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Delusional depression in elderly patients: characteristics and relationship to age onset
- Author:
- BALDWIN Robert C.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 10(11), November 1995, pp.981-985.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
In a prospective study, 34 patients with delusional depression were compared with 100 non-psychotically depressed patients and a subgroup of 30 age- and sex-matched control patients. Depressed patients with delusions were more likely to be single, especially single men. The most common delusions were those of persecution and hypochondriasis. There were no striking differences in other depression symptoms and no evidence for the hypothesis that delusional depression is associated with a later age of depression onset.
Life satisfaction among older people in Italy in a gender approach
- Authors:
- MEGGIOLARO Silvia, ONGARO Fausta
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 35(7), 2015, pp.1481-1504.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Over the last few decades, increasing attention has been paid to the issue of wellbeing among older people, and life satisfaction has been used as an indicator to evaluate older people's life conditions. This paper sheds some light on this topic by examining life satisfaction among people aged 65 and older and its predictors. The authors adopt a gender approach to examine whether older men and women have different sources of satisfaction. This hypothesis is tested in Italy, a country still characterised by an unbalanced public and private gender system. The study also examines whether living arrangements, specifically living alone, influence the determinants of life satisfaction of older men and women. The data used are from the cross-sectional surveys ‘Aspects of Daily Life’, undertaken in Italy by the National Statistical Institute. The results do not show clear gender differences in the determinants of life satisfaction, with only some slight gender differences among those living alone. This suggests that the social and cultural environment may play a relevant role for older people's life satisfaction. (Edited publisher abstract)
‘Women are just more active’: gender as a determining factor in involvement in senior centres
- Author:
- MARHANKOVA Jaroslava Hasmanova
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 34(9), 2014, pp.1482-1504.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
A three-year ethnographic study was conducted at two centres in the Czech Republic which offer seniors-only leisure-time activities strongly grounded in the idea of active ageing. The method of participant observation was used, and 47 in-depth interviews were conducted with the centres' clients and employees. The higher participation by women in the centres and the role they attribute to such organisations in their lives is analysed in the context of their previous gendered biographies. Gender patterns embedded in the way daily activities at the senior centres are organised, as well as in the idea of active ageing itself, are highlighted. Despite the seeming invisibility of gender as a principle that structures the way these centres are run, they are in fact gendered organisations, where gender emerges as a basic principle affecting the chances of participating in active ageing as presented by the centres. (Edited publisher abstract)
Living conditions and life satisfaction of older Europeans living alone: a gender and cross-country analysis
- Authors:
- GAYMU Joelle, SPRINGER Sabine
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 30(7), October 2010, pp.1153-1175.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This paper investigated the influence of living conditions on the life satisfaction of older Europeans living alone. Data were from the first wave of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), which includes a single-item question for life satisfaction and a large set of health, family and socio-economic indicators. A lower proportion of women living alone declared themselves to be satisfied with life compared to men. When inequalities in living conditions were accounted for, the difference disappeared, but some determinants of life satisfaction differed for men and women and varied among countries. No limitations in daily activities, a high level of education, participation in leisure activities and an older age increased life satisfaction for both men and women living alone. The existence of a child influenced the life satisfaction of men. Income level or home ownership had an impact for women. A north-south difference was observable only for women living alone: all other things being equal, women had a higher probability of declaring themselves satisfied with life in northern European countries than in the south, and their life satisfaction was strongly linked to the socio-cultural context.
Characteristics and impact of life turning points for older adults
- Authors:
- CAPPELIEZ Philippe, BEAUPRE Michelle, ROBITAILLE Annie
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing International, 32(1), March 2008, pp.54-64.
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Place of publication:
- New York
This research examines the characteristics of turning points, events considered as being significant in one’s life. One hundred and forty-nine turning points, as reported by 53 older adults were investigated. They were characterized according to: age at occurrence of turning point, domain, specific or thematic nature (eg family, health, work, education, spirituality), and areas of functioning on which the turning point had an impact. Compared to men, women reported significantly more turning points related to the health domain. Turning points were distributed through the life span, with some concentration at midlife. Family was the sphere most influenced by turning points. The different domains of turning points corresponded to the specific spheres of impact. Turning points were more often related to discrete events than to a series of events clustered under a theme. Identity and social role processes appear most influential in leading older adults to identify particular life circumstances as turning points in their lives.
A normative study of the Trail Making Test in Korean elders
- Authors:
- SEO Eun Hyun, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 21(9), September 2006, pp.844-852.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of age, education and gender on the performance of the Trail Making Test (TMT) and provide normative information in Korean elders.The TMT was administered to 997 community-dwelling volunteers aged 60-90. People with serious neurological, medical and psychiatric disorders, including dementia, were excluded. Education and age had significant effects on both parts of the TMT. Gender also had an effect on part A of the TMT (Trail A). Based on these results, the norms of Trail A stratified by age (four overlapping tables), education (four strata) and gender, and the norms of part B of TMT (Trail B) stratified by age (four overlapping tables) and education (three strata). Age and educational level had a considerable influence on both Trail A and B. Our normative information on the Trail A will be useful in the elders with poor educational attainment and can be utilized for cross-cultural comparison of the Trail A performance. The fact that a large number of elders fail to complete Trail B indicates a limited applicability of Trail B in elderly population, particularly with poor educational background.
This old stereotype: the pervasiveness and persistence of the elderly stereotype
- Authors:
- CUDDY Amy J. C., NORTON Michael I., FISKE Susan T.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Issues, 61(2), June 2005, pp.267-285.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Americans stereotype elderly people as warm and incompetent, following from perceptions of them as noncompetitive and low status, respectively. This article extends existing research regarding stereotyping of older people in two ways. First, the authors discuss whether the mixed elderly stereotype is unique to American culture. Data from six non-U.S. countries, including three collectivist cultures, demonstrate elderly stereotypes are consistent across varied cultures. Second, the authors investigate the persistence of the evaluatively-mixed nature of the elderly stereotype. In an experiment, 55 college students rated less competent elderly targets (stereotype-consistent) as warmer than more competent (stereotype-inconsistent) and control elderly targets. The authors also discuss the type of discrimination social exclusion that elderly people often endure.
Ageism: prejudice against our feared future self
- Author:
- NELSON Todd D.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Issues, 61(2), June 2005, pp.207-221.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
For decades, researchers have discovered much about how humans automatically categorize others in social perception. Some categorizations - race, gender, and age - are so automatic that they are termed "primitive categories." As we categorize, we often develop stereotypes about the categories. Researchers know much about racism and sexism, but comparatively little about prejudicing and stereotyping based on age. The articles in this issue highlight the current empirical and theoretical work by researchers in gerontology, psychology, communication, and related fields on understanding the origins and consequences of stereotyping and prejudicing against older adults. With the aging baby boomer demographic, it is especially timely for researchers to work to understand how society can shed its institutionalized ageism and promote respect for elders.
Models of the aging self
- Authors:
- SNEED Joel R., WHITBOURNE Susan Krauss
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Issues, 61(2), June 2005, pp.375-388.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Older adults are faced with numerous physical, psychological, and social role changes that challenge their sense of self and capacity to live happily. In addition, they are inundated by our youth-oriented culture with negative ageist stereotypes. Nevertheless, most older adults live happy, fulfilling lives. In this article, we review theories of the aging individual that address this apparent paradox. These theories can be largely divided into those that emphasize control and goal attainment, and those that emphasize the self's organizational capacity. Of the self-oriented theories, the authorsl highlightWhitbourne's identity process perspective, which is specific to the aging process and attempts to explain the self's unique capacity to remain stable yet change over time.
‘I'm going to live my life for me’: trans ageing, care, and older trans and gender non-conforming adults’ expectations of and concerns for later life
- Authors:
- WILLIS Paul, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 41(12), 2021, pp.2792-2813.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
While research on the health and wellbeing of older lesbian, gay and bisexual adults is gradually expanding, research on older trans and gender non-conforming (TGNC) adults lags behind. Current scholarship about this group raises important questions about the intersection of ageing and gender identity for enhancing care and support for older TGNC adults and the lack of preparedness of health and social professionals for meeting these needs. This paper, examines the accounts of 22 TGNC individuals (50-74 years) on the topic of ageing and unpack their concerns for and expectations of later life. This paper presents qualitative findings from a study of gender identity, ageing and care, based in Wales, United Kingdom. Data were generated from two-part interviews with each participant. Four key themes are identified: (a) facilitative factors for transitioning in mid- to later life; (b) growing older as a new lease of life; (c) growing older: regrets, delays and uncertainties; and (d) ambivalent expectations of social care services. This paper argues that growing older as TGNC can be experienced across a multitude of standpoints, ranging from a new lease of life to a time of regret and uncertainty. This paper critically discusses emergent notions of trans time, precarity and uncertainty running across participants’ accounts, and the implications for enhancing recognition of gender non-conformity and gender identity in social gerontology. (Edited publisher abstract)