bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND STRESSORS AND FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION
Authors: Hall LaToya , Moray Juno , Gross Evan , Lichtenberg Peter 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
The prevalence of financial exploitation (FE) experienced by older adults is increasing. Population-based survey estimates of FE in the older adult population range from 5% to 11%. Given the growing prevalence of FE victimization in older adult populations, understanding the population’s vulnerability to FE has increased in importance. This study investigates a conceptual framework in an attempt to understand how financial stressors and resources are associated with substantiated FE in a sample consisting largely of black older adults. The study uses a cross-sectional design to investigate group differences among a total sample of 142 community-dwelling older adult participants, 62 of whom sought services to address FE and 80 with no FE history FE. Older adults who sought services to address FE were more likely to be unmarried and had fewer years of education. Financial literacy had a protective effect on FE, whereas and perceived financial vulnerability increased FE risk. According to the findings sociodemographic and financial stress and resource measures have significant relationships with FE. These findings support the conceptual framework describing their relationship. This new conceptual framework provides a guiding factor in better understanding older adult's vulnerability to financial exploitation.
EXPOSING THE REALITIES OF THE WORKFORCE IN NURSING HOMES
Authors: Mueller Christine 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
For decades, staffing in nursing homes has been highlighted as being inadequate and directly affecting the quality of care received by residents. The COVID-19 pandemic, occurring during the committee’s deliberations, further highlighted and exacerbated the multiple workforce challenges in nursing homes. The committee’s recommendations related to the nursing home workforce will be presented. Dr. Christine Mueller, a professor at University of Minnesota and with expertise in staffing and quality of care, will discuss strengthening the workforce to meet complex and varied resident needs that align with the committee’s recommendations.
FRAMING CLIMATE-CHANGE INFORMATION TO PROMOTE ACTION IN OLDER ADULTS
Authors: Lemaster Philip 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
Climate change poses an existential global risk, and mitigation requires population-level behavioral change. Due to their shortened time horizon, older adults may not perceive climate change as a personal risk within their lifetime and may be less likely to take action to combat climate change. Socioemotional selectivity theory (SST; Carstensen, 2006) posits that, as people age and perceive a shorter time horizon ahead, they become more focused on maintaining emotional wellbeing. This study, rooted in SST, manipulated the emotional framing of climate-change information in a sample of U.S. older adults. Participants were given EPA climate-change information localized to their state of residence and were instructed that, by taking action, the impact of climate change could be reduced (instilling hope) or that, by not taking action, the impact of climate change could be exacerbated (instilling fear). Afterward, they completed measures assessing their willingness to engage in pro-environmental behaviors and support of macro-level legislation to combat climate change. Compared to older adults who received the "hope" frame, older adults who received the "fear" frame reported greater willingness to engage in pro-environmental behaviors (p = 0.007) and greater support of legislation to combat climate change (p = 0.038), perhaps an effect of older adults' motivation to reduce the negative affective state induced by the "fear" frame. Implications of these results for catalyzing older adults toward climate action are discussed.
THE AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO LIFE SATISFACTION OF OLDER ADULTS LIVING ALONE
Authors: Choi Mi Sun , Lee Hyunmin 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
Age-friendliness studies in Korea have investigated a few subsets of the local community environments for older adults’ well-being. Little is known about comprehensively understanding which aspects in community contexts can help older individuals living alone improve their life satisfaction. To address the knowledge gaps, this study utilized the raw data from the 2020 National Survey of Older Koreans, and responses of 3,112 older adult single-person households were investigated. From an ecological perspective, hierarchical regression analysis was performed by distinguishing the community environments into three categories of the World Health Organization’s age-friendly environments: physical, social, and service environments. The results showed that the perception of the physical environment (housing, living facilities, and space) was positively associated with life satisfaction. Second, the social environment (social involvement, neighbor interaction, respect for older individuals, and political activity) was positively related to life satisfaction. Third, perceived service environment (difficulty in utilizing service) was negatively related to life satisfaction. Based on the findings, we proposed political and practical recommendations. Specifically, as a physical environment aspect, effective budget allocation and policy attention should be required for the autonomy and independence of older adults living alone in their daily lives by ensuring that housing and circumstances are suitable for aging-in-place. As a societal component, initiatives must be established to promote participation in decision-making processes that result in a more favorable social perception through social inclusion. Finally, for the service environment, we must advocate for increased accessibility to community supportive services (mobility, health care, food delivery, communication, and information).
FACTORS IMPACTING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AMONG COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS
Authors: Thompson Alisha , Little Kristina , Kim Youn Kyoung (Lily) 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
Natural and manmade emergencies have become more frequent over the past 20 years and will continue to pose serious risks to public health and safety. Older adults are more adversely affected by—and less prepared for—emergencies than younger adults. However, little is known about the risk factors impeding emergency preparedness among older adults. This study uses the ecological systems approach to explore factors associated with emergency preparedness and how those factors influence adults 60 and older. The study analyzed cross-sectional data taken from 690 community-dwelling older adults who participated in Wave 5 of the National Poll on Healthy Aging. The sample was broken down into the following two groups for comparison: individuals aged 60–69 (n = 383) and individuals 70 or above (n = 307). The self-reported measures of sociodemographic characteristics, physical health, mental health, and previous experience of a disaster were utilized via regression analysis to predict emergency preparedness. Emergency preparedness was assessed using X dichotomous questions (60-69: M = X; 70+: M = X). The results revealed that living alone and having a Hispanic background were negatively associated with emergency preparedness among those aged 60–69, while mental health status was positively associated with emergency preparedness among those aged 70+. Previous experience of a disaster positively impacted emergency preparedness among the sample. Implications for policy and practice focus on shifting the perspective of the disproportional risks for older adults around emergencies to one that values and supports older adults’ strengths and insights.
EARLY PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PREDICTORS OF NIGHTTIME DRIVING DIFFICULTY IN OLDER ADULTS
Authors: Peterson Colleen , Nelson Toben F 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
Older drivers are expected to make up about 25% of licensed U.S. drivers by 2050. Describing early predictors of driving difficulty can identify interventions that might delay driving cessation or support successful transition to driving retirement. In this exploratory study, we analyzed nationally representative data from the longitudinal National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP) conducted in 2005–06, 2010-11, and 2015-16. Our purpose was to ascertain mental health and physical functioning correlates of increased nighttime driving difficulty, which often precedes daytime difficulties. The sample included 1,454 drivers with observations at all 3 waves aged 57 to 85 at baseline. By wave three, adjusting for non-response and sampling bias, 59% reported no driving difficulty, 23% reported some or much difficulty, and 17% reported no longer being able to drive at night. Results of mixed-effect ordinal logistic models, adjusting for demographics, showed increased inability to drive at night was associated most strongly with self-report of poor or fair physical health (OR=10.4, 95%CI=6.2,17.5; OR=2.4, 95%CI=1.8,3.2), considering oneself “not at all active” (OR=2.9, 95%CI=1.3, 6.4), and being unable to balance heel-to-toe for 10 seconds (unsuccessful attempt: OR=4.8,95%CI=1.5,15.5; less than 10 seconds: OR=2.3, 95%CI=1.1,4.9). Although generalized self-reported mental health was not associated with increased nighttime driving difficulty, each additional depressive symptom (CESD-11) increased the odds of having greater driving difficulty by 12% (95%CI=1.1, 1.5). This study found early predictors of increased nighttime driving difficulty and retirement, providing opportunity to inform interventions to reduce roadway risk to older adults and others.
THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS ON SLEEP HEALTH AMONG MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER ADULTS
Authors: Lorenz Rebecca , Orom Heather , Auerbach Samantha , Li Chin-Shang , Chang Yu-Ping 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
Poor sleep health, including short or long duration and/or irregular timing may lead to a variety of chronic health conditions including diabetes and heart disease. An estimated 50-70 million adults in the United States have poor sleep health and this burden is disproportionately felt among systematically disadvantaged groups. While social and behavioral determinants of sleep duration and quality have been examined, sleep health, a multidimensional concept, has been less explored. The study aims to examine the impact of social determinants on sleep health among middle-aged and older adults. Data from the 2014 wave of the Health and Retirement Study were weighted and restricted to respondents of “Leave-Behind” questionnaire (n=5334). Sleep Health score was derived from sleep variables (range 0-100). Structural equation modeling was conducted using the R package lavaan. Sample mean age was 68.2 years (SD=10.1). Majority were female (60%) and white (76%) with mean Sleep Health score of 50 (SD=5.2). Black (p&lt; 0.0001) and Latinx respondents (p&lt; 0.0001) had worse sleep health than white respondents. Depression, financial strain, and neighborhood characteristics of socioeconomic status, social cohesion, and physical disorder mediated the relationship between race and sleep health. Ongoing chronic stress and everyday discrimination also mediated the relationship between race and Sleep Health among Black vs. white respondents. These findings suggest multiple individual and neighborhood-level determinants may negatively influence sleep health among a nationally representative sample of middle-aged and older Black and Latinx adults. Neighborhood-level characteristics may be modifiable factors that can be targeted to improve sleep and related health outcomes.
INSTABILITY OF ECOLOGICALLY DERIVED MOOD, PAIN, AND FATIGUE SYMPTOMS IN OLDER ADULTS: THE ROAMM STUDY
Authors: Cenko Erta , Smail Emily , Fillingim Roger , Mardini Mamoun , Ranka Sanjay , Karnati Yashaswi , Alpert Jordan , Manini Todd 
Published: December 2022

Abstract

Background
Accurate assessments of mood, pain, and fatigue, are fundamental for evaluating and optimizing well-being in later life. However, traditional methods often do not capture instability – a measure of variability that incorporates the temporal order of the experiences. Objectives: Using the Real-time Online Assessment and Mobility Monitoring (ROAMM), a novel smartwatch platform, we sought to compare the instability of ecologically derived ratings of mood, pain, and fatigue symptoms among community-dwelling older adults.

Methods
Thirty-one participants answered questions on a smartwatch for approximately 2 weeks. Questions were delivered in the morning, afternoon, and evening, three days a week. Participants rated their current mood, pain, and fatigue on an anchored scale ranging from 0 to 10. We calculated the mean squared successive difference (MSSD) between ratings to determine the instability of each symptom.

Results
On average, instability was highest for mood (MSSD = 4.44) and lowest for pain (MSSD=1.51). Mood instability was moderately correlated with pain (r= 0.42, p = 0.02) and fatigue (r= 0.45, p = 0.01) instability, while fatigue and pain instability were strongly correlated (r=0.82, p&lt; 0.01).

Conclusions
Results suggest that instability in pain, mood, and fatigue ratings are inter-correlated. The strong association between pain and fatigue instability suggests a co-occurrence that will aid in understanding the origins of these complex states. Repeated ecological assessment of common gerontological symptoms might provide new knowledge about the psychosocial well-being of older adults.
DAILY ARGUMENTS WITH SPOUSES AND NEGATIVE AFFECT: AGE AND EMOTION WORK AS MODERATORS
Authors: Witzel Dakota , Nichols Madeline , White Justin , Stawski Robert 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
Daily interpersonal stressors, such as arguments with spouses, are predictors for increased negative affect within the literature (Witzel & Stawski, 2021). Emotion work, or activities done to promote another’s positive emotional state, has been noted to have mixed effects on health and well-being (Umberson et al., 2020) and emotion work is more prevalent in times of increased stress (Rao, 2017). Moreover, with old age, individuals experience fewer daily interpersonal stressors (Witzel & Stawski, 2021). Using the 2015 wave of the Health and Relationships Study (Ncouples=756, Mage=48.22, Rangeage=35-65, Mmaritalduration=8.52; Umberson, 2015), we explored 1.) how daily arguments with spouses within diverse marriages were related to negative affect across 10 days and 2.) whether age and emotion work moderate these associations. HARP is a daily diary study exploring marriage and health in same-sex and different-sex marriages. Preliminary results using multilevel models suggest that individuals’ negative affect significantly increased on days they reported spousal arguments. The interaction between spousal arguments and emotion work was significant (p&lt;.05); on days when individuals reported more emotion work, negative affective reactivity associated with spousal arguments was higher, compared to days when less emotion work was reported. No significant age differences were found. Discussion will focus on the import of spousal arguments and emotion work for shaping daily well-being, and their relevance throughout adulthood, midlife, and older age. Future work should explore how being the recipient of emotion work may buffer or exacerbate the associations between daily arguments and negative affect and potential gendered patterning therein.
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN OLDER PARENTS’ INFORMATION SHARING AND THEIR INTERGENERATIONAL AMBIVALENCE
Authors: Toyokawa Noriko , Darling Nancy , Toyokawa Teru 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
The current study examined (1) the relation between older parents’ information sharing of their life issues with their children as the primary helpers (helper children) and parents’ intergenerational ambivalence and (2) the effect of parents’ reasons for not sharing the information with the helper children on parents’ intergenerational ambivalence. Older parents (N=268, Mage =76, SD=5.41, range 65-94, female=59%) participated in an online survey and responded to how much they openly shared information on 10 issues of their lives developed based on a focus group study (Toyokawa et al., 2021). A series of one-way ANOVAs, followed by Bonferroni posthoc analysis, revealed that compared to parents who openly shared information on life issues and did not perceive the issues were not applicable for their lives, parents who did not openly share information reported significantly lower levels of intergenerational ambivalence on the issues of pain management, F(2, 265)=7.51, p=.0007, social partners, F(2,265)=9.50. p=.0001,what they do with other children, F(2,256)=7.49, p=.0007, financial management, F(2,265)=3.80, p=.0234, and their plan for the end-of-life, F(2,256), p=.004. A series of t-tests showed that parents who did not share the information with the helper children because of avoiding unwanted interventions reported significantly higher scores of intergenerational ambivalence than parents who did not share the information to prevent the helper children from being worried about them in eight issues. The findings suggest parents maintain their autonomy by limiting the helper children’s monitoring ability. Possible reasons for older parents’ managing issue-specific information sharing will be discussed.
EFFECTS OF TRANSMISSIONS OF OLDER MOTHERS’ INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP QUALITY ON ADULT CHILDREN’S WELL-BEING
Authors: Ogle Destiny , Hou Yifei , Suitor J Jill , Gilligan Megan 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
Prior research has rarely considered how the effects of social relationships on well-being can extend across generations. Drawing from the life-course perspective, we tested intergenerational transmission of relationship quality (with mothers and friends) as a mechanism through which mothers’ relationship quality affects adult children’s psychological well-being. We proposed that adult children bear the consequence of mothers’ relationship quality because they tend to develop interpersonal relationships similar to their mothers’ through socialization and observational learning, which in turn affects their psychological well-being. We investigated how this mechanism varied by adult children’s gender using mixed-method data collected from 693 adult children in 270 families as part of the Within-Family Difference Study. Multilevel mediation analyses revealed that transmission of mother-child closeness and tension affected adult sons’ but not daughters’ depressive symptoms. In contrast, transmission of friendship closeness decreased daughters’ but not sons’ depressive symptoms. Mother’s friendship tension affected both sons’ and daughters’ depressive symptoms, but the mechanisms differed by gender. Sons’ depressive symptoms were affected by intergenerational transmission of friendship tension. In contrast, intergenerational transmission was not the mechanism via which mothers’ friendship tension raised daughters’ depressive symptoms. Qualitative analyses revealed daughters’ well-being was affected by more diverse pathways besides intergenerational transmission of relationship quality and that these differences could be explained by gender socialization and differing meanings of social relationships for sons and daughters. These findings highlight the role of parental socialization in the mechanisms by which linked lives affect adult children’s well-being, even decades after these processes were set into motion.
ETHNIC IDENTIFICATION AND GRANDPARENT-GRANDCHILD RELATIONSHIPS IN ASIAN AND ASIAN AMERICAN YOUNG ADULTS
Authors: Ju Catherine , Carpenter Brian 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
Asians and Asian Americans experienced an increase in exposure to racial discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ethnic minorities may counter discrimination by actively strengthening their ethnic identity and engaging in behaviors designed to enhance ethnic and cultural identification, such as reaching out to people who personify their culture. Grandparents are one such resource to whom young adults may turn to learn about their cultural heritage. The current study examined the degree to which facets of Asian and Asian American grandparent-grandchild relationships were related to ethnic identity, particularly in response to exposure to discrimination. Asian and Asian American young adults (N = 102) completed survey questions related to their experiences with COVID-19-related racial discrimination, ethnic identification, and relational closeness and frequency of contact with grandparents. Overall, exposure to discrimination was not significantly associated with strength of ethnic identity. However, there was a significant positive association between strength of ethnic identity and frequency of synchronous contact with grandparents, rs(100) = .329, p &lt; .001. Strength of ethnic identity and relational closeness with grandparents were also significantly positively correlated, rs(100) = .383, p &lt; .001. In contrast to some previous research, results show that discrimination encountered during the pandemic may not be related to strength of ethnic identification. However, there is a strong relationship between Asian and Asian American young adults’ strength of ethnic identification and the nature of their relationships with their grandparents. These findings enhance understanding of how intergenerational relationships are related to ethnic identity.
SOMEBODY ELSE TO THINK ABOUT BESIDES MYSELF: VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES WITH THE CARING CALLERS PROGRAM DURING COVID-19
Authors: Fields Noelle , Lee Kathy , Cassidy Jessica 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
Social distancing during COVID-19 had significant implications for older adults, a subpopulation already at greater risk of social isolation and loneliness prior to the pandemic. Emerging evidence showed promise for implementing peer- and volunteer-led, telephone-based support programs in collaboration with community agencies to reach older adults at-risk for loneliness. Given a need for research in this area, the Caring Callers Program was developed as a telephone-based intervention using Senior Companion volunteers for at-risk older adults in a large metropolitan area in Texas. Volunteers were provided training via zoom to prepare them to provide supportive, weekly calls as well as to share community resources with their Caring Callers clients. The purpose of this study was to qualitatively explore the experiences of Senior Companion volunteers (N = 20) in the Caring Caller Program through the lens of productive aging. Rapid and Rigorous Qualitative Date Analysis (RADaR) was used to analyze the data and yielded four themes: 1) reciprocity, reflecting how volunteers described the program mutually benefited their feelings of well-being as well as, those contacted.; 2) purposeful use of time, illustrating how the volunteers perceived their role as meaningful and fulfilled their value for civic duty; 3) learning new skills, such as active listening skills; and 4) gaining perspective, capturing how the volunteers gained new inspiration from their experiences in the program. Recommendations for future research and strategies for designing peer-led, telephone-based interventions to promote social connectedness among both older volunteers and socially isolated older adults are offered.