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

(Advisors: Toni Antonucci & Jacqui Smith)

Selected Publications

Hu, R. X., & Lou, Y. (2026). Self-perceptions of aging and advance care planning: Longitudinal evidence from the Health and Retirement Study. Journals of Gerontology: Series B. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbag174

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