.E., Floyd, F.J., Mailick, M.R., & Greenberg, J.S. (2014). Coping and psychological health of aging parents of adult children with developmental disabilities. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. 119(2):186-98. doi:10.1352/1944-7558-119.2.186.

Song, J., Mailick, M.M., & Greenberg, J.S. (2014). Work and Health of Parents of Adult Children with Serious Mental Illness. Family Relations, 63, 122-134. doi:10.1111/fare.12043.

Song, J., Mailick, M.R., Ryff, C.D., Coe, C.L., Greenberg, J.S., & Hong, J. (2014). Allostatic load in parents of children with developmental disorders: Moderating influence of positive affect. Journal of Health Psychology, 19(2), 262-272.  doi:10.1177/1359105312468193.

Wolfe, B., Song, J., Mailick, M.M., & Greenberg, J.S. (2014). Ripple effects of developmental disabilities and mental illness on nondisabled adult siblings. Journal of Social Science and Medicine. 108:1-9. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.01.021.

Fletcher J, Mailick M, Song J, Wolfe B. (2013) A sibling death in the family: common and consequential. Demography, 50(3), 803-26. doi:10.1007/s13524-012-0162-4.

Floyd, F.F., Seltzer, M.M., Greenberg, J.S.,&  Song, J. (2013). Parental bereavement during mid-to-later life: Pre-to-post-bereavement functioning and intrapersonal resources for coping. Psychology and Aging, 28(2), 402-13. doi:10.1037/a0029986.

Barker, E. T., Greenberg, J. S., Mailick Seltzer, M., & Almeida, D. M. (2012). Daily stress and cortisol patterns in parents of adult children with a serious mental illness. Health Psychology, 31(1), 130-4. doi:10.1037/a0025325.

Ghosh, S., Greenberg, J.S., Seltzer, M.M. (2012). Adaptation to a spouse's disability by parents of adult children with mental illness or developmental disability. Psychiatric Services, 63(11), 1118-24. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.201200014.

Seltzer MM, Baker MW, Hong J, Maenner M, Greenberg J, Mandel D. (2012) Prevalence of CGG expansions of the FMR1 gene in a US population-based sample. American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 159(5), 589-97. doi:10.1002/ajmg.b.32065.

Ha, J., Greenberg, J.S., Seltzer, M.M. (2011). Parenting a child with a disability: The role of social support for African American parents. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, 92(4), 405–411. doi:10.1606/1044-3894.4150.

Seltzer, M.M., Floyd, F.J., Song, J., Greenberg, J.S., Hong, J. (2011). Midlife and aging parents of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Impacts of lifelong parenting. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 116(6), 479-99. doi:10.1352/1944-7558-116.6.479.

Aschbrenner, K., Greenberg, J., Allen, S., & Seltzer, M.M. (2010). Subjective burden and personal gains among older parents of adults with serious mental illness. Psychiatric Services, 61(6), 605-11. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.61.6.605.

Song, J., Floyd, F.J., Seltzer, M.M., Greenberg, J.S., Hong, J. (2010) Long-term effects of child death on parents' health-related quality of life: A dyadic analysis. Family Relations, 59(3), 269–282. doi:10.1111/j.1741-3729.2010.00601.x.

Taylor, J. L., Hurd, H. D., Seltzer, M. M., Greenberg, J. S., & Floyd, F. J. (2010). Parenting with mild intellectual deficits: Parental expectations and the educational attainment of their children. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 115(4), 340-54. doi:10.1352/1944-7558-115.4.340.

Aschbrenner, K.A., Greenberg, J.S.,Seltzer, M.M. (2009). Parenting an adult child with bipolar disorder in later life. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 197(5), 298-304. doi:10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181a206cc.

Seltzer, M.M., Almeida, D.M., Greenberg, J.S., Savla, J., Stawski, R.S., Hong, J. & Taylor, J.L. (2009). Psychosocial and biological markers of daily lives of midlife parents of children with disabilities. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 50(1), 1-15. doi:10.1177/002214650905000101.

Seltzer, M.M., Floyd, F.J., Greenberg, J.S., Hong, J., Taylor, J.L., & Doescher, H. (2009). Factors predictive of midlife occupational attainment and psychological functioning in adults with mild intellectual deficits. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 114(2),128-43. doi:10.1352/2009.114.128-143.

Taylor, J.L. (2009). Midlife impacts of adolescent parenthood. Journal of Family Issues, 30(4), 484-510. doi:10.1177/0192513X08329601.

Ha, J., Hong, J., Seltzer, M.M., & Greenberg, J.S. (2008). Age and gender differences in the well-being of midlife and aging parents with children with mental health or developmental problems: Report of a national study. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 49(3), 301-16. doi:10.1177/002214650804900305.

Rogers, C.H., Floyd, F.J., Seltzer, M.M., Greenberg, J., & Hong, J. (2008). Long term effects of the death of a child on parents' adjustment in midlife. Journal of Family Psychology, 22(2), 203-11. doi:10.1037/0893-3200.22.2.203.

Taylor, J.L., Greenberg, J.S., Seltzer, M.M., & Floyd, F. (2008). Siblings of adults with mild intellectual deficits or mental illness: Differential life course outcomes. Journal of Family Psychology,22(6), 905-14. doi:10.1037/a0012603.

Seltzer, M. M., F. J. Floyd, J. S. Greenberg, J. Lounds, M. Lindstrom, and J. Hong. (2005). Life course impacts of mild intellectual deficits. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 110(6), 451-68. doi:10.1352/0895-8017(2005)110[451:LCIOMI]2.0.CO;2.

Parish, S.L., Seltzer, M.M., Greenberg, J.S., & Floyd, F.J. (2004). Economic implications of caregiving at midlife: Comparing parents with and without children who have developmental disabilities. Mental Retardation, 42(6), 413-26. doi:10.1352/0047-6765(2004)42<413:EIOCAM>2.0.CO;2.

Seltzer, M.M., Greenberg, J.S., Floyd, F.J., and Hong, J.. (2004). Accommodative coping and well-being of midlife parents of children with mental health problems or developmental disabilities. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 74(2), 187-95. doi:10.1037/0002-9432.74.2.187.

Seltzer, M. M., Greenberg, J. S., Floyd, F. J., Pettee, Y., & Hong, J. (2001). Life course impacts of parenting a child with a disability. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 106(3), 265-86.
doi:10.1352/0895-8017(2001)106<0265%3ALCIOPA>2.0.CO%3B2.

Book Chapters

Song, J., Mailick, M. R., Greenberg, J. S., & Hong, J. (2018). The lifelong health effects of parenting a child with a developmental disability or a mental health problem. In C. D. Ryff, & R. Krueger (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Integrative Health Science. (pp.143-154). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190676384.013.9