Rita Xiaochen Hu

LIFE Fellow from 2021 to 2024, University of Michigan

PhD

Dissertation Completed in April 2024:

The Role of Social Relationships in the Development and Consequences of Views of Aging across the Lifespan

(Advisor: Jacqui Smith)

Selected Publications

Ajrouch, K. J., Hu, R. X., Webster, N. J., & Antonucci, T. C. (2024). Friendship trajectories and health across the lifespan. Developmental Psychology, 60(1), 94–107. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001589

Hu, R. X., Larkina, M., & Smith, J. (2023). The impact of caregiving across life on later-life self-perceptions of aging. Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 78(11), 1805–1812. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbad103

Hu, R. X., & Li, L. W. (2022). Social disconnectedness and loneliness: Do self-perceptions of aging play a role? Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 77(5), 936–945. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbac008