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A lifetime of intimate partner violence
- Author:
- ZINK Therese
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 21(5), May 2006, pp.634-651.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Little is known about how older women cope in long-term abusive intimate relationships. Understanding their coping strategies may give insight into how to further support their effective coping efforts. In this American study interviews were conducted with 38 women older than age 55 years. Grounded theory analysis demonstrated that women who remained in their abusive relationships employed mainly cognitive (emotion-focused) strategies to find meaning in a situation that was perceived as unchangeable. By reappraising themselves, their spouses, and their relationships they refocused energies in certain roles, set limits with their abusers, and reached out to others (friends, family, and community organizations). Some women appeared to thrive, others merely survived, but all maintained the appearance of conjugal unity.
The prevalence and incidence of intimate partner and interpersonal mistreatment in older women in primary care offices
- Authors:
- ZINK Therese, FISHER Bonnie S.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 18(1), 2006, pp.83-105.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Self-report information about mistreatment experiences and perpetrators were collected from a large sample of women over 55 years of age who sought care from Midwestern primary care offices in the United States. A significantly larger proportion of women had experienced sexual mistreatment since turning 55 that was perpetrated by an intimate partner than committed by an interpersonal perpetrator. The women experienced significantly more threats, physical mistreatment, and caregiver mistreatment since turning 55, and more threats and caregiver mistreatment within the last year by an interpersonal perpetrator than by an intimate partner. Several women described different types of perpetrators who had threatened or mistreated them. Few women reported the mistreatment to anyone. Implications for elder service providers and advocates are discussed. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Abuses against older women: prevalence and health effects
- Authors:
- FISHER Bonnie S., ZINK Therese, REGAN Saundra L.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26(2), January 2011, p.254.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Recent research has suggested that women continue to experience abuse well into their later life and this often includes more than one type of abuse. This study involved a clinical sample of 995 community dwelling women aged 55 and older living in Indiana, Ohio or Kentucky. They were surveyed by telephone about their experience with psychological/emotional, control, threat, physical, and sexual abuse. Nearly half of the women had experienced at least one type of abuse since turning 55. Co-occurrence of abuse was common. For example, among the women who were physically abused 95% were also psychologically/emotionally abused, 65% experienced threats, 44% reported experiencing control abuse, and 29% had been sexually abused. Women who experienced any type of abuse were more likely to self-report negative health effects than those who were not abused. The authors suggest that health care and social service providers should routinely screen older women for psychological/emotional abuse as it often co-occurs with more severe forms of abuse.