Juyoung Park, Kathleen Wilber, Shinyi Wu, Maria P Aranda, Hans Oh, Yuri Jang
{"title":"Risk Factors for Elder Mistreatment Among Older Korean Americans.","authors":"Juyoung Park, Kathleen Wilber, Shinyi Wu, Maria P Aranda, Hans Oh, Yuri Jang","doi":"10.1177/00914150241253235","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00914150241253235","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Using data from a sample of older Korean Americans (<i>n </i>= 2,150), we examined the prevalence and associated factors of physical, emotional, and financial mistreatment. Given the importance of contextual factors, we examined the effect of immigration-related (years in the U.S. and acculturation) and interpersonal/community-related (family solidarity, social network, and ethnic community social cohesion) factors in addition to sociodemographic and health-related characteristics. The rate of experiencing physical, emotional, and financial mistreatment during the past year was 3%, 37.9%, and 16.1%, respectively. Younger age and lower family solidarity were common risk factors for emotional and financial mistreatment. The experience of emotional mistreatment was also more likely among females and those with higher level of acculturation, smaller social networks, and lower ethnic community social cohesion. Chronic disease was an additional risk factor for financial mistreatment. The findings suggest targeted prevention and intervention strategies for elder mistreatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"381-394"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140946239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Chinese Adaptation and Validation of the Adolescents' Ageism Toward Older Adults Scale.","authors":"Hanwei Wu, Yitao Lu, Zhiguang Fan, Lehua Zhang","doi":"10.1177/00914150241235086","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00914150241235086","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives:</b> The purpose of this study was to translate and validate the adolescents' ageism toward older adults scale (AGES) in the Chinese cultural context and examine its psychometric properties among Chinese adolescents. <b>Methods:</b> The study consists of two phases with two separate samples. In phase one (sample 1: n = 407), exploratory factor analysis (EFA) is conducted to determine the factor structure of the C-AGES. In phase two (sample 2: n = 379), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) is performed to confirm the factor structure and assess the model fit of the C-AGES. <b>Results:</b> EFA reveals a two-factor structure consisting of 17 items for the C-AGES. CFA in sample 2 confirms the factor structure and demonstrates good model fit. The C-AGES also exhibits high criterion validity, internal consistency, and cross-gender invariance. <b>Discussion:</b> The results suggest that the C-AGES is a valid measurement tool for assessing agism among Chinese adolescents.</p>","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"318-339"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139984211","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Negative Aging Stereotypes: Fear of Dependency Impact on Anxiety and Depression in Middle and Older Adults, Examined by Gender.","authors":"Darby Mackenstadt, Carolyn Adams-Price","doi":"10.1177/00914150241240125","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00914150241240125","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Negative stereotypes of aging, such as dependency, tend to paint a picture of older adults as frail or a burden on society. This study aimed to explore the relationship between the Fear of Dependency Scale and anxiety and depression, evaluating gender, age, and physical health as moderators. Findings suggest that age moderated the relationship between fear of dependency and depression and anxiety in women, with middle-aged women reporting the highest levels of depression and anxiety. Similarly, poor physical health in women with high fear of dependency was related to higher levels of depression and anxiety. Fear of dependency was related to higher levels of depression, but not anxiety in men. Age did not moderate the relationship between fear of dependency and mental health measures, but physical health did moderate the relationship. Men with poor perceived health and a high fear of dependency reported higher levels of depression.</p>","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"293-317"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140177173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Penalty Versus Premium: Social Disposition Differentiates Life Satisfaction Among Living-Alone Immigrant and Native-Born Older Adults-Findings From the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA).","authors":"Jing Shen, Hongmei Tong, Esme Fuller-Thomson","doi":"10.1177/00914150241268089","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00914150241268089","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Using data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, in this study we provide an alternative explanation for the gap of life satisfaction between living-alone immigrants and Canadian-born older adults. Based on the Big-Five personality traits, we use the latent class analysis to generate two types of social dispositions, social independence and social dependence. With social dispositions taken into account, living alone contributes to life satisfaction in opposite ways for immigrant and Canadian-born older adults, by playing a negative role for the former group and a positive role for the latter. The trend of higher life satisfaction among the living-alone Canadian-born are mainly among the socially independent, whereas for immigrants, socially dependent older adults experience the lowest level of life satisfaction when living alone. Therefore, while socially independent Canadian-born older adults gain a \"living-alone premium\" in life satisfaction; their socially dependent immigrant counterparts experience a \"living-alone penalty\" in life satisfaction.</p>","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"267-292"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141972076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gender Differences in the Association Between Childhood Neighborhood Quality and Depressive Symptoms Trajectory in Middle-Aged and Elderly Chinese: A Seven-Year Longitudinal Study.","authors":"Jiali Ding, Qingping Zeng, Raoping Tu, Huihui He, Suhang Wang, Yuping Li, Yujia Huang, Jiyue Gu, Zhiyao Wang, Guangyu Lu","doi":"10.1177/00914150241278199","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00914150241278199","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to examine the role of childhood neighborhood quality on trajectories of depressive symptoms throughout later life based on a nationally representative sample, and to explore the role of gender in the association. Linear mixed-effects model analysis was performed to investigate a longitudinal association of childhood neighborhood quality with depressive symptoms. A total of 7,016 participants aged 45 and above were included in this study. Depressive symptoms progression was significantly faster (β [95% confidence interval, CI]: 0.13 [0.01, 0.25]; <i>P</i> = .027) in the low childhood neighborhood quality when compared with the high childhood neighborhood quality. The quality of childhood neighborhood was significantly associated with a change in depressive symptoms over time in females (β [95% CI]: 0.19 [0.02, 0.36]; <i>P</i> = .029) but not in males (β [95% CI]: 0.09 [-0.06, 0.25]; <i>P</i> = .224). Targeted interventions should be developed to prevent depressive symptoms for those vulnerable groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"362-380"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142298733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Work Preferences, Control, and Independence among Midlife and Older Adults in Aotearoa/New Zealand.","authors":"Nicky J Newton, Judith Davey, Fiona Alpass","doi":"10.1177/00914150241240116","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00914150241240116","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In 2023, current life expectancy for adults aged 65 and over in Aotearoa/New Zealand ranged from 84.6 to 89.2 years. Mandatory retirement has been abolished, but pension age eligibility remains at age 65. However, some older adults prefer to continue working, often experiencing a mismatch between current and preferred work statuses. The current study used data drawn from the 2020 wave of the New Zealand Health, Work and Retirement study (HWR; <i>N</i> = 3,916; <i>M<sub>age</sub></i> = 66.84) to examine associations between work preferences and perceptions of control and independence. We found that those not working but who preferred to work reported the lowest levels of perceived control and independence. Conversely, work preference match and higher levels of perceived control and independence were positively related to life satisfaction. The current study adds to our understanding of the centrality of work status, perceived control, and perceived independence among midlife and older adults, particularly in Aotearoa/New Zealand.</p>","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"340-361"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140186008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fei Wang, Ishita Kapur, Namrata Mukherjee, Kun Wang
{"title":"The Mediating Effect of Social Participation Restriction on the Association Between Role Overload and Mental Health Among Caregivers of Older Adults with Dementia.","authors":"Fei Wang, Ishita Kapur, Namrata Mukherjee, Kun Wang","doi":"10.1177/00914150241268004","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00914150241268004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Caregivers of older adults with dementia (dementia caregivers) often experience high role overload (i.e., feeling overwhelmed by caregiving demands that exceed available resources), which can take a toll on their mental health. Moreover, dementia caregiving can restrict caregivers' participation in valued social activities. This study aims to examine the mediating effect of social participation restriction on the relationship between role overload and mental health among dementia caregivers. A total of 894 dementia caregivers (mean age = 61.77) were selected from the National Study of Caregiving. The sample was predominantly women (64%) and White (78%). Path analysis shows that social participation restriction partially mediated the associations between (1) role overload and psychological distress (indirect effect <i>β </i>= .08, <i>p </i>< .001) and (2) role overload and psychological wellbeing (indirect effect <i>β </i>= -.05, <i>p </i>< .05). Interventions targeting coping strategies and healthcare-recreation programs are needed to improve social participation among dementia caregivers.</p>","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"227-247"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141894611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Care Workers' Turnover Intentions Associated With Workplace Abuse: The Role of Work-Related Stress and Job Satisfaction.","authors":"Sunghyun Ko, Yeonjung Lee","doi":"10.1177/00914150241253245","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00914150241253245","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examines the association between workplace abuse experienced by care workers at the hands of care recipients and their turnover intentions, as well as the mediating effects of work-related stress and job satisfaction. Compared to care recipients' experiences of abuse, care workers' experiences have been relatively underexplored. Using data from the Korean National Long-Term Care Survey in 2019, the path from workplace abuse to care workers' turnover intentions was examined. Results showed significant mediating effects of work-related stress and job satisfaction in the relationship between workplace abuse and turnover intentions. Findings have policy implications for improving long-term care workers' social awareness and working conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"248-262"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140946235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
David W Sosnowski, Emily J Smail, Brion S Maher, Ann Zenobia Moore, Pei-Lun Kuo, Mark N Wu, Dominique V Low, Katie L Stone, Eleanor M Simonsick, Luigi Ferrucci, Adam P Spira
{"title":"Sleep Duration Polygenic Risk and Phenotype: Associations with Biomarkers of Accelerated Aging in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging.","authors":"David W Sosnowski, Emily J Smail, Brion S Maher, Ann Zenobia Moore, Pei-Lun Kuo, Mark N Wu, Dominique V Low, Katie L Stone, Eleanor M Simonsick, Luigi Ferrucci, Adam P Spira","doi":"10.1177/00914150241231192","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00914150241231192","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We sought to explore whether genetic risk for, and self-reported, short sleep are associated with biological aging and whether age and sex moderate these associations. Participants were a subset of individuals from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging who had complete data on self-reported sleep (<i>n</i> = 567) or genotype (<i>n</i> = 367). Outcomes included: Intrinsic Horvath age, Hannum age, PhenoAge, GrimAge, and DNAm-based estimates of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) and granulocyte count. Results demonstrated that polygenic risk for short sleep was positively associated with granulocyte count; compared to those reporting <6 hr sleep, those reporting >7 hr demonstrated faster PhenoAge and GrimAge acceleration and higher estimated PAI-1. Polygenic risk for short sleep and self-reported sleep duration interacted with age and sex in their associations with some of the outcomes. Findings highlight that polygenic risk for short sleep and self-reported long sleep is associated with variation in the epigenetic landscape and subsequently aging.</p>","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"135-164"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11317550/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139724539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hannah M Lewis, Luke J Gietzen, Stephanie H Patt, Jeffrey A Buchanan
{"title":"Age-Related Microaggressions: Their Frequency, Emotional Impact, and Relationship to Negative Affect.","authors":"Hannah M Lewis, Luke J Gietzen, Stephanie H Patt, Jeffrey A Buchanan","doi":"10.1177/00914150231219011","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00914150231219011","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Age-related microaggressions are forms of ageist discrimination that occur in day-to-day interactions. This study aimed to validate the findings of a previous study, to identify common age-related microaggressions, and determine how affect influences emotional reactions to microaggressions. Using an online survey, participants (<i>n</i> = 200) were asked about their experience with age-related microaggressions, their affect, and their physical health. Participants were familiar with these microaggressions 53% of the time and had negative reactions to 43% of these microaggressions. The frequency of negative reactions to microaggressions was significantly correlated with scores of negative affect (<i>r</i> = .34, <i>P</i> < .001) and with ratings of perceived physical health (<i>r</i> = -.32, <i>P </i>= .002). The results of the study provide further insight into the topography of, and how older adults experience microaggressions. This information should be used as an educational tool to reduce the prevalence of ageism.</p>","PeriodicalId":47878,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Aging & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"165-183"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138811665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}