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Community Building Through Place-Making Activities: Older Landscapers in a Singaporean Residential Town
AbstractThis paper explores how some older residents in B Town, a residential estate in northern Singapore, engage in community building through their ‘serious leisure’ and ‘devotee work’ participation in a resident landscaper program. Using data from ethnographic fieldwork conducted from February to November 2020 with participants aged from 60 to 81, I analyze how they built connections with each other, and the wider B Town community, thr ough their participation. Particularly, I examine how the shared identity marker of being former farmers in now-evictedkampungs (villages) before the 1980s drew them together, an...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - February 29, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Acknowledgement of Reviewers for  the Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 2023
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Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - February 29, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Perceptions of Successful Aging among Asian Americans
AbstractThe current study explored Asian Americans ’ lay perceptions of successful aging and examined the differences and similarities between Asian Americans and White/Caucasian Americans. One hundred forty-five Asian American adults and 86 White/Caucasian adults were asked how they view successful aging. Open-ended responses were coded for recur ring themes. The theme most often mentioned by Asian Americans was health, followed by quality of life, activities/interests, and social resources. Compared to White/Caucasian participants, Asian Americans’ meaning of successful aging in the current study did not differ great...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - February 28, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Adult Children ’s Migration and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Older Nepali Adults
This study aims to assess HRQOL of older Nepali adults and its relationship with adult children’s migration. We used existing cross-sectional survey data on 260 older adults from Krishnapur municipality, which has witnessed a high rate of adult migration. HRQOL , quantified using the SF-12 scale, is expressed in terms of a physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) health component. A higher PCS and MCS score, each ranging from 0 to 100, indicates better physical and mental health, respectively. The correlates of HRQOL were assessed in simple and multiple linear regr ession. Participants had suboptimal HRQOL [mean (± SD): PCS ...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - February 12, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Gender, Work, and Leisure in Old Age in China and India
AbstractThis paper examines how paid and unpaid work affects leisure differently for older women and men in China and India. We use data from the World Health Organization ’s Study on Global Aging and Health. We find that urban China, with higher levels of public welfare and gender equality, represents the best scenario for older adults’ leisure life in developing countries. Although urban Chinese women are disadvantaged relative to urban Chinese men, they still e njoy longer hours of leisure and relaxing leisure than both men and women in rural China, urban India and rural India. Furthermore, the Blinder-Oaxaca decomp...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - February 12, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

“We are a Generation of Slaves. We Support the Protests But do not Take to the Streets”: Why Older Immigrants From the Former Soviet Union are not Part of the Protests Against the Judicial Overhaul in Israel
This study aims to explore the perspectives of this group on the judicial overhaul and to reveal the reasons behind their non-participation in the protests. The study involved semi-structured interviews with 20 older FSU immigrants (age 65+). Through thematic content analysis, two main themes emerged: the attitudes of FSU older immigrants towards the proposed judicial overhaul and the factors contributing to their non-involvement in the protests. Participants exhibited diverse opinions on the judicial overhaul, ranging from outright disapproval to ambivalence or indecision. The lack of participation in the protests was att...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - January 29, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Translation and Psychometric Evaluation of the University of Jyvaskyla Active Aging Scale (UJACAS) for Use in Sweden
The objectives were to translate the University of Jyvaskyla Active Aging Scale (UJACAS) to Swedish, to establish semantic equivalence and evaluate psychometric properties for use among persons 55 years and older in Sweden. The UJACAS contains 17 items to be self-assessed regarding goals, abilities, opportunity, and activity. Psychometric properties content validity, data quality including floor and ceiling effects, test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and construct validity were evaluated with different samples in three phases, using state-of-the-art statistics. After translating and establishing semantic equiva...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - January 22, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

He Taonga Te Wareware: Connecting Older M āori Experiences of Wairuatanga with Mate Wareware (Dementia)
This study investigates the presence of wairuatanga within kaumātua lives, drawing upon 61 interviews with kaumātua to glean a Māori understanding of mate wareware and to develop a diagnostic screening tool for mate wareware. Recorded responses were thematically analysed using reflexive qu alitative analysis, informing four key themes that influence wairuatanga:he hononga tangata (social connection),t ūrangawaewae (places of connection),tuakiritanga (identity) andmahi mauritau (mindful practices). These themes consider the value of creating rich and gratifying lifestyles for kaum ātua that cultivate their spiritual we...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - January 11, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Protective Factors in the Context of Successful Aging in Urban-Dwelling Alaska Native Elders
AbstractSuccessful aging in rural Alaska communities has been established as a characteristic best described by reaching “Eldership,” conveying reverence and respect from the community and implying leadership responsibilities. Most Alaska Native (AN) Elders believe that aging successfully or aging well happens within their home communities. However, limited rural resources lead Elders to relocate to urban settings . While protective factors supporting aging well in rural communities have been established, little is known about which factors support aging well after relocation to an urban setting. This exploratory, qual...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - December 19, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Validating the Hebrew Version of the Modified Dementia Worry Scale (H-MDWS)
AbstractThe body of knowledge regarding dementia worry – people’s sense of threat about developing dementia – is still limited. Additional studies are essential to better understand levels of dementia worry and its correlates, especially in cross-cultural contexts. To reach this goal, it is critical to use structured and valid measures to assess d ementia worry and to verify these measures in different languages. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Hebrew version of the Modified Dementia Worry Scale (the H-MDWS). A cross-sectional study using an online survey wa...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - December 19, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Away from Home or Returned Home? What Iranian Participants with Dementia Experience while Living in a Culturally Profiled Nursing Home in Sweden
This study explores Iranian immigrants with dementia living in a culturally profiled Swedish nursing home and what it means to be at “home.” The meaning given to a place, in general, is understood to be generated and formed by experiences, expectations, hopes, and chains of events, and its significance can change over time. Life changes will mainly affect the understanding of what constitutes “home.” Such a concept can be challenging to define, especially amongst some immigrant populations and those with dementia, for whom parameters change and choice can be limited. This qualitative research study is based on ethn...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - November 23, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Children as Investment: Religion, Money, and Muslim Migrants ’ Experiences of Assisted Reproduction in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ)
AbstractChildren are valued in all societies although the specific framing of that value differs. Several societies frame the value of children through the lens of investment. For instance, children are worth having and financially and emotionally investing in because children may grow up to be economically productive citizens offering financial and emotional support to aging parents. Drawing on interviews with 18 Muslim participants in Aotearoa New Zealand, we show that the act of investing in children is emotional, financial and religious. However, while would-be-parents talked most strongly about children being a form o...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - November 17, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Comparative Analysis of Gender and Age Patterns in Informal Care Received among Disabled Older Adults: A Cross-National Study across the United States, Mexico, China, and Indonesia
AbstractThis paper examines cross-national differences by gender and age in receipt and sources of help for limitations with activities of daily living or instrumental activities of daily living among older adults in the United States, Mexico, China, and Indonesia.  Respondents aged 50 + from the Health and Retirement Study, Mexican Health and Aging Study, China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, and Indonesia Family Life Survey are included. Descriptive methods, logistic and multinomial regression analyses are used to examine patterns in any help received and main source of help respectively. After controllin...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - September 19, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Free Time in Old Age: Does Health Status Determine the Choice of Leisure Activities in Indonesia?
AbstractThis paper examines which leisure activities appear more attractive to older people, considering health status, disability and demographic-socio-economic and environmental variables. It employed data from Survei Penduduk Antar Sensus (SUPAS), the nationwide survey, conducted in 2015 by Indonesia ’s national statistical office. The sample selected 228,718 individuals aged 60 years old and above. Leisure activities were differentiated between active, sedentary, and no leisure activities. Health is measured with both health status and disability. Disability measures were adopted from Washing ton Group Short Set on F...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - September 15, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Transcultural Pilot Study of the Efficacy of Reminiscence Therapy for Mexican and Spanish Older Adults with Different Levels of Cognitive Decline
AbstractThe main objective for this study is to analyze the impact of a positive reminiscence therapy program (REMPOS) in cognitive functioning and depressive symptomatology for older adults in different vital situations (healthy aging, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer ’s disease).This is a transcultural comparative study (older people from Spain and Mexico). A randomized design with pre-posttest measurement and twelve groups was formulated, during a period of six months of intervention (3 in Mexico and 3 in Spain). The design had: 6 experimental groups with REMPOS intervention (3 in Mexico and 3 in Spain) during...
Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology - August 29, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research