Interdisciplinary Department of Social Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Faculty of Social Work, Ashkelon Academic College, Ashkelon, Israel.
J Elder Abuse Negl. 2022 Aug-Oct;34(4):314-324. doi: 10.1080/08946566.2022.2108181. Epub 2022 Aug 3.
Financial exploitation of older adults bears detrimental physical and psychological consequences. However, risk factors of financial exploitation vulnerability (FEV) remain elusive. In line with a growing awareness of the importance of subjective perceptions of the aging process for older adults' functioning and well-being, this study examined the connection between subjective age (feeling younger/older than one's chronological age) and FEV, and the moderating effect of social support on this connection. Data were collected from a convenience sample of 137 Israeli older adults (age range 60-89, = 69.90, = 6.85), who completed scales of FEV, subjective age, and social support, as well as relevant socio-demographic information. Older subjective age was associated with increased FEV when social support was low, but not when social support was high. Results are discussed in line with Socio-Emotional Selectivity Theory and provide initial information pertaining to the relevance of subjective age perceptions to FEV in older adults.
老年人的经济剥削会带来身体和心理上的不良后果。然而，经济剥削脆弱性（FEV）的风险因素仍难以捉摸。随着人们越来越意识到老年人对衰老过程的主观认知对其功能和幸福感的重要性，本研究探讨了主观年龄（感觉比实际年龄年轻/年长）与 FEV 之间的联系，以及社会支持对这种联系的调节作用。数据来自于一个便利的 137 名以色列老年人样本（年龄在 60-89 岁之间，=69.90，=6.85），他们完成了 FEV、主观年龄和社会支持以及相关社会人口统计学信息的量表。当社会支持较低时，老年人的主观年龄与 FEV 的增加有关，但当社会支持较高时则没有。研究结果与社会情感选择理论一致，并提供了与老年人的 FEV 相关的主观年龄认知的初步信息。
