An extension on Stechkin's condition (Q1366740)

Let \((a_n)\) be a sequence of real numbers decreasing to 0. Further let \[ b_n= \left(\sum_{j\geq n} a_j^{1/p} \right)^p \] where \(0<p<1\). The main result of the paper is the equivalence of the following two statements: \[ \sum^\infty_{j=1} a_j<\infty \quad \text{and} \quad \sum^\infty_{j=1} {b_n \over n^p} <\infty. \] This extends a result of Stechkin for \(p=1/2\).