scholarly journals All are not created equal: Assessing initial driving self-regulation behaviors among older adults

2022 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 101310
Author(s):  
Jonathon M. Vivoda ◽  
Lisa J. Molnar ◽  
David W. Eby ◽  
Carolyn DiGuiseppi ◽  
Vanya Jones ◽  
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2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Carmel ◽  
Talya B. Rechavi ◽  
Yosefa Ben-Moshe
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2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 233-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorien T A M Kooij

Abstract We live in an unusual time, which effects all of us in different ways. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, some people are working harder than ever, some people have lost their job, some people can only work from home, and some people have to reinvent how they work (Kniffin et al., 2020). Older 50+ workers might even be more affected by the pandemic compared to younger workers because they are labeled as vulnerable and as being at risk in terms of Covid-19 (Ayalon et al., 2020). However, emerging studies on the impact of Covid-19 suggest that older workers respond more effectively to measures that counter Covid-19 (Losada-Balter et al., 2020). This is in line with the lifespan developmental perspective, which theorizes and demonstrates that older adults generally are very capable of adapting and very effective in dealing with the aging process (Baltes and Baltes, 1990; Freund, 2008). Multiple studies show that older adults engage in various self-regulation strategies aimed at continuously maintaining or restoring person-environment fit (e.g., Kooij et al., 2020; Taneva and Arnold, 2018; Zacher, Kooij, & Beier, 2018a) thus helping them to age successfully at work. In this commentary, I will take a more positive perspective on older workers and discuss the self-regulation strategies that older workers engage in and how organizations can stimulate this. I will end my commentary with some suggestions for future research.


2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 162-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ozioma C. Okonkwo ◽  
Michael Crowe ◽  
Virginia G. Wadley ◽  
Karlene Ball

ABSTRACTBackground: With the number of older drivers increasing, self-regulation of driving has been proposed as a viable means of balancing the autonomy of older adults against the sometimes competing demand of public safety. In this study, we investigate self-regulation of driving among a group of older adults with varying functional abilities.Method: Participants in the study comprised 1,543 drivers aged 75 years or older. They completed an objective measure of visual attention from which crash risk was estimated, and self-report measures of driving avoidance, driving exposure, physical functioning, general health status, and vision. Crash records were obtained from the State Department of Public Safety.Results: Overall, participants were most likely to avoid driving in bad weather followed by driving at night, driving on high traffic roads, driving in unfamiliar areas, and making left-hand turns across oncoming traffic. With the exception of driving at night, drivers at higher risk of crashes generally reported greater avoidance of these driving situations than lower risk drivers. However, across all driving situations a significant proportion of higher risk drivers did not restrict their driving. In general, self-regulation of driving did not result in reduced social engagement.Conclusion: Some older drivers with visual attention impairments do not restrict their driving in difficult situations. There is a need for physicians and family members to discuss driving behaviors with older adults routinely to ensure their safety. The association between visual attention and driving restriction also has implications for interventions aimed at preserving mobility in the elderly.


2006 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 710-719 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Rene Umstattd ◽  
Ruth Saunders ◽  
Sara Wilcox ◽  
Robert F. Valois ◽  
Marsha Dowda

2011 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven R. Bray ◽  
Kathleen A. Martin Ginis ◽  
Jennifer Woodgate

Self-regulation consumes a form of strength or energy. The authors investigated aftereffects of self-regulation depletion on muscle-endurance performance in older adults. Participants (N= 61, mean age = 71) were randomized to a self-regulation-depletion or control group and completed 2 muscle-endurance performance tasks involving isometric handgrip squeezing that were separated by a cognitive-depletion task. The depletion group showed greater deterioration of muscle-endurance performance than controls,F(1, 59) = 7.31,p= .009. Results are comparable to those of younger adults in a similar study and support Baumeister et al.’s limited-strength model. Self-regulation may contribute to central-nervous-system fatigue; however, biological processes may allow aging muscle to offset depletion of self-regulatory resources affecting muscle-endurance performance.


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