Multiple Trajectories and Predictors of Self-Esteem Change in Later Life: A Latent Growth Mixture Modeling Approach
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2024 Mar 25:914150241240114. doi: 10.1177/00914150241240114. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTApplying latent growth mixture modeling (GMM), this study delves into the examination of self-esteem trajectories in a sample of 5,597 older adults over a nine-year period. Four distinct patterns of self-esteem changes have emerged: low, decreasing, increasing, and high. Additionally, the study explores the relationships between each trajectory and various predictors encompassing demographic factors, socioeconomic status, health, and interpersonal relationships. The findings highlight the significance of these fa...
Source: International Journal of Aging and Human Development - March 26, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Seung Won Yoon Hyunok Ryu Daeyeon Cho JoHyun Kim Source Type: research

Work Preferences, Control, and Independence among Midlife and Older Adults in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2024 Mar 21:914150241240116. doi: 10.1177/00914150241240116. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn 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; N = 3,916; Mage = 66.84) to examine associations between work preferenc...
Source: International Journal of Aging and Human Development - March 22, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Nicky J Newton Judith Davey Fiona Alpass Source Type: research

Continuity in Socialization Styles: Typologies of Socialization in the Different Life Stages of Older People
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2024 Mar 21:914150241240127. doi: 10.1177/00914150241240127. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe purpose of this research was to identify the socialization styles of the older person (such as authoritative, indulgent, authoritarian, and negligent) in three different roles: (1) nowadays as a grandparent, (2) considering the style used to educate their own children in the past; and (3), considering the socialization style they received when they were children. The sample (317 people over 65 years old with at least one grandchild aged up to 16 years old participated) received the questionnaire on socializat...
Source: International Journal of Aging and Human Development - March 22, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Yoselyn Porras-Mendoza Montserrat Celdr án Juan Jos é Zacarés Source Type: research

Work Preferences, Control, and Independence among Midlife and Older Adults in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2024 Mar 21:914150241240116. doi: 10.1177/00914150241240116. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn 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; N = 3,916; Mage = 66.84) to examine associations between work preferenc...
Source: International Journal of Aging and Human Development - March 22, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Nicky J Newton Judith Davey Fiona Alpass Source Type: research

Continuity in Socialization Styles: Typologies of Socialization in the Different Life Stages of Older People
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2024 Mar 21:914150241240127. doi: 10.1177/00914150241240127. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe purpose of this research was to identify the socialization styles of the older person (such as authoritative, indulgent, authoritarian, and negligent) in three different roles: (1) nowadays as a grandparent, (2) considering the style used to educate their own children in the past; and (3), considering the socialization style they received when they were children. The sample (317 people over 65 years old with at least one grandchild aged up to 16 years old participated) received the questionnaire on socializat...
Source: International Journal of Aging and Human Development - March 22, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Yoselyn Porras-Mendoza Montserrat Celdr án Juan Jos é Zacarés Source Type: research

Work Preferences, Control, and Independence among Midlife and Older Adults in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2024 Mar 21:914150241240116. doi: 10.1177/00914150241240116. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn 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; N = 3,916; Mage = 66.84) to examine associations between work preferenc...
Source: International Journal of Aging and Human Development - March 22, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Nicky J Newton Judith Davey Fiona Alpass Source Type: research

Continuity in Socialization Styles: Typologies of Socialization in the Different Life Stages of Older People
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2024 Mar 21:914150241240127. doi: 10.1177/00914150241240127. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe purpose of this research was to identify the socialization styles of the older person (such as authoritative, indulgent, authoritarian, and negligent) in three different roles: (1) nowadays as a grandparent, (2) considering the style used to educate their own children in the past; and (3), considering the socialization style they received when they were children. The sample (317 people over 65 years old with at least one grandchild aged up to 16 years old participated) received the questionnaire on socializat...
Source: International Journal of Aging and Human Development - March 22, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Yoselyn Porras-Mendoza Montserrat Celdr án Juan Jos é Zacarés Source Type: research

Work Preferences, Control, and Independence among Midlife and Older Adults in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2024 Mar 21:914150241240116. doi: 10.1177/00914150241240116. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn 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; N = 3,916; Mage = 66.84) to examine associations between work preferenc...
Source: International Journal of Aging and Human Development - March 22, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Nicky J Newton Judith Davey Fiona Alpass Source Type: research

Continuity in Socialization Styles: Typologies of Socialization in the Different Life Stages of Older People
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2024 Mar 21:914150241240127. doi: 10.1177/00914150241240127. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe purpose of this research was to identify the socialization styles of the older person (such as authoritative, indulgent, authoritarian, and negligent) in three different roles: (1) nowadays as a grandparent, (2) considering the style used to educate their own children in the past; and (3), considering the socialization style they received when they were children. The sample (317 people over 65 years old with at least one grandchild aged up to 16 years old participated) received the questionnaire on socializat...
Source: International Journal of Aging and Human Development - March 22, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Yoselyn Porras-Mendoza Montserrat Celdr án Juan Jos é Zacarés Source Type: research

Aging Parents and the Ties That Bind: Intergenerational Relationship Quality Among Culturally Diverse Canadian Families
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2024 Mar 20:914150241240120. doi: 10.1177/00914150241240120. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDrawing from a life course perspective, this paper examines mid/later-life parent-child relationship quality among ethnically diverse families. Focus is on the role of culture, child, and parental characteristics. Data are drawn from a study of 588 parents aged 50+ of a least one child aged 19-35 who reside in Metro Vancouver, B.C. from four Canadian cultural groups: British, Chinese, Persian/Iranian, and South Asian. Using OLS regression methods, we use two dependent variable scales: positive and negative suppor...
Source: International Journal of Aging and Human Development - March 21, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Barbara A Mitchell Samantha Teichman Source Type: research

Negative Aging Stereotypes: Fear of Dependency Impact on Anxiety and Depression in Middle and Older Adults, Examined by Gender
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 o...
Source: International Journal of Aging and Human Development - March 21, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Darby Mackenstadt Carolyn Adams-Price Source Type: research

Aging Parents and the Ties That Bind: Intergenerational Relationship Quality Among Culturally Diverse Canadian Families
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2024 Mar 20:914150241240120. doi: 10.1177/00914150241240120. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDrawing from a life course perspective, this paper examines mid/later-life parent-child relationship quality among ethnically diverse families. Focus is on the role of culture, child, and parental characteristics. Data are drawn from a study of 588 parents aged 50+ of a least one child aged 19-35 who reside in Metro Vancouver, B.C. from four Canadian cultural groups: British, Chinese, Persian/Iranian, and South Asian. Using OLS regression methods, we use two dependent variable scales: positive and negative suppor...
Source: International Journal of Aging and Human Development - March 21, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Barbara A Mitchell Samantha Teichman Source Type: research

Negative Aging Stereotypes: Fear of Dependency Impact on Anxiety and Depression in Middle and Older Adults, Examined by Gender
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 o...
Source: International Journal of Aging and Human Development - March 21, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Darby Mackenstadt Carolyn Adams-Price Source Type: research

COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Stress and Subjective Well-Being Across Age: The Mediating Role of Social Resources
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2024 Mar 20:914150241240122. doi: 10.1177/00914150241240122. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTStress associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures implemented to prevent its spread dramatically shifted our social networks, interactions, and contexts, all of which influence the assessment of one's subjective well-being (SWB). Drawing on data collected from 1,318 adults between April and May 2020, we used structural equation modeling to analyze the relationship between pandemic-related stress and SWB (life satisfaction, positive affect, negative affect), and examined how these relationships vary ac...
Source: International Journal of Aging and Human Development - March 20, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Neshat Yazdani Francesca Falzarano Jillian Minahan Zucchetto Karen L Siedlecki Source Type: research

Association Between Community Elderly Care Services and the Physical and Emotional Burden of Family Caregivers of Older Adults: Evidence from Beijing, China
This study used a large sample of Beijing census data (n = 55,634) to examine the impact of these services on caregiver burden. Logistic regression and propensity score matching were used to estimate the effects. The results showed that meal assistance, respite care, and spiritual comfort are all significantly associated with a lower likelihood of perceived emotional burden among caregivers, while only respite care is very significantly associated with a lower likelihood of feeling physically burdened. However, the effects of these services on caregiver burden also depend on the activities of daily living performance and l...
Source: International Journal of Aging and Human Development - March 9, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Xiuwen Gao Yong Tang Source Type: research