Research on AgingPub Date : 2023-08-01DOI: 10.1177/01640275221144251
Huei-Jia Tzeng, Chiachi Bonnie Lee, Cheng-Tsung Chen, Miaw-Chwen Lee
{"title":"Trajectories of Instrumental and Emotional Social Support and the Associated Risk of Mortality in Bereaved Older Adults in Taiwan.","authors":"Huei-Jia Tzeng, Chiachi Bonnie Lee, Cheng-Tsung Chen, Miaw-Chwen Lee","doi":"10.1177/01640275221144251","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275221144251","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study identified the trajectories of instrumental and emotional perceived social support (PSS) from 1996 to 2003 and investigated the associated risk of mortality in bereaved older adults in Taiwan. The study analyzed 1,188 bereaved older adults who had experienced loss of a spouse, a child, or both before 1996 from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging. More favorable trajectories of PSS are associated with lower mortality risk in bereaved older adults. Compared with the spousal or dual bereavement, the parental bereavement benefited more from consistently high instrumental PSS. The present study revealed that consistently high emotional PSS had a stronger protective effect on mortality risk for a widow or widower than did consistently high instrumental support. The findings of this study can serve as an empirical reference to inform social policies and clinical practices for bereaved older adults in culturally similar societies.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":"45 7-8","pages":"574-585"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9677025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Research on AgingPub Date : 2023-05-01DOI: 10.1177/01640275221098180
Juyoung Park, Yuri Jang, Hans Oh, Iris Chi
{"title":"Loneliness as a Mediator in the Association Between Social Isolation and Psychological Distress: A Cross-Sectional Study With Older Korean Immigrants in the United States.","authors":"Juyoung Park, Yuri Jang, Hans Oh, Iris Chi","doi":"10.1177/01640275221098180","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275221098180","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study explored the role of loneliness in the association between social isolation and psychological distress, using a cross-sectional sample of older Korean immigrants in the U.S. Considering structural (unmarried and living alone) and relational (isolation from family and friends) social isolation, we hypothesized that (1) both types of social isolation would be associated with loneliness and psychological distress and (2) their effect on psychological distress would be mediated through loneliness. Data came from the Study of Older Korean Americans (SOKA), a multisite survey of Korean immigrants aged 60 and older (<i>n</i> = 2,150). The multivariate analyses demonstrated that older individuals with structural and relational isolation reported higher levels of loneliness and psychological distress. Loneliness was found to mediate the effect of both types of social isolation on psychological distress. The intervening role of loneliness suggests strategies to alleviate the mental health consequences of social isolation in older immigrants.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":"45 5-6","pages":"438-447"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9454046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Research on AgingPub Date : 2023-05-01DOI: 10.1177/01640275221120102
Jacqueline Galica, Heather M Kilgour, John L Oliffe, Kristen R Haase
{"title":"Coping Strategies Used by Older Cancer Survivors During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study.","authors":"Jacqueline Galica, Heather M Kilgour, John L Oliffe, Kristen R Haase","doi":"10.1177/01640275221120102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275221120102","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives:</b> The objective of this study is to longitudinally examine the coping strategies used by older cancer survivors (≥60 years of age) during COVID-19. <b>Methods:</b> An interpretive descriptive approach was used to collect and analyse qualitative data collected via 1:1 telephone interviews at three timepoints: June/July 2020, January 2021, and March 2021. <b>Main Findings:</b> Coping strategies used by older adults reflected the resources available to them, and their agency in self-triaging and deciding on resources to support their coping. These decisions were impacted by pandemic-imposed restrictions and necessitated readjustment over time. Three themes were developed to describe coping strategies (including any changes): adapting means and methods to connect with others; being intentional about outlook; and taking actions toward a brighter future. <b>Conclusion:</b> Older adults used a variety of coping strategies, though their reliance on resources beyond themselves (e.g., family/friends) indicates a need to add tailored resources to existing professional services.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":"45 5-6","pages":"448-457"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10130934/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9808101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Research on AgingPub Date : 2023-05-01DOI: 10.1177/01640275221120919
Shannon Ang, Johan Suen
{"title":"Receiving Social Support From Diverse Helpers: Associations With Quality of Life.","authors":"Shannon Ang, Johan Suen","doi":"10.1177/01640275221120919","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275221120919","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>More older adults now live in non-family-based households, even as the provision of support to older adults within the domestic setting becomes more salient. This study examines the determinants of having non-immediate family or non-coresident helpers in older adults' received social support networks, and its associations with quality of life. Data were from a nationally representative study of Singaporeans aged 60 and above (<i>N</i> = 2248) who did not live alone. Findings show that those who received help solely from persons other than their spouse or child report a lower quality of life compared to other kinds of networks. However, those who had more non-coresident helpers than co-resident helpers experienced a higher quality of life compared to those who relied mainly on co-resident helpers. We suggest that policymakers should consider supporting a wider range of informal social support arrangements and providers, as networks of received social support become increasingly diverse.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":"45 5-6","pages":"399-409"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9459664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Research on AgingPub Date : 2023-05-01DOI: 10.1177/01640275221092177
Nicky J Newton, Hua Huo, Lauren Hytman, Cara Ryan
{"title":"COVID-Related Perceptions of the Future and Purpose in Life Among Older Canadian Women.","authors":"Nicky J Newton, Hua Huo, Lauren Hytman, Cara Ryan","doi":"10.1177/01640275221092177","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275221092177","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Global events that prime thoughts of proximity to death (e.g., the COVID-19 pandemic) can compress individuals' perceptions of future time horizons, and previous studies have found that compressed time horizons can be beneficial for older adults' well-being. However, findings from recent studies are mixed, and studies of well-being during the early months of COVID-19 show that older adults have fared comparatively well. The current study examines relationships between Future Time Perspective (FTP), COVID-19 impact, and purpose in life (PIL) among older Canadian women (<i>N</i> = 190; ages 59+). We expected that total FTP would be positively associated with PIL but that FTP subscales would be associated with PIL in different ways; COVID-19 impact would not be associated with PIL, but COVID-19 impact would moderate the FTP-PIL relationship. We found partial support for these hypotheses, as well as prevalence of social connection themes in open-ended question responses regarding COVID-19 impact.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":"45 5-6","pages":"410-422"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/4d/37/10.1177_01640275221092177.PMC10133833.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9454047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Research on AgingPub Date : 2023-05-01DOI: 10.1177/01640275221116091
Christine Ho, Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan, Joanne Tan, Eugene Rui Lie Tan
{"title":"Risk Attitudes in Late Adulthood: Do Parenthood Status and Family Size Matter?","authors":"Christine Ho, Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan, Joanne Tan, Eugene Rui Lie Tan","doi":"10.1177/01640275221116091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275221116091","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>How older persons react to high-stakes decisions concerning their finance and healthcare depends a great deal on their orientation towards risk-taking. This study examines the associations between parenthood status, family size, and risk attitudes in late adulthood based on nationally-representative data from the Singapore Life Panel. Multivariate analyses are employed to estimate how older adults' willingness to take risks in the general, financial, and health domains varies by gender and among childless individuals and parents of different family size. Older mothers are found to be less risk tolerant than their childless counterparts across the three risk domains. Conversely, mothers with more children demonstrate greater risk tolerance than mothers with fewer children. We find no evidence that older men's risk attitudes vary by parenthood status and family size. We discuss the implications of our findings for understanding individual and societal well-being in the context of rapid fertility decline and population aging.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":"45 5-6","pages":"423-437"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9448118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Research on AgingPub Date : 2023-05-01Epub Date: 2022-09-14DOI: 10.1177/01640275221126103
Joonyoung Cho, Jacqui Smith
{"title":"Relocation Later in Life and Contact Frequency With Friends: Do Contact Modes Matter?","authors":"Joonyoung Cho, Jacqui Smith","doi":"10.1177/01640275221126103","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01640275221126103","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We examined changes in the frequencies of in-person, telephone, and written or email contact with friends in older adults who move short or longer distances. 3820 adults aged 50 years or older were included from a nationally representative sample from the Health and Retirement Study. Using ordinal logistic regression, we found differential effects of geographical distances on the in-person, telephone, and write or email contact with friends. Specifically, in-person contact frequency was most sensitive to distance. Telephone contact frequency was only impacted by long-distance moves; however, email contact frequency was not influenced by distance. Findings suggest that the impact of relocation on contact frequency exists even though communication technology gives older adults flexibility in maintaining frequent contact with their friends. We discuss our findings through the lens of socioemotional selective theory and social convoy model. Future studies could examine factors linked to changes in the amount and modes of contact.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":"45 5-6","pages":"486-497"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10011020/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9448131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Research on AgingPub Date : 2023-05-01DOI: 10.1177/01640275221126100
Borja Doncel-García, Izarne Lizaso, Ana Belén Fraile-Bermúdez, Álvaro Mosquera-Lajas, Beatriz Santamaría-Trincado, Begoña Sanz, Jon Irazusta
{"title":"Reducing Negative Aging Stereotypes <i>via</i> Educational Intervention in Older People: A Randomized Controlled Study.","authors":"Borja Doncel-García, Izarne Lizaso, Ana Belén Fraile-Bermúdez, Álvaro Mosquera-Lajas, Beatriz Santamaría-Trincado, Begoña Sanz, Jon Irazusta","doi":"10.1177/01640275221126100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275221126100","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Anti-ageism interventions traditionally target younger individuals. We analyzed the effect of an educational intervention that combined an infusion of aging content with videos to reduce negative stereotypes toward aging in a randomized controlled study of 56 community-dwelling older adults. The experimental group received a single one-hour information session and video viewing on ageism; the control group viewed 1 hour of videos unrelated to ageism. Repeated-measures ANOVA indicated that the experimental group reported a significantly reduced Negative Stereotypes Toward Aging Questionnaire (CENVE) total score along with an independent measure of the character-personality factor in this questionnaire 1 week and 1 month after the intervention compared to baseline. The control group showed no changes. This work reports for the first time that a one-hour information session about aging combined with video viewing on ageism can efficiently reduce negative stereotypes of aging in older people in the short and medium term.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":"45 5-6","pages":"475-485"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9454904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Research on AgingPub Date : 2023-05-01DOI: 10.1177/01640275221117304
Eunsun Kwon, Sojung Park, Hyunjoo Lee
{"title":"Early-Life Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Health in Late Middle-Age: Importance of Heterogeneous Income Trajectories.","authors":"Eunsun Kwon, Sojung Park, Hyunjoo Lee","doi":"10.1177/01640275221117304","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275221117304","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper aims to investigate heterogeneous income changes and whether the income trajectories moderate effects of early socioeconomic disadvantage on health in late middle age. The sample was restricted to 9,056 middle-aged adults from the Health and Retirement Study (1998-2010). Through a latent class growth analysis, six patterns of income changes were identified: constantly low, constantly moderate, constantly high & increasing, high to low, moderate to high, and high to moderate. The Constantly low group more frequently displayed depressive symptoms if exposed to early socioeconomic disadvantage and Constantly low income mobility. Individuals who experienced early socioeconomic disadvantage and a downward income mobility in middle age tended to have multiple chronic conditions while there was no moderating effect of income changes for mobility functional limitations. These findings suggest that not all health outcomes are programmed in early life: Disadvantage can be somewhat alleviated through stable and better later-life economic status.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":"45 5-6","pages":"458-474"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9456237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Research on AgingPub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.1177/01640275221104720
Laura Upenieks
{"title":"With You Until the End of the Age? A Longitudinal Study of Changes in Religiosity and Loneliness in Later Life.","authors":"Laura Upenieks","doi":"10.1177/01640275221104720","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275221104720","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With few exceptions, a vast literature on religion and well-being in later life has largely ignored outcomes of loneliness. The current study considers how changes in religiosity and formal religious participation over time associate with loneliness, and whether there are age differences in how this process unfold. Using data from the first two waves (2005-2006, 2010-2011) of the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP) from the United States, results suggest that consistent religious attendance was associated with lower loneliness, while decreases in attendance were associated with higher loneliness. The association between stable high religious attendance and loneliness was stronger for older cohorts of older adults (65-74, and 75+ years of age). We found no such patterns for religious integration in daily life. We discuss the implications for church communities and family and friends of older adults and provide insights for addressing loneliness as a public health problem.</p>","PeriodicalId":47983,"journal":{"name":"Research on Aging","volume":"45 3-4","pages":"299-319"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9248079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}