Molly Maxfield

Recent Publications

Joseph, R.P., Pituch, K.A., Yu, F., Salisbury, D. L., & Maxfield, M. (20260. Comparing three goal setting techniques to promote adherence to national physical activity guidelines in midlife adults: A feasibility trial of a mechanistic study. JMIR Formative Research, 10, e82494.

Maxfield, M., Courtney, K., & Widom, C. S. (2026). Education and socioeconomic status mediate the relationship between childhood maltreatment and cognitive impairment in late midlife. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Behavior & Socioeconomics of Aging, e70088.

Maxfield, M., Courtney, K., Assuras, S., Manly, J.J., & Widom, C. S. (2026). Childhood maltreatment and cognitive functioning from young adulthood to late midlife: A prospective study. Neuropsychology, 40(2), 178-190.

Assuras, S., Courtney, K., Maxfield, M., Shagalow, S., Sherer, S., Manly, J.J., & Widom, C.S. (2025). Childhood maltreatment confers long-term risk for cognitive impairment: A prospective investigation. The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease, 12(9), 100303. 

Maxfield, M., Peckham, A., James, D.L., & Koffer, R.E. (2025). “Why miss today worrying about tomorrow?” A qualitative investigation of ways to manage dementia-related anxiety. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping, 38(2), 219-233. 

Maxfield, M., Peckham, A., & James, D.L. (2024). “Terror is a better word:” A qualitative     analysis of dementia-related anxiety. The Gerontologist, 64(5).

Maxfield, M., Li, X., & Widom, C.S. (2023). Childhood maltreatment and midlife cognitive functioning: The roles of social support and social isolation. Neuropsychology, 37(8), 943-954.

Maxfield, M., Peckham, A., James, D. L., Lathrop, L., & Fiske, A. (2023). Anticipated suicidal and death ideation in response to an imagined dementia diagnosis: a qualitative study.  Dementia, 22(5), 1077-1096.

Maxfield, M., & Pituch, K.A. (2022). Dementia-related anxiety: A latent profile analysis. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 77(12), 2182-2191.  

Joseph, R.P., Pituch, K.A., Guest, M.A., Maxfield, M., Peckham, A., Coon. D., Kim, W.S., & Langer, S.L. (2021). Physical activity among predominantly white middle-aged and older US adults during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: Results from a national longitudinal survey. Frontiers in Public Health, 13(9), e 652197

Maxfield, M., & Pituch, K. A. (2021). COVID-19 worry, mental health indicators, and             preparedness for future care needs across the adult lifespan. Aging & Mental Health, 25(7), 273-1280.

Werner, P., Abojabel, H., & Maxfield, M. (2021). Conceptualization, measurement and correlates of dementia worry: A scoping review. Archives of Gerontology & Geriatrics, 92, 104246.