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Spiritual/religious coping and cognitive function of urban-rural Brazilian comm...
Vitorino, Luciano Magalhães; Low, Gail; Campos, Mariella Albino; Costa, Victória Pina; Santos, Gerson de Souza; França, Alex BacadiniBackground and Aim: We compared cognitive function among Brazilian older adults residing in rural versus urban settings and examined whether positive and negative spiritual/religious coping (SRC) were associated with cognitive outcomes. Method: We conducted a comparative cross-sectional analysis of two independent samples: older adults residing in rural areas of two small towns in Minas Gerais (N = 326), and ol...
Perspectives on perceived workplace age discrimination and engagement: The mode...
Miguel, Isabel; von Humboldt, Sofia; Silva, Sara; Tavares, Patrícia; Low, Gail; Leal, Isabel; Valentim, Joaquim PiresEngaging workers with their work is fundamental for employee wellbeing and performance. Perceived age discrimination in the workplace is a factor that may influence workers’ engagement. The present study aimed to analyze the moderating role of emotion regulation in the relationship between perceived age discrimination and work engagement. Survey data were collected from a sample of 453 Portuguese workers of var...
Patterns of sexuality, adjustment to aging and satisfaction with life: A cluste...
Humboldt, Sofia von; Miguel, Isabel; Low, Gail; Leal , IsabelSexual satisfaction, adjustment to aging, and satisfaction with life are relevant dimensions of overall well-being across the life cycle. Through cluster analysis procedures, this study aims to describe the specific profile of adjustment to aging, sexual satisfaction and satisfaction with life of adults across the life span. This cross-sectional study involved a community-based sample of 619 Portuguese individu...
Underneath the sheets: A cross-cultural cluster analysis of older adults’ patte...
von Humboldt, Sofia; Mendoza Ruvalcaba, Neyda Ma; Low, Gail; Leal, I.This study aims to assess the patterns of life satisfaction with life (SwL), sexual satisfaction, and adjustment to aging (AtA), of older adults in Mexico and Portugal. A sample of 658 older adults, aged 65 years-old and older, from Mexico and Portugal were recruited for this cross-cultural study. The following measures were applied: (a) Adjustment to Aging Scale (ATAS); (b) Satisfaction with Life Scale (SwLS);...
Sexual well-being and aging patterns: Findings of a cluster analysis among olde...
von Humboldt, Sofia; Cabras, Emilia; Low, Gail; Leal, IsabelObjectives: From a cross-cultural perspective, aging well may encompass pertinent challenges in terms of adjustment, sexual well-being, and satisfaction with life in the late years. Considering the paucity of empirical data concerning cultural diversity of experiencing aging, this study aims to help fill this gap by assessing the specific patterns of sexual satisfaction, adjustment to aging (AtA), and life sati...
Perspectives on perceived workplace age discrimination and engagement: The mode...
Miguel, Isabel; von Humboldt, Sofia; Silva, Sara; Tavares, Patrícia; Low, Gail; Leal, Isabel Maria Pereira; Valentim, Joaquim P.Engaging workers with their work is fundamental for employee wellbeing and performance. Perceived age discrimination in the workplace is a factor that may influence workers’ engagement. The present study aimed to analyze the moderating role of emotion regulation in the relationship between perceived age discrimination and work engagement. Survey data were collected from a sample of 453 Portuguese workers of var...
Patterns of sexuality, adjustment to aging and satisfaction with life: A cluste...
von Humboldt, Sofia; Miguel, Isabel; Low, Gail; Leal, IsabelSexual satisfaction, adjustment to aging, and satisfaction with life are relevant dimensions of overall well-being across the life cycle. Through cluster analysis procedures, this study aims to describe the specific profile of adjustment to aging, sexual satisfaction and satisfaction with life of adults across the life span. This cross-sectional study involved a community-based sample of 619 Portuguese individu...
What sexual well-being really means for older adults: A systematic review of th...
von Humboldt, Sofia; Ribeiro-Gonçalves, José Alberto; Low, Gail; Leal, I.Sexual well-being (SWB) is a significant and understudied element of older adults’ health and well-being, and quality of life. The goal of this systematic review is to identify the researched topics in this field and assess the quality of the research while minimizing bias through a peer-to-peer review process. We searched several databases, including the Cochrane Database, PsyRedalyc, PubMed, Scielo, Scopus an...
What really matters in old age? A study of older adults’ perspectives on challe...
von Humboldt, Sofia; Low, Gail; Leal, IsabelABSTRACT: first_pagesettingsOrder Article Reprints Open AccessArticle What Really Matters in Old Age? A Study of Older Adults’ Perspectives on Challenging Old Age Representations by Sofia von Humboldt 1,*ORCID,Gail Low 2ORCID andIsabel Leal 1ORCID 1 William James Center for Research, ISPA—Instituto Universitário, 1149-041 Lisbon, Portugal 2 Faculty of Nursing, International Health Research, MacEwan University, ...
Factors associated with older people’s anxiety symptom positioning after COVID-...
Low, Gail; AliSher, Anila Naz; Morero, Juceli Andrade Paiva; Gao, Zhiwei; M Gutman, Gloria; Bacadini França, Alex; von Humboldt, SofiaThis study sheds light on the personal characteristics of older Canadians self-identifying as severely anxious and the coping strategies that they gravitated to mitigate their anxiety. Our studied sample consisted of 606 Canadians aged 60 and above who took part in an e-survey across all 10 of Canada’s provinces, launched in July 2022, when social distancing was lifted across the country. Participants completed...