Serena Sabatini
Biographic Data
| ID | 3582067 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Serena Sabatini |
| GIVEN NAMES | Serena |
| FAMILY NAME | Sabatini |
| SIGNATURE | SABATINI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Surrey |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3618-6949 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 35 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 35 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Gender differences in the associations between cognition and expectations regarding aging
Emerging evidence has reported associations between more negative views on aging and poorer performance on cognitive tasks. However, findings have been inconsistent. Gender differences and the cognitive status of participants may help explain these discrepancies. This study therefore investigated (a) the associations of gender, presence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and their interaction with expectations regarding aging (ERA, a measure ass…
Dementia in the Middle East and North Africa
Associations Between Sexual Orientation and Self-Perceptions of Aging
The study objective was to investigate the differences between sexual minority and heterosexual individuals on multiple dimensions of self-perceptions of aging (SPA) and examine the mediating role of stress. In the nationally representative German Ageing Survey, 257 sexual minority individuals were matched one-to-two with heterosexual individuals based on their age (mean 72 years) and sex (45% women). Cross-sectional linear regression and mediati…
Cross-sectional Associations of Self-Perceptions of Aging With Self-Efficacy, Depressive Symptoms, and Satisfaction With Life in Dementia Caregivers and Non-Caregivers
This study estimated the cross-sectional associations of self-perceptions of aging with self-efficacy, depressive symptoms, and life satisfaction in dementia caregivers and non-caregivers; and tested whether these associations are stronger among dementia caregivers compared to non-caregivers. Data from the German Aging Study comprising 190 dementia caregivers (mean age = 65.69 years; SD = 10.11) and 4480 non-caregivers (mean age = 68.81 years; SD…
Negotiating the caring role and carer identity over time
Longitudinal studies can provide insights into how family members negotiate the caring role and carer identity over time. The analyses of the longitudinal, qualitative interviews on ‘living well’ with dementia from the IDEAL cohort study aimed to identify the shifting, embedded narratives of family members of people with dementia as they negotiated the caring role and carer identity over time. Twenty semi-structured, qualitative interviews were c…
Levels and changes in cognitive, mental, and physical health as correlates of attitudes to aging in very old age
Self-perceptions of aging in different domains are cross-sectionally associated with different health indicators. However, among cognitive, mental, and physical health indicators, changes in depressive symptoms are the most correlated with perceived psychosocial loss in very old age
Comparison of Views on Aging and Self-Perceptions of Aging Between Dementia Caregivers and Noncaregivers
Objectives Positive general views on and self-perceptions of aging (SPAs) are important for active and healthy aging. This cross-sectional study compared the general views on aging and SPAs of dementia caregivers with those of noncaregivers. Methods Data from the German Aging Study comprising 190 caregivers (mean age = 65.69 years; SD = 10.11) and 4,480 noncaregivers (mean age = 68.81 years; SD = 10.49) were used. The onset of old age was used to…
The Role of Awareness of Age-Related Change in the Longitudinal Association between Pain and Physical Activity
We examined how physical pain impacts the developmental construct of Awareness of Age-Related Change (AARC-gains and AARC-losses) and, in turn, how AARC mediates and moderates the association between pain and subsequent physical activity. We used longitudinal data from 434 participants of the UK PROTECT Study (mean age = 65.5 years; SD = 6.94 years). We found that pain in 2019 predicted higher AARC-losses ( β = .07; p = .036) and less physical ac…
Felt Age and Its Psychological Correlates in Dementia Spousal Caregiving Dyads
Felt age in caregivers and people with dementia may be interwoven, and important psychological variables in people with dementia are related to caregivers' felt age. Findings offer empirical evidence on dementia caregiving dynamics and how family relationships are related to views on aging
Daily Dynamics of Awareness of Aging and Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration in Middle and Older Adulthood
Findings suggest that daily experiences related to satisfaction and frustration of goals related to autonomy and competence in particular may be proximal antecedents of short-term variation in AARC
Living with dementia during the Covid-19 pandemic
The continuing COVID-19 pandemic and social restrictions have impacted on the cognitive decline and mental health of people with dementia. Social isolation and loss of activities due to social restrictions may also have implications as to sense of identity for people with dementia. As part of the INCLUDE (Identifying and Mitigating the Individual and Dyadic Impact of COVID-19 and Life Under Physical Distancing on People with Dementia and Carers) …
What does feeling younger or older than one’s chronological age mean to men and women? Qualitative and quantitative findings from the PROTECT study
OBJECTIVE: We explored which factors are associated with subjective age (SA), i.e. feeling younger, the same as, or older than one's chronological age, and whether these factors differ between men and women and between two age sub-groups. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study using qualitative and quantitative data for 1457 individuals (mean age= 67.2 years). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Participants reported how old they feel they are and provided comments in…
Cognitive trajectories
Although both higher AARC-gains and AARC-losses indicate poorer concurrent cognition, higher AARC-gains may be a resource that facilitates future cognitive improvement
Physical and mental health conditions account for variability in awareness of age-related changes
Middle-aged and older adults having more physical health conditions and more mental health conditions may be at higher risk of negative views on their own aging. However, specific physical health conditions, such as arthritis, and certain mental health conditions, such as depression, may make adults particularly vulnerable to negative age-related perceptions
Trajectories of Seroprevalence and Neutralizing Activity of Antibodies against Sars-CoV-2 in Southern Switzerland between July 2020 and July 2021
Vaccination chiefly contributed to the reduction in immunonaive individuals, particularly those in older age groups. Our findings on the greater neutralizing activity of vaccine-induced antibodies than infection-induced antibodies are greatly informative for future vaccination campaigns
Changes in socioeconomic resources and mental health after the second Covid-19 wave (2020–2021)
This study confirms the association of economic stressors and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights the exacerbating role of subjective risk perception on this association
Bidirectional Associations of Awareness of Age-Related Change and Attitudes Toward Own Aging With Social Media Use
Although effect sizes were small, decreasing negative views on aging may help increase the engagement of middle-aged and older people with social media. At the same time, fostering social media use could promote positive self-perceptions of aging
Testing Bidirectionality in Associations of Awareness of Age-Related Gains and Losses With Physical, Mental, and Cognitive Functioning Across 1 Year
In accordance with previous research targeting other indicators of self-perceptions of aging, this study supported a stronger impact of AARC-losses on indicators of physical functioning and mental health than vice versa from midlife to old-old age
Are profiles of social, cultural, and economic capital related to living well with dementia? Longitudinal findings from the Ideal programme
New policies and efforts from the government, philanthropic foundations, the voluntary and primary care sectors are needed to address social, cultural, and economic disadvantage among people with dementia
Interlinking research
The Big Exchange project investigates large-scale exchange systems in Eurasia and Africa (8000-1 BC). We concentrate on raw materials of known origin ('sourced finds'). Network analysis of tools and artificial intelligence methods are used to analyse the combined data sets. We invite broad collaboration on bimodal exchange networks
Minimal Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health and Wellbeing of People Living With Dementia
Results suggest the pandemic had little effect on the mental health and wellbeing of PwD, with any changes observed likely to be consistent with expected rates of decline due to dementia. Although personal accounts attest to the challenges experienced, PwD appear to have been resilient to the impact of lockdown and social restrictions during the pandemic
Awareness of age-related changes in Norwegian individuals 50+. Short form questionnaire validation
The Norwegian translation of the AARC-10 SF captures individuals' positive and negative self-perceptions of age-related changes in their mental, physical, and cognitive health
The role of disability and depressive symptoms in the relation between objective cognitive performance and subjective cognitive decline
Routine clinical assessments of cognitive function should include formal enquires about SCD and SMD, and also account for disability and depressive symptoms
Awareness of age-related change in the context of major life events
Although gains and losses are an integral part of human development, the experience of change and readjustment that often comes with major life events may be particularly influential for an individual's subjective aging experience and awareness of age-related change (AARC). Thus, this study focused on the role of life events in the domains of family and health for an individual's awareness of age-related gains and losses. Specifically, we differe…
Dementia is (not) a natural part of ageing
Our results confirmed that general population's knowledge of dementia is thin. Interventional studies that rely on participatory action research methods are warranted to co-design interventions aimed at improving dementia knowledge and understanding in the public
Bronze Age Textile & Wool Economy
At the onset of the 2nd millennium bc , a wool economy emerged across continental Europe. Archaeological, iconographical, and written sources from the Near East and the Aegean show that a Bronze Age wool economy involved considerable specialised labour and large scale animal husbandry. Resting only on archaeological evidence, detailed knowledge of wool economies in Bronze Age Europe has been limited, but recent investigations at the Terramare sit…
Longitudinal Trajectories of Quality of Life Among People With Mild-to-Moderate Dementia
Understanding individual trajectories can contribute to personalized care planning. Efforts to prevent decline in perceived QoL should primarily target psychological well-being. Efforts to improve QoL for those with poorer QoL should additionally address functional impairment, isolation, and disadvantage related to social structure
Are profiles of social, cultural, and economic capital related to living well with dementia? Longitudinal findings from the Ideal programme
New policies and efforts from the government, philanthropic foundations, the voluntary and primary care sectors are needed to address social, cultural, and economic disadvantage among people with dementia
Living Well” Trajectories Among Family Caregivers of People With Mild-to-Moderate Dementia in the Ideal Cohort
The findings indicate the importance of prompt identification of, and support for, caregivers at risk of the declining capability to "live well" and may assist in identifying those caregivers who could benefit most from targeted support
Daily Dynamics of Awareness of Aging and Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration in Middle and Older Adulthood
Findings suggest that daily experiences related to satisfaction and frustration of goals related to autonomy and competence in particular may be proximal antecedents of short-term variation in AARC
Bidirectional Associations of Awareness of Age-Related Change and Attitudes Toward Own Aging With Social Media Use
Although effect sizes were small, decreasing negative views on aging may help increase the engagement of middle-aged and older people with social media. At the same time, fostering social media use could promote positive self-perceptions of aging
Exchange Networks and Local Transformations
Late B ronze Age Oxhide and oxhide‐like ingots from areas other than the Mediterranean
Oxhide ingots are probably one of the most remarkable metal artefacts that ever circulated throughout the Mediterranean during the second millennium BC . From the Levantine coast to S ardinia, oxhide ingots were produced, exchanged, used and transformed for almost six centuries (c.1600–1100/1000 BC ). They are generally regarded as a class of material that is found only in the Mediterranean area. However, there are a number of oxhide ingots that …
Nordic-Mediterranean relations in the second millennium BC
When we started planning this session proposal it was our intention to provide a forum in which to discuss new results and perspectives on the very old question of long-distance connections and exchange throughout Europe and the Mediterranean. Participants were asked to first consider provenance analysis of both raw materials and manufactured goods as a means to shed light on mobility and connectivity between Bronze Age societies. Secondly, they …
Bronze Age Textile & Wool Economy
At the onset of the 2nd millennium bc , a wool economy emerged across continental Europe. Archaeological, iconographical, and written sources from the Near East and the Aegean show that a Bronze Age wool economy involved considerable specialised labour and large scale animal husbandry. Resting only on archaeological evidence, detailed knowledge of wool economies in Bronze Age Europe has been limited, but recent investigations at the Terramare sit…
Wool Economy During the European Bronze Age
A number of studies over the last decades have considerably increased our knowledge about production and trade of woollen textiles during the Bronze Age in the Near East, the Aegean, and continental Europe. In the wider Mediterranean area, thanks to the abundance of available evidence, it has been possible to use the concept of wool economy as a frame of reference to define the complex mechanisms behind production and trade of wool. The main aim …
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Modelling Bronze Age sheepherding and wool production
Arguing for an integrated wool-textile economy in the Bronze Age, this paper assesses characteristics and scale of pastoral economy and sheepherding at the Terramare settlement of Montale (Modena province, Italy). Previous studies argued that Montale was a Bronze Age centre of wool production. The present work enhances the understanding of the local textile economy by investigating the evidence for sheepherding and landscape management at the sit…
Geophysical Survey at Vulci (Comune Di Montalto Di Castro, Provincia Di Viterbo, Regione Lazio)
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Minimal Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health and Wellbeing of People Living With Dementia
Results suggest the pandemic had little effect on the mental health and wellbeing of PwD, with any changes observed likely to be consistent with expected rates of decline due to dementia. Although personal accounts attest to the challenges experienced, PwD appear to have been resilient to the impact of lockdown and social restrictions during the pandemic
Awareness of age-related changes in Norwegian individuals 50+. Short form questionnaire validation
The Norwegian translation of the AARC-10 SF captures individuals' positive and negative self-perceptions of age-related changes in their mental, physical, and cognitive health
The role of disability and depressive symptoms in the relation between objective cognitive performance and subjective cognitive decline
Routine clinical assessments of cognitive function should include formal enquires about SCD and SMD, and also account for disability and depressive symptoms
Awareness of age-related change in the context of major life events
Although gains and losses are an integral part of human development, the experience of change and readjustment that often comes with major life events may be particularly influential for an individual's subjective aging experience and awareness of age-related change (AARC). Thus, this study focused on the role of life events in the domains of family and health for an individual's awareness of age-related gains and losses. Specifically, we differe…
Dementia is (not) a natural part of ageing
Our results confirmed that general population's knowledge of dementia is thin. Interventional studies that rely on participatory action research methods are warranted to co-design interventions aimed at improving dementia knowledge and understanding in the public
Living Well” Trajectories Among Family Caregivers of People With Mild-to-Moderate Dementia in the Ideal Cohort
The findings indicate the importance of prompt identification of, and support for, caregivers at risk of the declining capability to "live well" and may assist in identifying those caregivers who could benefit most from targeted support
Longitudinal Trajectories of Quality of Life Among People With Mild-to-Moderate Dementia
Understanding individual trajectories can contribute to personalized care planning. Efforts to prevent decline in perceived QoL should primarily target psychological well-being. Efforts to improve QoL for those with poorer QoL should additionally address functional impairment, isolation, and disadvantage related to social structure
What does feeling younger or older than one’s chronological age mean to men and women? Qualitative and quantitative findings from the PROTECT study
OBJECTIVE: We explored which factors are associated with subjective age (SA), i.e. feeling younger, the same as, or older than one's chronological age, and whether these factors differ between men and women and between two age sub-groups. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study using qualitative and quantitative data for 1457 individuals (mean age= 67.2 years). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Participants reported how old they feel they are and provided comments in…
Cognitive trajectories
Although both higher AARC-gains and AARC-losses indicate poorer concurrent cognition, higher AARC-gains may be a resource that facilitates future cognitive improvement
Physical and mental health conditions account for variability in awareness of age-related changes
Middle-aged and older adults having more physical health conditions and more mental health conditions may be at higher risk of negative views on their own aging. However, specific physical health conditions, such as arthritis, and certain mental health conditions, such as depression, may make adults particularly vulnerable to negative age-related perceptions
Trajectories of Seroprevalence and Neutralizing Activity of Antibodies against Sars-CoV-2 in Southern Switzerland between July 2020 and July 2021
Vaccination chiefly contributed to the reduction in immunonaive individuals, particularly those in older age groups. Our findings on the greater neutralizing activity of vaccine-induced antibodies than infection-induced antibodies are greatly informative for future vaccination campaigns
Changes in socioeconomic resources and mental health after the second Covid-19 wave (2020–2021)
This study confirms the association of economic stressors and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights the exacerbating role of subjective risk perception on this association
Bidirectional Associations of Awareness of Age-Related Change and Attitudes Toward Own Aging With Social Media Use
Although effect sizes were small, decreasing negative views on aging may help increase the engagement of middle-aged and older people with social media. At the same time, fostering social media use could promote positive self-perceptions of aging
Testing Bidirectionality in Associations of Awareness of Age-Related Gains and Losses With Physical, Mental, and Cognitive Functioning Across 1 Year
In accordance with previous research targeting other indicators of self-perceptions of aging, this study supported a stronger impact of AARC-losses on indicators of physical functioning and mental health than vice versa from midlife to old-old age
Are profiles of social, cultural, and economic capital related to living well with dementia? Longitudinal findings from the Ideal programme
New policies and efforts from the government, philanthropic foundations, the voluntary and primary care sectors are needed to address social, cultural, and economic disadvantage among people with dementia
Interlinking research
The Big Exchange project investigates large-scale exchange systems in Eurasia and Africa (8000-1 BC). We concentrate on raw materials of known origin ('sourced finds'). Network analysis of tools and artificial intelligence methods are used to analyse the combined data sets. We invite broad collaboration on bimodal exchange networks
The Role of Awareness of Age-Related Change in the Longitudinal Association between Pain and Physical Activity
We examined how physical pain impacts the developmental construct of Awareness of Age-Related Change (AARC-gains and AARC-losses) and, in turn, how AARC mediates and moderates the association between pain and subsequent physical activity. We used longitudinal data from 434 participants of the UK PROTECT Study (mean age = 65.5 years; SD = 6.94 years). We found that pain in 2019 predicted higher AARC-losses ( β = .07; p = .036) and less physical ac…
Psychology (20 works) · Medicine (19 works) · Gerontology (17 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (14 works) · Dementia (12 works) · Disease (12 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (11 works) · Psychiatry (11 works) · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (10 works) · Developmental psychology (9 works)