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Ageing and Well-Being in a Globalizing World-Evandrou

Project overview

This research aims to: 1. Establish a dynamic and international network on ageing and well-being in a globalising world, with a specific focus on demography and social policy; 2. Exchange of information and expertise on: * population ageing and migration in a globalized context, especially people left behind * intergenerational care, health and well-being * a participatory approach to healthy ageing 3. Build complementary knowledge to * create new insights in theoretical approaches and methodologies * inform social policies and interventions The network will co-author joint articles and proposals for further collaboration, carry out capacity building and mentoring of young researchers, and provide a link between academic research and NGOs and policy makers

Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Maria Evandrou FAcSS

PROFESSOR OF GERONTOLOGY
Research interests
  • Centre for Research on Ageing: Director
  • ESRC: Centre for Population Change (CPC): I am Co-Director of ESRC Centre for Population Chan…
  • ESRC CPC - Connecting Generations: I am also Co-Director of the ESRC CPC-Connecting Generatio…
Connect with Maria

Email: maria.evandrou@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Professor Athina Vlachantoni

Professor of Gerontology & Social Policy
Research interests
  • Informal care provision and receipt
  • Unmet need for social care
  • Pension protection
Connect with Athina

Email: A.Vlachantoni@soton.ac.uk

Professor Sabu Padmadas

Professor of Demography & Global Health
Connect with Sabu

Email: S.Padmadas@soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Research outputs

Informal care provision across multiple generations in China
Jane Falkingham, Maria Evandrou, Min Qin & Athina Vlachantoni, 2020, Ageing & Society, 40(9), 1978-2005
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X19000369
Type: article
General Health Questionnaire-12 reliability, factor structure, and external validity among older adults in India
Min Qin, Athina Vlachantoni, Maria Evandrou & Jane Falkingham, 2018, Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 60(1), 56-59
DOI: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_112_17
Type: article
Children’s migration and chronic illness among older parents ‘left behind’ in China
Maria Evandrou, Jane Falkingham, Min Qin & Athina Vlachantoni, 2017, SSM - Population Health, 3, 803-807
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2017.10.002
Type: article
Children’s migration and lifestyle-related chronic disease among older parents ‘left behind’ in India
Jane Falkingham, Min Qin, Athina Vlachantoni & Maria Evandrou, 2017, SSM - Population Health, 3, 352-357
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2017.03.008
Type: article
Elder abuse as a risk factor for psychological distress among older adults in India
Maria Evandrou, Jane Falkingham, Min Qin & Athina Vlachantoni, 2017, BMJ Open, 7(10), 1-15
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017152
Type: article
Changes in living arrangements and mortality among older people in China
Zhixin Feng, Jane Falkingham, Xiaoting Liu & Athina Vlachantoni, 2016, SSM - Population Health, 3, 9-19
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2016.11.009
Type: article
Social trust, interpersonal trust and self-rated health in China: a multi-level study
Zhixin Feng, Athina Vlachantoni, Xiaoting Liu & Kelvyn Jones, 2016, International Journal for Equity in Health, 15(180), 1-11
DOI: 10.1186/s12939-016-0469-7
Type: article