Correlates of Susceptibility to Scams in Community-Dwelling Older Black Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Evidence suggests that older Black adults are frequent victims of financial fraud and exploitation. This study aims to identify the factors associated with scam susceptibility in older Black adults.

Methods

Participants were 383 older Black adults living in the Chicago metropolitan area (mean age = 78 years and 82% female). A scam susceptibility measure assessed perceptions and behaviors that predispose older adults to fraud and scams. Categories of age-associated factors, including cognition, physical health, psychosocial factors, personality, and behavioral economics, were measured using uniform systematic assessments. For each category separately, measures associated with scam susceptibility were identified via stepwise variable selection.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Yu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9125480 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature