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Ageing and Well-Being in a Globalizing World-Evandrou

Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Maria Evandrou FAcSS

PROFESSOR OF GERONTOLOGY

Research interests

  • ESRC: Centre for Population Change (CPC): I am Co-Director of ESRC Centre for Population Change. My collaborative work focuses on a) Increasing longevity and the changing life course, and b) Understanding intergenerational relations & exchange. For more information, please visit the CPC website.
  • ESRC CPC - Connecting Generations: I am also Co-Director of the ESRC CPC-Connecting Generations research programme. The research will investigate areas such as changing intergenerational relationships; intergenerational flows of support in later life; and work-life balance, employment and caring responsibilities in mid-life. More information on the Connecting Generations research programme here.
Connect with Maria

Email: maria.evandrou@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Professor Vicky Hosegood

Professor of Demography and Family

Research interests

  • Vicky Hosegood’s current research studies focus on the demography and health of families in sub-Saharan Africa. With a special interest in South Africa her work:
  • investigates family and household factors and processes that promote health and wellbeing across the life courseimproves the measurement, collection and analysis of family demographic and health data in resource-poor settings informs the design and evaluation of family-based interventions She is a member of several research groups within the University of Southampton including Family Demography in particular that of Families in southern Africa, the ESRC-funded Centre for Population Change.
Connect with Vicky

Email: V.Hosegood@soton.ac.uk

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