Perception of Risk for Older Adults: Differences in Evaluations for Self versus Others and across Risk Domains

Conclusion: Family members, partners, and close friends are sensitive to vulnerabilities of their social partners, but in some domains and according to their partners ’ age they perceive a greater (or smaller) risk than their partners perceive for themselves. In situations requiring surrogate decision-making, people may decide differently from how their social partners would decide for themselves.Gerontology

Source: Gerontology - December 19, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research