Debra J. Umberson

Most-cited papers

Social Relationships and Health: A Flashpoint for Health Policy
Debra J. Umberson, J. K. Montez
2010Journal of Health and Social Behavior2,523 citations Open access
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Social Relationships and Health Behavior Across Life Course
Debra J. Umberson, Robert Crosnoe, Corinne Reczek
2010The Annual review of sociology1,164 citations Open access
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Family Relationships and Well-Being
Patricia A. Thomas, Hui Liu, Debra J. Umberson
2017Innovation in aging625 citations Open access
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Parenthood, Childlessness, and Well-Being: A Life Course Perspective
Debra J. Umberson, Tetyana Pudrovska, Corinne Reczek
2010Journal of Marriage and Family616 citations Open access
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Race, Gender, and Chains of Disadvantage: Childhood Adversity, Social Relationships, and Health
Debra J. Umberson, Kristi Williams, Patricia A. Thomas, Hui Liu +1 more
2014Journal of Health and Social Behavior288 citations Open access
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Widowhood and depression: new light on gender differences, selection, and psychological adjustment.
Isaac Sasson, Debra J. Umberson
2014The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences201 citations Open access
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Family Matters: Research on Family Ties and Health, 2010-2020.
Debra J. Umberson, M. Thomeer
2020Journal of Marriage and Family196 citations Open access
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Gender, Health Behavior, and Intimate Relationships: Lesbian, Gay, and Straight Contexts
Corinne Reczek, Debra J. Umberson
2011Social Science & Medicine (1967)177 citations Open access
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Death of family members as an overlooked source of racial disadvantage in the United States
Debra J. Umberson, J. Olson, Robert L. Crosnoe, Hui Liu +2 more
2017Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America163 citations Open access
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Psychological distress in North America during COVID-19: The role of pandemic-related stressors
Jason Zheng, Talia Morstead, Nancy L. Sin, P. Klaiber +3 more
2021Social Science & Medicine (1967)150 citations Open access
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Gender and Social Isolation across the Life Course
Debra J. Umberson, Zhi-Yong Lin, Hyun-Hee Cha
2022Journal of Health and Social Behavior146 citations Open access
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Challenges and Opportunities for Research on Same-Sex Relationships
Debra J. Umberson, M. Thomeer, R. Kroeger, Amy C. Lodge +1 more
2015Journal of Marriage and Family144 citations Open access
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Intimacy and Emotion Work in Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Relationships
Debra J. Umberson, M. Thomeer, Amy C. Lodge
2015Journal of Marriage and Family141 citations Open access
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Family Status and Mental Health: Recent Advances and Future Directions
Debra J. Umberson, M. Thomeer, Kristi Williams
2013124 citations
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Black Deaths Matter: Race, Relationship Loss, and Effects on Survivors
Debra J. Umberson
2017Journal of Health and Social Behavior119 citations Open access
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All Shook Up: Sexuality of Mid- to Later Life Married Couples
Amy C. Lodge, Debra J. Umberson
2012Journal of Marriage and Family115 citations Open access
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Marital Status, Marital Transitions, and Body Weight
Debra J. Umberson, Hui Liu, D. Powers
2009Journal of Health and Social Behavior112 citations Open access
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Variety Is the Spice of Late Life: Social Integration and Daily Activity.
K. Fingerman, M. Huo, S. Charles, Debra J. Umberson
2020The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences99 citations Open access
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Gendered emotion work around physical health problems in mid- and later-life marriages
M. Thomeer, Corinne Reczek, Debra J. Umberson
2014Journal of Aging Studies98 citations Open access
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Marital Histories and Heavy Alcohol Use Among Older Adults
Corinne Reczek, Tetyana Pudrovska, D. Carr, M. Thomeer +1 more
2016Journal of Health and Social Behavior96 citations Open access
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Parenthood and Trajectories of Change in Body Weight Over the Life Course
Debra J. Umberson, Hui Liu, J. Mirowsky, Corinne Reczek
2011Social Science & Medicine (1967)96 citations Open access
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Marriage, Social Control, and Health Behavior: A Dyadic Analysis of Same-Sex and Different-Sex Couples
Debra J. Umberson, Rachel Donnelly, Amanda M. Pollitt
2018Journal of Health and Social Behavior94 citations Open access
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Marital Processes around Depression: A Gendered and Relational Perspective
M. Thomeer, Debra J. Umberson, Tetyanna Pudrovska
2013Society and Mental Health89 citations Open access
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The Social Psychology of Stress, Health, and Coping
D. Carr, Debra J. Umberson
201374 citations
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Age and Embodied Masculinities: Mid-Life Gay and Heterosexual Men Talk about their Bodies
Amy C. Lodge, Debra J. Umberson
2013Journal of Aging Studies71 citations Open access
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Social Isolation: An Unequally Distributed Health Hazard
Debra J. Umberson, Rachel Donnelly
2023The Annual review of sociology69 citations Open access
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The Gender‐as‐Relational Approach for Theorizing About Romantic Relationships of Sexual and Gender Minority Mid‐ to Later‐Life Adults
M. Thomeer, Debra J. Umberson, Corinne Reczek
2020Journal of Family Theory & Review61 citations Open access
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Diet and Exercise in Parenthood: A Social Control Perspective
Corinne Reczek, Mieke Beth Thomeer, Amy C. Lodge, Debra J. Umberson +1 more
2014Journal of Marriage and Family60 citations Open access
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Marital Quality and Cognitive Limitations in Late Life.
Min-Le Xu, Patricia A. Thomas, Debra J. Umberson
2016The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences51 citations Open access
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Physical Illness in Gay, Lesbian, and Heterosexual Marriages: Gendered Dyadic Experiences
Debra J. Umberson, M. Thomeer, Corinne Reczek, Rachel Donnelly
2016Journal of Health and Social Behavior46 citations Open access
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Greedy Spouse, Needy Parent: The Marital Dynamics of Gay, Lesbian, and Heterosexual Intergenerational Caregivers
Corinne Reczek, Debra J. Umberson
2016Journal of Marriage and Family45 citations Open access
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Healthcare Work in Marriage: How Gay, Lesbian, and Heterosexual Spouses Encourage and Coerce Medical Care
Corinne Reczek, Lauren E. Gebhardt-Kram, Alexandra Kissling, Debra J. Umberson
2018Journal of Health and Social Behavior41 citations Open access
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MARITAL STRAIN AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS IN SAME-SEX AND DIFFERENT-SEX COUPLES
Michael A. Garcia, Debra J. Umberson
2019Journal of Marriage and Family37 citations Open access
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Gender, Marriage, and Health for Same-Sex and Different-Sex Couples: The Future Keeps Arriving
Debra J. Umberson, R. Kroeger
201637 citations
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Just the Two of Us? How Parents Influence Adult Children’s Marital Quality
Corinne Reczek, Hui Liu, Debra J. Umberson
2010Journal of Marriage and Family37 citations Open access
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Influence of Social Connections on Smoking Behavior across the Life Course
M. Thomeer, Elaine M. Hernandez, Debra J. Umberson, Patricia A. Thomas
2019Advances in Life Course Research36 citations Open access
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Widowhood and Mortality: Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and the Role of Economic Resources
Hui Liu, Debra J. Umberson, Min-Le Xu
2020Annals of Epidemiology35 citations Open access
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Gender, Stress in Childhood and Adulthood, and Trajectories of Change in Body Mass
Hui Liu, Debra J. Umberson
2015Social Science & Medicine (1967)35 citations Open access
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Childhood Adversity and Men's Relationships in Adulthood: Life Course Processes and Racial Disadvantage.
Debra J. Umberson, M. Thomeer, Kristi Williams, Patricia A. Thomas +1 more
2016The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences34 citations Open access
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Health and Health Behavior Concordance between Spouses in Same-Sex and Different-Sex Marriages
Giuseppina Valle Holway, Debra J. Umberson, Rachel Donnelly
2017Social Currents33 citations Open access
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GENDER CONFORMITY, PERCEPTIONS OF SHARED POWER, AND MARITAL QUALITY IN SAME- AND DIFFERENT-SEX MARRIAGES
Amanda M. Pollitt, B. A. Robinson, Debra J. Umberson
2017Gender & Society33 citations Open access
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Do Older Parents’ Relationships With Their Adult Children Affect Cognitive Limitations, and Does This Differ for Mothers and Fathers?
Patricia A. Thomas, Debra J. Umberson
2018The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences32 citations Open access
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Sex in Midlife: Women’s Sexual Experiences in Lesbian and Straight Marriages
E. A. Paine, Debra J. Umberson, Corinne Reczek
2018Journal of Marriage and Family32 citations Open access
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Planning for Future Care and the End of Life: A Qualitative Analysis of Gay, Lesbian, and Heterosexual Couples
M. Thomeer, Rachel Donnelly, Corinne Reczek, Debra J. Umberson
2017Journal of Health and Social Behavior30 citations Open access
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Instrumental- and Emotion-Focused Care Work During Physical Health Events: Comparing Gay, Lesbian, and Heterosexual Marriages
Debra J. Umberson, M. Thomeer, R. Kroeger, Corinne Reczek +1 more
2016The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences29 citations Open access
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Race, Death of a Child, and Mortality Risk among Aging Parents in the United States
Rachel Donnelly, Debra J. Umberson, R. Hummer, Michael A. Garcia
2020Social Science & Medicine (1967)27 citations Open access
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PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS TRANSMISSION IN SAME-SEX AND DIFFERENT-SEX MARRIAGES
R. Behler, Rachel Donnelly, Debra J. Umberson
2018Journal of Health and Social Behavior25 citations Open access
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Can Spouses Buffer the Impact of Discrimination on Depressive Symptoms? An Examination of Same-sex and Different-sex Marriages
Rachel Donnelly, B. A. Robinson, Debra J. Umberson
2018Society and Mental Health24 citations Open access
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Relationship Dynamics around Depression in Gay and Lesbian Couples
M. Thomeer, Corinne Reczek, Debra J. Umberson
2015Social Science & Medicine (1967)24 citations Open access
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Parental Death and Cognitive Impairment: An Examination by Gender and Race-ethnicity.
Hui Liu, Zhi-Yong Lin, Debra J. Umberson
2021The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences22 citations Open access
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