Add to ORKGOlder adults are more at risk to become a victim of consumer fraud than any other type of crime, but the research on the psychological profiles of victims is incomplete and understudies. The current study surveyed community-dwelling older adults between 60 and 90 years of age about their experiences with fraud and their various demographic and psychological traits. The results demonstrated that poorer cognitive ability within the normally aging population and lower levels of honesty and humility make individuals more vulnerable to being victimized by fraud. A mediation analysis showed that cognitive abilities had a more direct role regarding frequency of victimization, and explained in part the relationship between honesty and being a victi...
In this study I examine the issue of the vulnerability of older adults especially with regard to be ...
Older adults report being more trusting than young adults, and this may be particularly evident in c...
Although financial exploitation and fraud targeting older adults have been the focus of increasing a...
Fraud vulnerability among older consumers is still without conclusive scientific evidence....
Using cross sectional data Psychological vulnerability was identified as a correlate of older adults...
Research cannot always confirm public opinion that elderly are more susceptible to fraud than younge...
2015-03-03In 2011, 7.3% of U.S. adults ages 65-74 and 6.5% of adults ages 75 and older were victims ...
There have been inconsistent results regarding whether older adults are more vulnerable to fraud tha...
Financial fraud targeting older adults is on the rise, with annual losses totaling in the billions o...
2People aged 65 years and over have the lowest rates of crime victimisation when compared with other...
Although it is a popular perception that elders are more vulnerable to fall for scams,...
Tens of millions of dollars each year are spent on investor education. Because older adults (those a...
Objectives: This study assesses age-related differences in the weighting and integration of appearan...
Objectives This study assesses age-related differences in the weighting and integration of appearanc...
Studyingthe consumer’s susceptibility to persuasionand fraudfrom a phycology perspective will a...
In this study I examine the issue of the vulnerability of older adults especially with regard to be ...
Older adults report being more trusting than young adults, and this may be particularly evident in c...
Although financial exploitation and fraud targeting older adults have been the focus of increasing a...
Fraud vulnerability among older consumers is still without conclusive scientific evidence....
Using cross sectional data Psychological vulnerability was identified as a correlate of older adults...
Research cannot always confirm public opinion that elderly are more susceptible to fraud than younge...
2015-03-03In 2011, 7.3% of U.S. adults ages 65-74 and 6.5% of adults ages 75 and older were victims ...
There have been inconsistent results regarding whether older adults are more vulnerable to fraud tha...
Financial fraud targeting older adults is on the rise, with annual losses totaling in the billions o...
2People aged 65 years and over have the lowest rates of crime victimisation when compared with other...
Although it is a popular perception that elders are more vulnerable to fall for scams,...
Tens of millions of dollars each year are spent on investor education. Because older adults (those a...
Objectives: This study assesses age-related differences in the weighting and integration of appearan...
Objectives This study assesses age-related differences in the weighting and integration of appearanc...
Studyingthe consumer’s susceptibility to persuasionand fraudfrom a phycology perspective will a...
In this study I examine the issue of the vulnerability of older adults especially with regard to be ...
Older adults report being more trusting than young adults, and this may be particularly evident in c...
Although financial exploitation and fraud targeting older adults have been the focus of increasing a...