Longitudinal Trajectories of Multimorbidity and Psychosocial Resilience Resources in Midlife and Older Adults: Findings From the Health and Retirement Study

Kellee White Whilby, Kaitlynn Robinson-Ector, Bethany A. Bell, Tianzhou Ma, Shurooq Hasan, Ana R. Quiñones, Melissa Y. Wei, Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park, University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing, North Bethesda, School of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park, Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health , Science University, Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Lost Angeles

Journal of Aging and Health

Published online on October 28, 2025

Abstract

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IntroductionThis study identified 10-year multimorbidity trajectories among midlife and older adults and examined whether psychosocial resilience resources are associated with trajectory group membership.MethodsUsing Health and Retirement Study data (2010–...