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Correlates of susceptibility to scams in older adults without dementia

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James, Bryan D., Boyle, Patricia A., Bennett, David A.·2014·Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect

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This study examined correlates of susceptibility to scams in 639 community-dwelling older adults without dementia from a cohort study of aging. Regression models adjusted for age, sex, education, and income were used to examine associations between susceptibility to scams, measured by a five-item self-report measure, and a number of potential correlates. Susceptibility was positively associated with age and negatively associated with income, cognition, psychological well-being, social support, and literacy. Fully adjusted models indicated that older age and lower levels of cognitive function, decreased psychological well-being, and lower literacy in particular may be markers of susceptibility to financial victimization in old age.

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  • According to research, most scam victims do not have dementia, although cognitive decline may apply.

    “According to research, most scam victims do not have dementia (James et al. 2014), although cognitive decline may apply (DeLiema et al. 2020; Shao et al. 2019).”

    From “If We Don’t Listen to Them, We Make Them Lose More than Money:” Exploring Reasons for Underreporting and the Needs of Older Scam Victims (2023) · cites this paper as James et al. 2014

    The Methods (Participants; page unavailable) say the study excluded people with dementia, and the Discussion reports scam susceptibility among the remaining older adults. But the paper studies susceptibility, not the dementia status of actual scam victims, so it cannot establish that most victims do not have dementia. The cognitive-decline clause is attributed to other sources in the citing sentence. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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Authors
James, B. D., Boyle, P. A., & Bennett, D. A.
Affiliations
Rush University Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
James, Bryan D.
Venue
Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect
Published
2014-02-05
Volume
26
Issue
2
Pages
107-122
ISSN
  • 0894-6566 (ISSN-L)
  • 1540-4129
OpenAlex
W2050660067
Cited by
280
References
39
Citations by year
2026: 32 · 2025: 49 · 2024: 41 · 2023: 40 · 2022: 29 · 2021: 23 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 21 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1
FWCI
14.53
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute on Aging (R01 AG33678, R01AG017917, R01-AG34374, R01‐AG17917, R01AG033678, R01AG034374)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Elder Abuse and Neglect
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Technology Use by Older Adults
Keywords
older adults, fraud, cognitive function, psychological well-being, social support, literacy, income, age differences
MeSH terms
Activities of Daily Living, Aged, Cognition, Dementia, Female, Fraud, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Mental Health, Middle Aged, Cohort Studies, Health Behavior, Trust, Information Literacy

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