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Do middle-aged and older people underreport loneliness? experimental evidence from the Netherlands. 荷兰的实验证据：中老年人是否少报了孤独感？

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European Journal of Ageing Pub Date : 2024-10-05 DOI: 10.1007/s10433-024-00826-w

Thijs van den Broek, Jack Lam, Cecilia Potente

{"title":"Do middle-aged and older people underreport loneliness? experimental evidence from the Netherlands.","authors":"Thijs van den Broek, Jack Lam, Cecilia Potente","doi":"10.1007/s10433-024-00826-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10433-024-00826-w","url":null,"abstract":"Despite the growing acknowledgment of the importance of loneliness among older individuals, questionnaire length constraints may hinder the inclusion of common multi-item loneliness scales in surveys. Direct, single-item loneliness measures are a practical alternative, but scholars have expressed concerns that such measures may lead to underreporting. Our aim was to test whether such reservations are justified. We conducted a preregistered list experiment among 2,553 people aged 50 + who participated in the Dutch Longitudinal Internet studies for the Social Sciences (LISS) panel. The list experiment method has been developed to unobtrusively gather sensitive information. We compared the list experiment estimate of the prevalence of frequent loneliness with the corresponding direct question estimate to assess downward bias in the latter. Next to pooled models, we estimated models stratified by gender to assess whether loneliness underreporting differed between women and men. Relying on the direct question, we estimated that 5.9% of respondents frequently felt lonely. Our list experiment indicated that the prevalence of frequent loneliness was 13.1%. Although substantial in magnitude, the difference between both estimates was only marginally significant (Δb: 0.072, 95% CI: - 0.003;0.148, p = .06). No evidence of gender differences was found. Although we cannot be conclusive that loneliness estimates are biased downward when a direct question is used, our results call for caution with direct, single-item measures of loneliness if researchers want to avoid underreporting. Replications are needed to gain more precise insights into the extent to which direct, single-item loneliness measures are prone to downward reporting bias.","PeriodicalId":47766,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Ageing","volume":"21 1","pages":"29"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11456021/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142378434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The lifestyle of new middle-aged and older adults in Taiwan described by wearable device: age and gender differences. 用可穿戴设备描述台湾新中老年人的生活方式：年龄与性别差异。

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European Journal of Ageing Pub Date : 2024-09-28 DOI: 10.1007/s10433-024-00824-y

Chih-Liang Wang, Cheng-Xue Li, Sheng-Fu Liang

{"title":"The lifestyle of new middle-aged and older adults in Taiwan described by wearable device: age and gender differences.","authors":"Chih-Liang Wang, Cheng-Xue Li, Sheng-Fu Liang","doi":"10.1007/s10433-024-00824-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-024-00824-y","url":null,"abstract":"Studies of lifestyle through comprehensive objective and subjective measurements of health outcomes are lacking. An examination of lifestyle factors in middle-aged and older adults in terms of age, gender, and the interaction effect of age and gender from physiological and psychological perspectives are imperative. Recent advances in technology such as actigraphy have facilitated objective measurements. This exploratory study contributes to research on age and gender interactions on circadian rhythm, physical activity, sleep, and psychological variables by employing wrist accelerometers to measure behavioral circadian rhythm objectively and by using questionnaires to assess psychological status subjectively. The data were drawn from 218 participants aged 50 and older from the \"Middle-aged and older adults Chinese Health and Actigraphy in Taiwan (MOCHA-T)\". The results: (1) older adult group is associated with declined physical activity (MVPA time 79.9 min VS. 107.9 min, p = .002), worse sleep efficiency (78.1% VS. 81.9%, p = .008), and earlier lifestyle (Acrophase 14.19 h VS. 14.69 h, p = .01) comparing to middle-aged group. (2) Women have a more regular lifestyle (Interdaily stability 0.6 VS. 051, p < 0.001), higher physical activity (MVPA time 105.7 min VS. 79.3 min, p = .004), and better sleep efficiency (81.6% VS. 77.8%, p = .011) than men. (3) Significant age-by-gender interactions existed in life satisfaction (p = .025), relative amplitude (p = .016), and total wake time (p = .038). Furthermore, aging was associated with significant increases in life satisfaction among men as well as significant decreases in relative amplitude and reductions in the total wake time among women. In conclusion, aging exerted differential effects on life satisfaction in men as well as relative amplitude and the total wake time in women. This result highlights disparities in lifestyle arising from interconnected social and biological challenges.","PeriodicalId":47766,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Ageing","volume":"21 1","pages":"27"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11438744/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142337021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Disability during the last ten years of life: evidence from a register-based study in Austria. 生命最后十年的残疾：来自奥地利登记研究的证据。

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European Journal of Ageing Pub Date : 2024-09-28 DOI: 10.1007/s10433-024-00823-z

Erwin Stolz, Anna Schultz, Julia Zuschnegg, Franziska Großschädl, Thomas E Dorner, Regina Roller-Wirnsberger, Wolfgang Freidl

{"title":"Disability during the last ten years of life: evidence from a register-based study in Austria.","authors":"Erwin Stolz, Anna Schultz, Julia Zuschnegg, Franziska Großschädl, Thomas E Dorner, Regina Roller-Wirnsberger, Wolfgang Freidl","doi":"10.1007/s10433-024-00823-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-024-00823-z","url":null,"abstract":"Analyses of late-life disability based on survey data of the oldest old often suffer from non-representative samples due to selective participation and attrition. Here, we use register data on the Austrian long-term care allowance (ALTCA) as a proxy for late-life disability. In this retrospective mortality follow-back study, we analyze receipt of ALTCA, a universal cash benefit based on physician-assessed disability in activities of daily living during the last 10 years of life, among all decedents aged 65 years and over from 2020 in Austria (n = 76,781) and its association with sex, age at death, and underlying cause of death. We find that on average, ALTCA was received for 3.5 and 5.3 years in men and women. At 10 years before death, 10% of men and 25% of women received ALTCA, which increased to 56% and 77% at one year before death. Both the probability and duration of ALTCA increased with age at death and varied by cause of death: Those who died from cancer, myocardial infarction, and external causes of death were less likely to receive ALTCA and for shorter durations, while those who died from dementia, Parkinson's disease, chronic heart disease, or chronic lung disease were more likely to receive it and longer so. Overall, our register-based estimates of the prevalence of late-life disability were higher than previous survey-based estimates. Policy-makers should be aware that costs of long-term care will rise as life expectancy rises and deaths from dementia and chronic heart disease will likely increase in the rapidly aging European societies.","PeriodicalId":47766,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Ageing","volume":"21 1","pages":"28"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11438747/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142337020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The use of individual and collective selection, optimisation and compensation (SOC) strategies and their association with work ability among senior workers. 高级工个人和集体选择、优化和补偿（SOC）策略的使用及其与工作能力的关系。

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European Journal of Ageing Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: 10.1007/s10433-024-00821-1

Annette Meng, E Sundstrup, Lars Louis Andersen

{"title":"The use of individual and collective selection, optimisation and compensation (SOC) strategies and their association with work ability among senior workers.","authors":"Annette Meng, E Sundstrup, Lars Louis Andersen","doi":"10.1007/s10433-024-00821-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-024-00821-1","url":null,"abstract":"Background Selection, optimisation, and compensation (SOC) can be important strategies for maintaining work ability as we age. This study aimed to explore differences in self-reported individual and collective use of SOC strategies across job functions, as well as their association with self-rated work ability.Methods: In the third wave of the SeniorWorkingLife study, 10,798 workers aged 50 + , across the job function categories \"Office work\", \"work with people\", and \"work in the field of production\", replied to questions about collective and individual SOC strategies and work ability. Using multiple regression, we modelled associations between SOC and work ability.Results: Associations between SOC and work ability were generally weaker among participants working in the field of production. Both individual and collective use of selection had much weaker associations with work ability in the job functions \"office work\" and \"working with people\". In the job function \"working in the field of production\", only collective compensation was positively associated with work ability while individual selection was significantly but negatively associated with work ability.Conclusions: The use of SOC may be particularly beneficial for older employees working with people. Optimisation and compensation may be the most important SOC strategies for maintaining the work ability of older employees working with people and doing office work. For older employees working in the field of production, collective optimisation may support the maintenance of work ability while reduced work ability may be associated with the use of individual selection as a \"coping strategy\".","PeriodicalId":47766,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Ageing","volume":"21 1","pages":"26"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11411037/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142298711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Soft skills and their relationship with life satisfaction and cognitive reserve in adulthood and older age. 软技能及其与成年期和老年期生活满意度和认知储备的关系。

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European Journal of Ageing Pub Date : 2024-09-09 DOI: 10.1007/s10433-024-00820-2

Tommaso Feraco, Nicole Casali, Elena Carbone, Chiara Meneghetti, Erika Borella, Barbara Carretti, Veronica Muffato

{"title":"Soft skills and their relationship with life satisfaction and cognitive reserve in adulthood and older age.","authors":"Tommaso Feraco, Nicole Casali, Elena Carbone, Chiara Meneghetti, Erika Borella, Barbara Carretti, Veronica Muffato","doi":"10.1007/s10433-024-00820-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-024-00820-2","url":null,"abstract":"Soft skills are key factors for success in multiple contexts of daily life, as well as for life satisfaction, but little is known about their role in late adulthood and older age. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationships of soft skills, as defined by the World Economic Forum, with two indicators of successful/healthy aging: life satisfaction and cognitive reserve. A sample of 435 adults aged 50 and over completed self-reported measures of soft skills, life satisfaction, and cognitive reserve. As control, fluid (reasoning) and crystalized (vocabulary) intelligence were assessed too, along with socio-demographic characteristics. A series of regression analyses showed that soft skills were positively related to both life satisfaction and, to a lower extent, cognitive reserve, above and beyond gender, age, and both fluid and crystallized intelligence. Interestingly, these associations were independent from participants' age. Overall, these results highlight the importance of considering soft skills also over the middle-late adult life course, due to the potential role of these individual qualities in supporting an individual's well-being and an active and engaged lifestyle, with implications for the promotion of a healthy aging.","PeriodicalId":47766,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Ageing","volume":"21 1","pages":"25"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11383892/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142298710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Determinants of trajectories of informal caregiving in later life: evidence from England. 晚年非正式护理轨迹的决定因素：来自英格兰的证据。

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European Journal of Ageing Pub Date : 2024-08-31 DOI: 10.1007/s10433-024-00818-w

Giorgio Di Gessa, Christian Deindl

{"title":"Determinants of trajectories of informal caregiving in later life: evidence from England.","authors":"Giorgio Di Gessa, Christian Deindl","doi":"10.1007/s10433-024-00818-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10433-024-00818-w","url":null,"abstract":"Although the long-term consequences of informal care provision have been well investigated, few studies have examined the trajectories of informal care provision among older people and the socioeconomic, demographic, health, and family characteristics associated with them. We use data from four waves of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, with 6561 respondents followed for 6 years (2012/3-2018/9). We used group-based trajectory modelling to group people's provision of care over time into a finite number of distinct trajectories of caregiving. Using multinomial logistic regressions, we then investigated the characteristics associated with these trajectories. Four distinct trajectories of caregiving were identified: \"stable intensive\", \"increasing intensive\", \"decreasing\", and \"stable no care\". Results suggest that although there are socioeconomic, demographic, and health differences across the trajectories of caregiving (with younger women in good health and poorer socioeconomic status more likely to care intensively throughout), family characteristics are their main drivers. Respondents who live alone, with no children, and no parents alive are more likely to never provide care, whereas those with older parents and who live with adults in poor health are more likely to provide stable intensive care. Also, changes in family characteristics (e.g. death of parents, widowhood, or deterioration of the partner's health) are associated with trajectories representing increases or decreases in caregiving over time. Overall, trajectories of informal caregiving undertaken by older people are varied and these patterns are mostly associated with both the availability and health of family members, suggesting that need factors represent the most immediate reason for caregiving commitments.","PeriodicalId":47766,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Ageing","volume":"21 1","pages":"24"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11365911/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142113480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Look on the bright side: the relation between family values, positive aspects of care and caregiver burden. 往好的方面看：家庭价值观、护理的积极方面与护理负担之间的关系。

IF 3.7 2区社会学

European Journal of Ageing Pub Date : 2024-08-30 DOI: 10.1007/s10433-024-00819-9

Larissa Zwar, Hans-Helmut König, André Hajek

{"title":"Look on the bright side: the relation between family values, positive aspects of care and caregiver burden.","authors":"Larissa Zwar, Hans-Helmut König, André Hajek","doi":"10.1007/s10433-024-00819-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-024-00819-9","url":null,"abstract":"Family-centered values are important for caregiving. However, findings on their association with burden are inconsistent. We aim to analyze whether positive aspects of caregiving are mediating the effect of familism on burden among informal caregivers of older adults in Germany. Participants (n = 277) were drawn from the Attitudes Toward Informal Caregivers (ATTIC) project and include informal long-term caregivers of older relatives (aged ≥ 60) quota-sampled from Germany (December 2023). Mediation analyses (linear OLS regression) with robust standard errors were conducted with the classic and the counterfactual causal mediation framework. The classic approach indicated a significant positive direct effect of familism on burden, a significant negative direct effect of PAC on burden and a significant negative indirect effect of familism via PAC on burden; the total effect was not significant. The causal mediation approach supports this; the interaction between familism and PAC was not significant. Thus, sociocultural family-centered values seemed to worsen burden but also to reduce it through positive experiences of caregiving, which did not depend on the strength of familism values. The findings advance our understanding of the mechanisms underlying the stress appraisal of the informal care situation and emphasize the role of positive experiences of care.","PeriodicalId":47766,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Ageing","volume":"21 1","pages":"23"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11364734/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142113481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Transitions between care networks: a prospective study among older adults in the Netherlands. 护理网络之间的过渡：一项针对荷兰老年人的前瞻性研究。

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European Journal of Ageing Pub Date : 2024-08-13 DOI: 10.1007/s10433-024-00817-x

Maura K M Gardeniers, Martijn Huisman, Erik Jan Meijboom, Emiel O Hoogendijk, Marjolein I Broese van Groenou

{"title":"Transitions between care networks: a prospective study among older adults in the Netherlands.","authors":"Maura K M Gardeniers, Martijn Huisman, Erik Jan Meijboom, Emiel O Hoogendijk, Marjolein I Broese van Groenou","doi":"10.1007/s10433-024-00817-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10433-024-00817-x","url":null,"abstract":"As health impairment increases, older adults utilize care from different types of caregivers, but little is known about changes in the composition of care networks. We mapped the transitions between different care networks to gain insight into which people develop care networks that include informal, privately and publicly paid care. We used three waves (2012-2015-2018) of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam with 1413 Dutch community-dwelling adults, aged 64-100. Network types were identified using six types of caregivers: (1) co-resident, (2) non-co-resident children, (3) other kin, (4) neighbours/friends/acquaintances, (5) publicly paid, (6) privately paid, in a latent transition analysis with mortality and moving to a care facility as missing states. Five types of care networks were identified: (1) no care, (2) privately paid, (3) mixed informal, (4) mixed publicly paid, (5) co-resident. The co-resident network was the most unstable and had a high transition rate to nursing homes. Participants from the privately paid care network often transitioned to a mixed informal network and rarely transitioned to a mixed publicly paid network. Transitions out of the no-care network were mostly to the privately paid network. The two mixed care networks were the most stable. Transitions appeared to be most triggered by deteriorating health. Transitions to institutional care were most likely in the mixed informal, mixed publicly paid and the co-resident network. Thus, these networks appear to require additional support to facilitate ageing in place.","PeriodicalId":47766,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Ageing","volume":"21 1","pages":"22"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11322471/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141976931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Older caregivers' depressive symptomatology over time: evidence from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe. 老年护理人员的抑郁症状随时间变化：欧洲健康、老龄化和退休调查（Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe）提供的证据。

IF 3.7 2区社会学

European Journal of Ageing Pub Date : 2024-07-19 DOI: 10.1007/s10433-024-00816-y

Marie Agapitos, Graciela Muniz-Terrera, Annie Robitaille

{"title":"Older caregivers' depressive symptomatology over time: evidence from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe.","authors":"Marie Agapitos, Graciela Muniz-Terrera, Annie Robitaille","doi":"10.1007/s10433-024-00816-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10433-024-00816-y","url":null,"abstract":"The prevalence of informal caregiving is increasing as populations across the world age. Caregiving has been found to be associated with poor mental health outcomes including depressive symptoms. The purpose of this study is to examine the mean trajectory of depressive symptomatology in older caregivers in a large European sample over an eight-year period, the effects of time-varying and time-invariant covariates on this trajectory, and the mean trajectory of depressive symptomatology according to pattern of caregiving. The results suggest that depressive symptoms in the full sample of caregivers follow a nonlinear trajectory characterized by an initial decrease which decelerates over time. Caregiver status and depressive symptoms were significantly associated such that depressive symptoms increased as a function of caregiver status. The trajectory in caregivers who report intermittent or consecutive occasions of caregiving remained stable over time. Significant associations were found between sociodemographic, health and caregiving characteristics and the initial levels and rates of change of these trajectories. While these results point to the resilience of caregivers, they also highlight the factors that are related to caregivers' adaptation over time. This can help in identifying individuals who may require greater supports and, in turn, ensuring that caregivers preserve their well-being.","PeriodicalId":47766,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Ageing","volume":"21 1","pages":"21"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11264649/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141724767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The role of social network diversity in self-perceptions of aging in later life. 社交网络多样性在晚年老龄化自我认知中的作用。

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European Journal of Ageing Pub Date : 2024-06-26 DOI: 10.1007/s10433-024-00815-z

Frauke Meyer-Wyk, Susanne Wurm

{"title":"The role of social network diversity in self-perceptions of aging in later life.","authors":"Frauke Meyer-Wyk, Susanne Wurm","doi":"10.1007/s10433-024-00815-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10433-024-00815-z","url":null,"abstract":"While the link between self-perceptions of aging (SPA) and healthy aging is well established, less is known about the association between social factors and SPA. The present study investigated whether higher social network diversity is associated with more positive and less negative SPA and whether this association is moderated by age. We examined cross-sectional data from the German Ageing Survey of 2008 (DEAS; N = 6205, 40-85 years, 49.5% female). Network diversity was assessed as the number of social roles in an individual's network (such as spouse, friend and colleague). Three domains of SPA were measured using the Aging-Related Cognitions Scale (AgeCog): ongoing development (positive SPA), social losses (negative SPA) and physical losses (negative SPA). We conducted multiple linear regression models and tested for a moderator effect of age using an interaction term of age and network diversity. Results showed that at higher ages older adults with higher network diversity reported more positive SPA related to ongoing development and more negative SPA related to social losses than those with less diverse networks, indicating that age has a moderating effect. We found no association between network diversity and negative SPA related to physical losses and no indication that age was relevant to this relationship. The present study adds to evidence on the role of social networks in SPA. Our findings suggest that in certain SPA domains and depending on age, network diversity is related to both more positive and more negative SPA, which emphasizes the importance of considering domain-specific SPA.","PeriodicalId":47766,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Ageing","volume":"21 1","pages":"20"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11208383/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141459950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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