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Observational studyAging & mental health2025

Financial exploitation vulnerability and social connectedness in middle-aged and older adults without dementia.

Daisy T Noriega-Makarskyy, Aaron C Lim, Shaneen Upal, Gali H Weissberger, Laura Fenton, Annie L Nguyen, Laura Mosqueda, Jenna Axelrod, Cassidy Molinare, Camille Erdman and 4 more

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Daisy T Noriega-MakarskyyDepartment of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Aaron C LimDepartment of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Shaneen UpalDepartment of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Gali H WeissbergerThe Department of Social and Health Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Raman Gat, Israel.
Laura FentonDepartment of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Annie L NguyenHerbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, UC San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
Laura MosquedaDepartment of Family Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Alhambra, CA, USA.
Jenna AxelrodDepartment of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Cassidy MolinareDepartment of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Camille ErdmanDepartment of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Jordan T WilliamsDepartment of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Emma OyenDepartment of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Paige KimDepartment of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
S Duke HanDepartment of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Funding

USCADRC Diversity Supplement PachicanoP30AG066530 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Hussein N Yassine · 2020 to 2026
$27.8M
RESEARCH TRAINING IN GERONTOLOGYT32AG000037 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI JENNIFER A AILSHIRE, EILEEN M CRIMMINS · 1985 to 2026
$13.2M
Establishing the science behind Alzheimer's recruitment registries: opportunities for increasing diversity and accelerating enrollment into trialsR01AG063954 · NIA · BANNER HEALTH · PI BLEAKLEY, AMY, LANGBAUM, JESSICA BROOKE · 2019 to 2023
$9.6M
Finance, Cognition, and Default Network in Aging (FCDNA)R01AG068166 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI HAN, DUKE · 2024 to 2025
$1.4M
Mid-Career Development and Mentoring on Financial Vulnerability and Alzheimer's DiseaseK24AG081325 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI DUKE HAN · 2023 to 2026
$798k
Cognitive Health, Psychosocial factors, and behaviors relevant to aging successfully with HIVK01AG064986 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI NGUYEN, ANNIE LU · 2020 to 2024
$641k
NIA NIH HHS K01 AG064986NIA NIH HHS K24 AG081325NIA NIH HHS P30 AG066530NIA NIH HHS R01 AG063954NIA NIH HHS R01 AG068166NIA NIH HHS T32 AG000037
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesFinancial exploitation of older adults is an understudied but widespread phenomenon in the United States. Previous research examining the association between social functioning and financial exploitation vulnerability suggests that social embeddedness may be protective against financial exploitation. It is not clear, however, whether relationship depth and/or social network diversity (i.e. having many different social roles) drives this protective effect. This study aimed to examine the relationship between aspects of social connectedness (i.e. social network diversity and relationship depth) and financial exploitation vulnerability amongst community-dwelling adults aged 50 or older.

methodOne hundred eighteen individuals completed a laboratory visit consisting of questionnaires assessing relationship depth (i.e. Interpersonal Support Evaluation List), social network diversity (i.e. Social Network Index Total Social Roles), and financial exploitation vulnerability (i.e. Perceived Financial Vulnerability Scale; PFVS). Hierarchical linear regressions separately tested associations between financial exploitation vulnerability, relationship depth, and social network diversity.

resultsAfter covarying for demographics, cognitive, and psychological variables, results showed a significant negative association between financial exploitation vulnerability and relationship depth (B(SE) = -0.09(0.03),

conclusionThese findings suggest potential benefits of fostering close interpersonal relationships in middle and older adulthood, such as reduced vulnerability to financial exploitation.

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Interpersonal RelationsSocial NetworkingSocial SupportAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansIndependent LivingMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesagingFinancial exploitationinterpersonal relationships

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PMID40056377
PMCPMC12129669

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