Rebecca K Delaney
Biographic Data
| ID | 1564755 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rebecca K Delaney |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rebecca K |
| FAMILY NAME | Delaney |
| SIGNATURE | DELANEY R K |
| AFFILIATIONS | West Virginia University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1589-1374 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Don’t Risk It. Older Adults Perceive Fewer Future Opportunities and Avoid Social Risk Taking
Drawing from life-span psychology, we conducted two studies to test perceptions of time left in the future as an underlying mechanism for age differences in self-reported social risk taking. Study 1 included 120 younger (25–35 years) and 119 older (60–91 years) community-dwelling adults. Study 2 included 439 participants (18–85 years) mostly recruited from Amazon Mechanical Turk. In both studies, older age was associated with rating a lower likel…
Knowing you are there makes the difference
Using cluster analysis, we investigated whether perceived social support and individual differences in preferences to use support combined to form distinct profiles. Self-report data were collected from U.S. adults (N = 454; aged 40–90, Mage = 55.37, SD = 9.73). Four profiles were identified: disengaged, interpersonally connected, isolated independent, and connected independent. Profiles characterized by high perceived support were associated wit…
Living longer with help from others
Associations between self-sufficiency and advice seeking with mortality risk were examined to assess the long-term implications of individualistic and interpersonally oriented strategies. Wave 1 participants from the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States ( N = 6116, 25-75 years, Mage = 46.38 years) completed questionnaires assessing demographics, self-sufficiency, advice seeking, social support, and health. Cox proportional …
Crossover, Degendering, or…? A Multidimensional Approach to Life-Span Gender Development
Associations Between Mixed-Gender Friendships, Gender Reference Group Identity and Substance Use in College Students
Living longer with help from others
Associations between self-sufficiency and advice seeking with mortality risk were examined to assess the long-term implications of individualistic and interpersonally oriented strategies. Wave 1 participants from the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States ( N = 6116, 25-75 years, Mage = 46.38 years) completed questionnaires assessing demographics, self-sufficiency, advice seeking, social support, and health. Cox proportional …
Associations Between Mixed-Gender Friendships, Gender Reference Group Identity and Substance Use in College Students
Associations Between Mixed-Gender Friendships, Gender Reference Group Identity and Substance Use in College Students
Crossover, Degendering, or…? A Multidimensional Approach to Life-Span Gender Development
Living longer with help from others
Associations between self-sufficiency and advice seeking with mortality risk were examined to assess the long-term implications of individualistic and interpersonally oriented strategies. Wave 1 participants from the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States ( N = 6116, 25-75 years, Mage = 46.38 years) completed questionnaires assessing demographics, self-sufficiency, advice seeking, social support, and health. Cox proportional …
Don’t Risk It. Older Adults Perceive Fewer Future Opportunities and Avoid Social Risk Taking
Drawing from life-span psychology, we conducted two studies to test perceptions of time left in the future as an underlying mechanism for age differences in self-reported social risk taking. Study 1 included 120 younger (25–35 years) and 119 older (60–91 years) community-dwelling adults. Study 2 included 439 participants (18–85 years) mostly recruited from Amazon Mechanical Turk. In both studies, older age was associated with rating a lower likel…
Knowing you are there makes the difference
Using cluster analysis, we investigated whether perceived social support and individual differences in preferences to use support combined to form distinct profiles. Self-report data were collected from U.S. adults (N = 454; aged 40–90, Mage = 55.37, SD = 9.73). Four profiles were identified: disengaged, interpersonally connected, isolated independent, and connected independent. Profiles characterized by high perceived support were associated wit…
Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Gender role (2 works) · Gender Roles and Identity Studies (2 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)