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Peer reviewedPillemer, Karl; Finkelhor, David – Gerontologist, 1988
Conducted interviews with 2,020 community-dwelling elderly persons in Boston regarding their experience of physical violence, verbal aggression, and neglect. Prevalence rate of overall maltreatment was 32 elderly persons per 1,000. Spouses were found to be most likely abusers, and similar numbers of men and women were victims, although women…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Elder Abuse, Family Relationship, Older Adults
Download full textNational Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (DHHS/OHDS), Washington, DC. – 1991
Family violence is a widespread problem; research has shown multiple factors are associated with family violence. Types of family violence include spouse abuse; elder abuse and neglect; child abuse and neglect; parent abuse; and sibling abuse. There are three types of spouse abuse: physical abuse, sexual violence, and psychological/emotional…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Elder Abuse
