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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1990 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Toni C. Antonucci is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research spans multiple aspects of social sciences and psychology, focusing particularly on areas such as health disparities and outcomes, intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving, dementia and cognitive impairment research, aging and gerontology research, psychological well-being and life satisfaction, migration, health and trauma, and employment and welfare studies.

Their work is frequently published in venues including Innovation in Aging, The Journals of Gerontology Series B, Alzheimer's & Dementia, Journal of Aging and Health, and The Gerontologist.

Antonucci's recent notable publications include:

  • Understanding the effects of Covid-19 through a life course lens, 2020, Advances in Life Course Research
  • The Convoy Model and Later-Life Family Relationships, 2020, Journal of Family Theory & Review
  • The Strength of Weaker Ties: An Underexplored Resource for Maintaining Emotional Well-Being in Later Life, 2020, The Journals of Gerontology Series B
  • Volunteering and health: The role of social network change, 2021, Social Science & Medicine
  • Gender differences in countries' adaptation to societal ageing: an international cross-sectional comparison, 2021, The Lancet Healthy Longevity

Their research collaborations often involve co-authors such as Kristine J. Ajrouch, Laura B. Zahodne, Noah Webster, Simon Brauer, and Rita Hu.

Antonucci has contributed extensively to topics such as health, sociology and political science, clinical psychology, general health professions, and social psychology.

The scientist has been recognized by fellowships including the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) awarded in 2013, and Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) awarded in 1990.

Best Publications

  • Convoys over the life course: attachment, roles, and social support

    R.L. Kahn;T.C. Antonucci

  • Social networks in adult life and a preliminary examination of the convoy model.

    Toni C. Antonucci;Hiroko Akiyama

  • An examination of sex differences in social support among older men and women

    Toni C. Antonucci;Hiroko Akiyama

  • Social Network Typologies and Mental Health Among Older Adults

    Katherine L. Fiori;Toni C. Antonucci;Kai S. Cortina

  • Differences in life expectancy due to race and educational differences are widening, and many may not catch up.

    S. Jay Olshansky;Toni C. Antonucci;Lisa F. Berkman;Robert H. Binstock

  • Social relations: An examination of social networks, social support, and sense of control.

    Toni C. Antonucci

  • The Convoy Model: Explaining Social Relations From a Multidisciplinary Perspective

    Toni C. Antonucci;Kristine J. Ajrouch;Kira S. Birditt

  • Gender differences in the link between marital support and satisfaction in older couples.

    Linda K. Acitelli;Toni C. Antonucci

  • Social Networks Among Blacks and Whites The Interaction Between Race and Age

    Kristine J. Ajrouch;Toni C. Antonucci;Mary R. Janevic

  • Social Networks Among Men and Women: The Effects of Age and Socioeconomic Status

    Kristine J. Ajrouch;Alysia Y. Blandon;Toni C. Antonucci

  • Social Network Types Among Older Adults: A Multidimensional Approach

    Katherine L. Fiori;Jacqui Smith;Toni C. Antonucci

  • Attachment and close relationships across the life span.

    Toni C Antonucci;Hiroko Akiyama;Keiko Takahashi

  • Veridicality of social support: A comparison of principal and network members' responses.

    Toni C. Antonucci;Barbara A. Israel

  • The role of reciprocity in social support.

    Toni C. Antonucci;James S. Jackson

  • Age Differences in Productive Activities

    A. R. Herzog;R. L. Kahn;J. N. Morgan;J. S. Jackson

  • Social support, interpersonal efficacy, and health: A life course perspective.

    Toni C. Antonucci;James S. Jackson

  • Social Support: Theoretical Advances, Recent Findings and Pressing Issues

    Toni C. Antonucci

  • Convoys of social relations: Family and friendships within a life span context.

    Toni C. Antonucci;Hiroko Akiyama

  • Understanding the Effects of COVID-19 Through a Life Course Lens

    Richard A. Settersten;Laura Bernardi;Juho Härkönen;Toni C. Antonucci

  • Negative effects of close social relations

    Toni C. Antonucci;Hiroko Akiyama;Jennifer E. Lansford

Frequent Co-Authors

Kira S. Birditt
Kira S. Birditt University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
James S. Jackson
James S. Jackson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jacqui Smith
Jacqui Smith University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jennifer E. Lansford
Jennifer E. Lansford Duke University
Cleopatra H. Caldwell
Cleopatra H. Caldwell University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Laura B. Zahodne
Laura B. Zahodne University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Lisa F. Berkman
Lisa F. Berkman Harvard University
Laura L. Carstensen
Laura L. Carstensen Stanford University
Linda P. Fried
Linda P. Fried Columbia University
Margit Burmeister
Margit Burmeister University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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