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Definitions of elder abuse in an Italian sample
- Authors:
- DASKALOPOULOS Maria, BORRELLI Scott
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 18(2/3), 2006, pp.67-85.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
A convenience sample of 53 participants (15 males, 38 females) completed the elder abuse section of the Cross-Cultural Survey of Family Violence and Abuse, which asked for examples of extreme, moderate and mild elder abuse in the adult child/parent relationship. Most examples of extreme abuse referred to physical abuse and neglect, with psychological aggression and neglect primarily cited as moderate or mild abuse. Examples of neglect appeared with equal frequency at all levels of severity, but physical aggression was more frequently mentioned as a form of extreme abuse, and psychological aggression as a form of moderate or mild abuse. The most frequently mentioned specific types of abuse were abandonment, verbal abuse, emotional abuse and psychological neglect. Females mentioned financial exploitation more often than males, and gave more examples of verbal aggression, lack of respect and behaviours reflecting power or control. There was a statistically negative relationship between age and the number of examples given at all levels of severity. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Perspectives on elder abuse in Greece
- Authors:
- DASKALOPOULOS Maria, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 18(2/3), 2006, pp.87-104.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The elder abuse section of the open-ended Cross-Cultural Survey of Family Violence and Abuse was used to collect examples of extreme, moderate and mild elder abuse in adult child/parent relationships from a convenience sample of 43 participants from urban centres and 28 from a small island village. Half the examples of extreme abuse were various forms of physical aggression, the predominant examples of moderate abuse related to psychological abuse, and neglect was the most highly cited form of mild abuse. The most frequently mentioned specific forms of abuse were verbal abuse, psychological neglect, physical neglect and hitting. There were no gender differences in the kinds of examples given, or in their severity ratings. Females were more often presented as victims of abuse than males, and there was a negative correlation between age and the number of examples of abuse given overall and in the severe category. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
English perceptions of elder abuse
- Authors:
- DASKALOPOULOS Maria, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 18(2/3), 2006, pp.33-50.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This study involved a convenience sample of 50 participants (14 male, 46 female) recruited from the north east of England who completed the elder abuse section of the open-ended Cross-Cultural Survey of Family Violence and Abuse by providing examples of extreme, moderate and mild elder abuse in adult child/parent relationships. Most participants mentioned physical aggression and neglect as examples in the severe category, and various forms of neglect and psychological abuse in the moderate and mild categories. The specific types of abuse most often cited included physical neglect, psychological neglect, verbal abuse and deprivation. More females than males provided examples of financial abuse and neglect, and females were also more likely to cite psychological neglect as extreme abuse and disrespect as mild abuse. At the moderate level, males referred to abuse relating to power more often than females. There was a positive relationship between age and the number of examples of physical neglect at the moderate level, and emotional abuse at the mild level. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).