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von Heydrich, Levente; Schiamberg, Lawrence B.; Chee, Grace – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2012
Annually in the United States, 1 to 5 million older adults, 65 and above, are physically or sexually injured or mistreated by their caregivers in family settings. This study examined the prevalence and risk factors involved in elder physical abuse by adult child caregivers, moving from the immediate elderly parent/adult child relationship context…
Descriptors: Risk, Mental Health, Adolescents, Interpersonal Relationship
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Conner, Tom; Prokhorov, Artem; Page, Connie; Fang, Yu; Xiao, Yimin; Post, Lori A. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
Elder abuse in long-term care has become a very important public health concern. Recent estimates of elder abuse prevalence are in the range of 2% to 10% (Lachs & Pillemer, 2004), and current changes in population structure indicate a potential for an upward trend in prevalence (Malley-Morrison, Nolido, & Chawla, 2006; Post et al., 2006).…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Elder Abuse, Structural Equation Models, Incidence