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Correlates of Susceptibility to Scams in Older Adults Without Dementia
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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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Metadata
- 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
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2014-02-05
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 107-122
- ISSN
- 0894-6566 (ISSN-L)
- 1540-4129
- PMC
- PMC3916958
- 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
- FWCI
- 14.53
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- 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
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Social Sciences › Law › Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › 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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