Interpersonal dysfunction predicts subsequent financial exploitation vulnerability in a sample of adults over 50: a prospective observational study.
Interpersonal dysfunction predicts subsequent financial exploitation vulnerability in a sample of adults over 50: a prospective observational study.
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人际功能障碍可预测 50 岁以上成年人样本随后的经济剥削脆弱性:一项前瞻性观察研究。
DOI:
10.1080/13607863.2022.2076210
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发表时间:
2023
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Han,SDuke
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作者:
Lim,AaronC;Mosqueda,Laura;Nguyen,AnnieL;Mason,TylerB;Weissberger,GaliH;Fenton,Laura;Lichtenberg,Peter;Han,SDuke
ObjectivesThe goal of this study was to test whether interpersonal dysfunction, characterized by loneliness and/or dissatisfaction with relationships, is an imminent predictor of financial exploitation vulnerability (FEV) among adults age 50+ within a 6-month observation period. This study also tests whether FEV prospectively predicts interpersonal dysfunction.MethodsTwenty-six adults aged 50 or older completed a study involving baseline data collection and 13 follow-ups over 6 months. Linear mixed models were used for primary analyses.ResultsAfter adjustment for demographic, psychological and cognitive covariates, there were between-person effects of FEV and interpersonal dysfunction across follow-ups, suggesting that those with generally higher interpersonal dysfunction compared to other participants also reported greater FEV (B(SE) = 1.09(.33),p= .003). There was a within-person effect (B(SE) = .08(.03),p= .007) of elevated interpersonal dysfunction predicting greater FEV two weeks later across all follow-ups. Within-person effect of FEV was not predictive of interpersonal dysfunction (B(SE) = .25(.15),p= .10). There was also a significant effect of age (B(SE) = –.06(.02),p= .007), such that older individuals had lower FEV throughout follow-ups.ConclusionAmong adults age 50+, individuals with higher interpersonal dysfunction relative to others in the study reported greater FEV throughout the 6-month observation period. Increased loneliness and social dissatisfaction, relative to one’s average level, predicts subsequent increases in FEV, and may be an imminent risk factor for exploitation.