Health misinformation exposure and health disparities: observations and opportunities

BG Southwell, J Otero Machuca… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The concepts of health misinformation and health disparities have been prominent in public
health literature in recent years, in part because of the threat that each notion poses to public …

Why are older adults victims of fraud? Current knowledge and prospects regarding older adults' vulnerability to fraud

J Shao, Q Zhang, Y Ren, X Li, T Lin - Journal of elder abuse & …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Older adults are disproportionately targeted by various kinds of fraud, which result in
irreversible economic losses and great psychological distress. Over the past years …

[BOOK][B] Adult development and aging

JC Cavanaugh, F Blanchard-Fields, JE Norris - 2006 - repository.poltekkes-kaltim.ac.id
Adult Development and Aging, 6th ed. Page 1 Page 2 John C. Cavanaugh Pennsylvania State
System of Higher Education Adult Development and Aging Fredda Blanchard-Fields Georgia …

The Aversive Lens: Stress effects on the prefrontal-cingulate cortical pathways that regulate emotion

AFT Arnsten, MKP Joyce, AC Roberts - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract ARNSTEN, AFT, MKP Joyce and AC Roberts. The Aversive Lens: Stress effects on
the prefrontal-cingulate cortical pathways that regulate emotion. NEUROSCI BIOBEHAV …

Thinking is believing

E Mandelbaum - Inquiry, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The idea that people can entertain propositions without believing them is widespread,
intuitive, and most probably false. The main goal of this essay is to argue against the claim …

Mediated misinformation: Questions answered, more questions to ask

EJ Lee, SY Shin - American Behavioral Scientist, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
With the rampant increase of misinformation produced and distributed online at an alarming
rate, it has become more imperative than ever to understand what makes people fall for …

The psychology of the internet fraud victimization of older adults: A systematic review

Y Shang, Z Wu, X Du, Y Jiang, B Ma, M Chi - Frontiers in psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Criminals targeting and exploiting older adults in online environments are of great concern.
This study systematically retrieved and analyzed articles on the psychological characteristics …

Emotional arousal may increase susceptibility to fraud in older and younger adults.

K Kircanski, N Notthoff, M DeLiema… - Psychology and …, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
Financial fraud is a societal problem for adults of all ages, but financial losses are especially
damaging to older adults who typically live on fixed incomes and have less time to recoup …

Cognitive, social, and neural determinants of diminished decision-making and financial exploitation risk in aging and dementia: A review and new model

RN Spreng, J Karlawish, DC Marson - Journal of elder abuse & …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
In this article we will briefly review how changes in brain and in cognitive and social
functioning, across the spectrum from normal to pathological aging, can lead to decision …

Contrary to psychological and popular opinion, there is no compelling evidence that older adults are disproportionately victimized by consumer fraud

M Ross, I Grossmann, E Schryer - … on Psychological Science, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
According to psychological and popular opinion, older persons are especially susceptible to
consumer fraud. Research on cognitive and affective aging reveals age-related changes …