Author

Boaz Kahana

Professor of Psychology,Cleveland State University - Cited by 9,781 - mental health and aging - cancer survivorship - traumatic stress studies

Biography

Dr. Boaz Kahana is professor of psychology and serves on the graduate as well as undergraduate faculty of CSU. Dr. Kahana joined the department of psychology in 1984 and served as chair from 1984-1987. Dr. Kahana has published extensively in the fields of mental health and clinical psychology of aging, trauma survivorship (focusing on both cancer survivors and Holocaust survivors), and on stress, coping and health. His recent publications deal with planning for end of life care, successful aging among the chronically ill, the mental health of elderly cancer survivors, and late life adaptation of Holocaust survivors.
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Cited by
Year
Contextualizing successful aging: new directions in an age-old search
E Kahana, B KahanaInvitation to the life course, 225-255, 2018201
125
2018
Social support and cognitive functioning as resources for elderly persons with chronic arthritis pain
JE Lee, B Kahana, E KahanaAging & mental health 20 (4), 370-379, 2016201
69
2016
Beyond ageist attitudes: Researchers call for NIH action to limit funding for older academics
E Kahana, MR Slone, B Kahana, KB Langendoerfer, C ReynoldsThe Gerontologist 58 (2), 251-260, 181
20
2018
Whose advocacy counts in shaping elderly patients’ satisfaction with physicians’ care and communication?
B Kahana, J Yu, E Kahana, KB LangendoerferClinical Interventions in Aging, 1161-1168, 181
20
2018
Loving others: the impact of compassionate love on later-life psychological well-being
E Kahana, TR Bhatta, B Kahana, N LekhakThe Journals of Gerontology: Series B 76 (2), 391-402, 2021202
16
2021
Elderly cancer survivors reflect on coping strategies during the cancer journey
E Kahana, B Kahana, KB Langendoerfer, B Kahana, A Smith-TranJournal of gerontology & geriatric research 5 (5), 2016201
15
2016
Trauma and the life course in a cross national perspective: Focus on Holocaust survivors living in Hungary.
E Kahana, B Kahana, JE Lee, T Bhatta, JK WolfTraumatology 21 (4), 311, 2015201
12
2015
The role of goal and meaning in life for older adults facing interpersonal stress
JE Lee, E Kahana, B Kahana, S ZaritAging & Mental Health 26 (1), 149-158, 2022202
10
2022
Meeting challenges of late life disability proactively
E Kahana, JS Kahana, B Kahana, P ErmoshkinaInnovation in aging 3 (4), igz023, 2019201
10
2019
Racial differences in future care planning in late life
E Kahana, B Kahana, T Bhatta, KB Langendoerfer, JE Lee, N LekhakEthnicity & Health 25 (4), 625-637, 2020202
9
2020
Altruistic attitudes among older adults: Examining construct validity and measurement invariance of a new scale
TR Bhatta, E Kahana, N Lekhak, B Kahana, E MidlarskyInnovation in Aging 5 (1), igaa00, 2021202
6
2021
Trust in the doctor-patient Relationship Enhances Well-being and Life Satisfaction among Older LGBTQ People
M Ye, B Kahana, E Kahana, S XuInnovation in Aging 2 (Suppl 1), 123, 2018201
5
2018
Altruism and life satisfaction among LGBT older adults
B Kahana, E Kahana, T Bhatta, M Ye, J YuAdvances in Psychology Research 120 (4), 1-13, 2017201
5
2017
Grandparent-grandchild relationships: A proposed mutuality model with a focus on young children and adolescents
E Kahana, B Kahana, T Goler, J KahanaGrandparenting: Influences on the dynamics of family relationships, 61-80, 2019201
4
2019
Driving cessation in old age: gender influences on mortality
J Yu, E Kahana, B Kahana, Y ZhangJournal of Aging and Health (7-8), 447-457, 2021202
3
2021
Valuation of life among Cuban Hispanics: Racial differences in perceived disability in later life
T Bhatta, JL Angel, E Kahana, B KahanaThe Gerontologist 56 (3-1), 64-65, 01601
2
2016
11 The Many Faces of Creativity in Old Age
E Kahana, B Kahana, P ErmoshkinaThe Cambridge Handbook of Lifespan Development of Creativity, 33, 010
2
2021
Older men hard-hit in transition to widowhood: A 10 year longitudinal study
J Yu, E Kahana, B Kahana, C HanInnovation in Aging (Suppl 1), 470, 01801
2
2018