Depression and infrequent participation in social activities among older adults: the moderating role of high-quality familial ties

AbstractInitial coin offerings (ICOs) have recently emerged as a new financing instrument for entrepreneurial ventures, spurring economic and academic interest. Nevertheless, the impact of exogenous and endogenous signals on the performance of ICOs as well as the effects of the cryptocurrency hype and subsequent downfall of Bitcoin between 2016 and 2019 remain underexplored. We applied ordinary least squares (OLS) regressions based on a dataset containing 1597 ICOs that covers almost 2.5 years. The results show that exogenous and endogenous signals have a significant effect on the funds raised in ICOs. We also find that the Bitcoin price heavily drives the performance of ICOs. However, this hype effect is moderated, as high-quality ICOs are not pegged to these price developments. Revealing the interplay between hypes and signals in the ICO’s asset class should broaden the discussion of this emerging digital phenomenon.

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The influence of transgenerational succession intentions on the succession planning process: The moderating role of high-quality relationships

Journal of Family Business Strategy ◽

10.1016/j.jfbs.2018.12.002 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 100269 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ine Umans ◽

Nadine Lybaert ◽

Tensie Steijvers ◽

Wim Voordeckers

Keyword(s):

Succession Planning ◽

Planning Process ◽

High Quality ◽

Moderating Role ◽

Quality Relationships

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Healthy retirement begins at school: educational differences in the health outcomes of early transitions into retirement

Ageing and Society ◽

10.1017/s0144686x19000928 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 41 (1) ◽

pp. 137-157 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kasim Allel ◽

Ana Sofía León ◽

Ursula M. Staudinger ◽

Esteban Calvo

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Health Outcomes ◽

Physical Health ◽

Fixed Effects ◽

Formal Education ◽

Active Ageing ◽

Childhood And Adolescence ◽

Retirement Timing ◽

Moderating Role

AbstractThe literature on socio-economic variations in the association between retirement timing and health is inconclusive and largely limited to the moderating role of occupation. By selecting the sample case of Mexico where a sizeable number of older adults have no or very little formal education, this study allows the moderating role of education to be tested properly. Drawing on panel data for 2,430 individuals age 50 and over from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS) and combining propensity score matching models with fixed-effects regressions, this article investigates differences in the health effects of retirement timing between older adults with varying years of education. Subjective health is measured using a self-reported assessment of respondents’ overall health and physical health as a reverse count of doctor-diagnosed chronic diseases. The results indicate that early transitions into retirement are associated with worse health outcomes, but education fully compensates for the detrimental association with subjective and physical health, while adjusting for baseline health, demographics and socio-economic characteristics. In conclusion, formal education during childhood and adolescence is associated with a long-term protective effect on health. It attenuates negative health consequences of early retirement transitions. Policies and programmes promoting healthy and active ageing would benefit from considering the influence of formal education in shaping older adults’ health after the transition into retirement.

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Close social relationships and loneliness: the role of subjective age

International Psychogeriatrics ◽

10.1017/s1041610219001790 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-5 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Naama Spitzer ◽

Dikla Segel-Karpas ◽

Yuval Palgi

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Social Relationships ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Subjective Age ◽

Perceptions Of Aging ◽

The Relationship ◽

Moderating Role

Abstract Loneliness is considered a major issue, often negatively influencing the quality of life of individuals of all ages, and of older adults, in particular. The aims of this study are: (1) to assess the association between close social relationships and loneliness; and (2) to examine the moderating role of subjective age in this association. Married or cohabiting community-dwelling Israelis in the second half of life (N = 360) were interviewed and reported on their close social relationships, their level of loneliness, and their subjective age. The number of close social relationships was found to have a negative relationship with loneliness. Moreover, subjective age was found to moderate the relationship between close social relationships and loneliness, such that the association was weaker for those with older subjective age. Those with older subjective age are often not able to benefit from close social relationships to alleviate loneliness as much as their younger-subjective-age counterparts. Efforts to address older adults’ loneliness should consider focusing on older adults’ perceptions of aging.

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THE MODERATING ROLE OF BIRTHPLACE ON DENTAL CLEANING SERVICE AMONG CHINESE OLDER ADULTS IN HAWAII

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igz038.2260 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. S607-S607

Author(s):

Sizhe Liu ◽

Wei Zhang ◽

Keqing Zhang ◽

Bei Wu

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Oral Health ◽

Foreign Born ◽

Dental Services ◽

Chinese Older Adults ◽

Birth Place ◽

Logistic Regressions ◽

The Impact ◽

Moderating Role

Abstract Regular dental cleaning is vital to maintaining good oral health. This study aims to identify socio-demographic characteristics that are associated with the use of dental cleaning services among Chinese older adults in Honolulu, Hawai’i. In addition, we examine if birth-place moderates these associations. The data for this study were collected from 398 Chinese older adults living in Honolulu. Results from multivariate logistic regressions showed that those who were married and with higher levels of education were more likely to have their teeth cleaned within the past year compared to those who were not married or with lower levels of education. These significant associations were only found salient for the foreign-born when the moderating role of birth place was accounted for in the model. These differences may be partially due to the impact of acculturation and the knowledge of oral health and dental services.

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