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Kinstle, Terri L.; Hodell, Emily C.; Golding, Jonathan M. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2008
An experiment investigated mock juror perceptions of elder abuse using a community sample from Lexington, Kentucky. Two-hundred six men and women ranging in age from 18 to 88 read a fictional criminal trial summary of a case of elder physical abuse (EPA) in which the accuser was described as healthy, frail, or confused. In addition, the influence…
Descriptors: Elder Abuse, Older Adults, Credibility, Individual Characteristics
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Rabi, Keren – Educational Gerontology, 2006
Despite the prevailing agreement among researchers that the increasing rate of elder abuse in Israel is relatively understudied, not sufficiently identified, and not appropriately addressed, literature on elderly abuse in the Israeli society remains limited. The common discourse on aging, eldercare, and elder abuse and neglect, mainly revolves…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Immigration, Gender Differences
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Konig, Julia; Leembruggen-Kallberg, Elisabeth – Educational Gerontology, 2006
This study of 74 German citizens analyzed perspectives on the behaviors of adult children toward their elderly parents, with a focus on the behaviors that were considered to be extremely, moderately, or mildly abusive. Physical and psychological aggression, psychological neglect, and neglect/abandonment were most frequently cited as examples of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns, Negligence, Gender Differences