Mismatch Between Older Persons' Generative Concern and Internalized Generative Capacities: Leveraging on Generative Ambivalence to Enhance Intergenerational Cohesion.

Studies have shown how generativity, the concern for establishing and guiding the next generation and safeguarding its wellbeing, functions as an intergenerational conduit, bridging the developmental stages of older individuals with those younger. Yet, applications of generativity, as a means to bridge generational gaps within rapid social change, remain underexplored in the intergenerational field. Using Singapore as a case study, and through focus group discussions with 103 older persons, this paper examines how older Singaporeans express their generative concern and internalize their generative capacities across different social settings and rapid socioeconomic transformation.

Examining the factor structure and validity of the WHOQOL-AGE among the oldest-old Chinese in Singapore.

Objectives: A short measure of quality of life in old age is essential. The present study examined the factor structure and validity of the 13-item WHOQOL-AGE among the oldest-old.

Methods: Data came from 1,000 Chinese aged ≥85 years in Singapore.

Longitudinal Dietary Trajectories With Cognitive and Psychosocial Well-Being in Chinese Adults Aged 85 Years and Older in Singapore.

Background And Objectives: Studies on longitudinal trajectories of diet and the influence on aging in older adults are limited. We characterized diet quality trajectories over the past 2 decades among adults aged ≥85 years and examined their associations with cognitive and psychosocial outcomes.

Research Design And Methods: We used data from 861 participants in the population-based Singapore Chinese Health Study.

Profiles of Successful Aging and Their Association with All-Cause Mortality Risk among the Oldest-Old Chinese in Singapore.

Introduction: Although successful aging (SA) studies have examined objective indicators such as disease and disability, physical and cognitive function, and social and productive engagement, as well as subjective indicators such as self-rated health, function, and well-being, the interplay among these indicators is rarely studied. We studied SA profiles that captured this interplay and evaluated the association of these profiles with mortality in the oldest-old.

Methods: Respondents were 1,000 Chinese Singaporeans aged ≥85 years during interview visits from 2017 to 2018.

Neighborhood Makes or Breaks Active Ageing? Findings from Cross-Sectional Path Analysis.

Mental ill-health prolongs and complicates other chronic illnesses, which is a major public health concern because of the potential stress it places on health systems. Prevention via active aging and place-based interventions thus became increasingly important with population aging, e.g.

Work-family balance self-efficacy and work-family balance during the pandemic: A longitudinal study of working informal caregivers of older adults.

The measures against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, such as lockdown, pose a major challenge to those who manage work and caregiving demands. Drawing on social cognitive theory, which emphasizes the critical role of self-referent thought and human agency in overcoming obstacles and striving toward goals, the present longitudinal study (prepandemic, during lockdown, and postlockdown) investigated work-family balance self-efficacy (WFBSE) and work-family balance (WFB) among working informal caregivers of older adults (i.e.

Transitions in Social Network Types over Time among Older Adults.

Objective: Network typology studies have identified heterogeneous types of older adults' social networks. However, little is known about stability and change in social network types over time. We investigate transitions in social network types among older adults, aged 60 years and older, and factors associated with such transitions.

Transitions between social network profiles and their relation with all-cause mortality among older adults.

Background: The importance of social network in mortality among older adults has been acknowledged. However, existing studies typically overlook the interplay among social network indicators, and seldom consider the change in social network over time. We take a person-centered approach to identify transitions between social network profiles, and examine the linkage of such transitions with subsequent mortality risk.

Baseline Neurodegeneration Influences the Longitudinal Effects of Tau on Cognition.

Background: Cerebrospinal fluid t-tau (CSF t-tau) is a measure of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and has been increasingly demonstrated to be a non-specific biomarker within the AD continuum.

Objective: We sought to test whether t-tau influences the longitudinal effects of amyloid-β (Aβ) and phospho-tau (p-tau) on memory and executive function (EF) in mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

Methods: 319 MCI individuals from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) with baseline and 2-year CSF Aβ, p-tau, t-tau, and neuropsychological assessments were studied.

The association of human, social, and cultural capital with prevalent volunteering profiles in late midlife.

Volunteering can be critical to late middle-aged adults' well-being. Hence, it is essential to understand the antecedents of volunteering in this age group. The present study of Singaporeans aged 50 to 59 ( = 1620) considered 18 volunteering acts and used latent class analysis (LCA) to identify volunteering profiles.

Prospective associations between change in sleep duration and cognitive impairment: Findings from the Singapore Chinese Health Study.

Background: The relation of changes in sleep duration with risk of cognitive impairment are inconclusive. This study evaluated the prospective relationships of changes in sleep duration with risk of cognitive impairment in Singapore Chinese.

Methods: We used data from 16,948 Chinese men and women who were aged 45-74 years at baseline (1993-1998) during recruitment into the Singapore Chinese Health Study cohort.

Patterns of family support exchange and personal mastery in later life: a longitudinal study.

The association between family support exchange and personal mastery among older adults remains unclear. The present study addresses this gap. We utilized two waves of data from the Panel on Health and Ageing of Singaporean Elderly ( = 1398).

Productive engagement patterns and their association with depressive symptomatology, loneliness, and cognitive function among older adults.

Objectives: Little is known about composite patterns of productive engagement among older people. Related, the implication of these patterns for well-being remains unclear. The present study addresses these gaps.

The effects of sleep on prospective memory: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Prospective memory (PM) enables us to execute previously conceived intentions at a later time and is used when remembering to call a friend or submitting a proposal on time. Evidence that sleep benefits PM is presently mixed. Further, when a benefit is observed, it is unclear if this is achieved through improvements in strategic monitoring (maintaining an intention in mind and searching for cues) or spontaneous retrieval (an automatic process occurring without preparatory attention).

Correlates of Acceptance of Wealth Inequality: A Moderated Mediation Model.

Wealth inequality is a prevalent social issue. The present study focuses on acceptance of wealth inequality, and considers personal income, perceived upward mobility, and future time perspective as its antecedents, and collective action intention as its outcome. With reference to the social identity literature and socioemotional selectivity theory, we posit a conditional indirect effect of income on collective action intention through acceptance of wealth inequality: only when mobility and future time perspective are relatively high, higher income is associated with higher acceptance of wealth inequality and in turn, lower collective action intention.

The mediating role of pain and function in the association between stiffness and quality of life in patients with axial spondyloarthritis.

Objective: The relationship between stiffness and quality of life (QoL) remains unclear. We therefore aimed to examine the role of pain and function in linking stiffness and QoL in patients with axSpA.

Methods: We used cross-sectional data from a registry of axSpA patients in a tertiary referral centre to assess the links among stiffness, pain and function on QoL.

Weak social networks and restless sleep interrelate through depressed mood among elderly.

Purpose: Sleep disturbance is common in late life. While social interaction is a basic human concern, few studies have explored the linkage between interpersonal relationships and sleep disturbance. The present study examines the reciprocal associations between weak social networks outside the household and sleep disturbance in elderly, as well as the underlying mechanisms.

Changes in nocturnal sleep and daytime nap durations predict all-cause mortality among older adults: the Panel on Health and Ageing of Singaporean Elderly.

Study Objectives: To determine the effects of changes in nocturnal sleep and daytime nap durations on all-cause mortality among older adults.

Methods: Two-thousand four-hundred forty-eight community-dwelling older Singaporeans (≥60 years) reported their nocturnal sleep and daytime nap durations at baseline (2009) and the 2-year follow-up. At each phase, they were grouped into the recommended (7-8 hours), short (≤6 hours), and long (≥9 hours) sleep duration categories, and the none (0 hour), short (≤1 hour), and long (>1 hour) nap duration categories.

Objectifying or Liberating? Investigation of the Effects of Sexting on Body Image.

Scholars are divided as to whether sexting-an unprecedented sexual activity using digital media-is objectifying or sexually liberating. One notion is that sexting involves the representation of an individual's sexuality in the presence of others and thus reinforces objectification. Another perspective contends that the self-portrayal of the body in sexting facilitates the exploration of sexual subjectivity and is, therefore, sexually liberating.

Inter-relationship between visual symptoms, activity limitation and psychological functioning in patients with diabetic retinopathy.

Aims: We explored the direct and indirect impact of restrictions in daily living activities on the relationship between perceived visual symptoms associated with diabetic retinopathy (DR) and psychological functioning.

Methods: In this prospective, cross-sectional study, 514 tertiary patients with DR (mean age±SD, 60.4±12.

Importance of social relationships in the association between sleep duration and cognitive function: data from community-dwelling older Singaporeans.

Unlabelled: ABSTRACTBackground:Aging is accompanied by cognitive decline that is escalated in older adults reporting extreme sleep duration. Social relationships can influence health outcomes and thus may qualify the association between sleep duration and cognitive function. The present study examines the moderating effects of marital status, household size, and social network with friends and relatives on the sleep-cognition association among older adults.

Factors of nocturnal sleep and daytime nap durations in community-dwelling elderly: a longitudinal population-based study.

Background: Durations of nocturnal sleep and daytime nap influence the well-being of older adults. It is thus essential to understand their determinants. However, much previous research did not assess sleep duration and nap duration individually, and longitudinal data is lacking.

Validity and Reliability of the Positive Aspects of Caregiving (PAC) Scale and Development of Its Shorter Version (S-PAC) Among Family Caregivers of Older Adults.

Purpose Of The Study: To (a) assess the validity and reliability of the 9-item Positive Aspects of Caregiving (PAC) scale among a national sample of caregivers for older adults with functional limitations, (b) develop a shorter version (short-PAC [S-PAC] scale) and assess its psychometric properties, and (c) investigate both scales' measurement equivalence/invariance (ME/I) across language of administration (Chinese/English/Malay).

Design And Methods: Scale/item measurement property assessment, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), testing the "original" 2-factor model (6 items: first factor; 3 items: second factor), and exploratory FA (EFA) of the 9-item PAC scale was done. Consequently, alternate CFA models were tested.

Methodological suggestions for climato-economic theory.

To evaluate and extend climato-economic theory, the use of more micro units of analysis, such as cities and families, may open up new data sources. The consideration of environmental demands other than thermal climate may also broaden the range of useful data. Longitudinal designs can provide causal evidence, and so can experiments if the theory can be applied to individuals.

Qualities of online friendships with different gender compositions and durations.

This study was designed to examine the qualities of online friendships with different gender compositions that had been maintained for varying periods of time. A total of 167 Hong Kong Internet-users rated the qualities of their same-sex and cross-sex online friendships on measures such as intimacy, trust, self-disclosure, and relational satisfaction. A 2 (gender of respondents: male vs.