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  • Psychology
  • Public Health

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  • Risk perception involves subjective judgments of negative event likelihood and concern.
  • Previous research links terror threats to later-life risk perception in older adults.
  • High risk perception is associated with adverse psychological and physiological outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify factors associated with later-life risk perception and terror risk perception in older adults.
  • To investigate the influence of risk zone residence on these perceptions.
  • To understand the psychological correlates of heightened risk perception in later life.

Main Methods:

  • Online survey of 306 internet users aged 50 and over.
  • Participants were from high-risk and low-risk zones.
  • Measures included risk perception, depressive symptoms, life satisfaction, social support, spirituality, internet use, and health status.

Main Results:

  • Low self-rated health correlated with terror and later-life risk perceptions, irrespective of risk zone.
  • Depressive symptoms were significantly associated with high risk perceptions after controlling for background factors.
  • Older adults with poorer self-rated health, secular beliefs, and depressive symptoms are susceptible to high risk perceptions.

Conclusions:

  • Self-rated health and depressive symptoms are key factors in developing risk perceptions among older adults.
  • Interventions should focus on preserving resources to enhance adjustment to stressors in later life.
  • Clinicians should address health and mental well-being to mitigate negative impacts of risk perception.