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Conrad, Kendon J.; Iris, Madelyn; Ridings, John W.; Langley, Kate; Wilber, Kathleen H. – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: This study was designed to improve the measurement of financial exploitation (FE) by testing psychometric properties of the older adult financial exploitation measure (OAFEM), a client self-report instrument. Design and Methods: Rasch item response theory and traditional validation approaches were used. Questionnaires were administered by…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Older Adults, Psychometrics, Item Response Theory
Chalk, Rosemary, Ed.; King, Patricia A., Ed. – 1998
This book examines the emerging social science research base on violence and families. It specifically explores the evaluation of family violence as well as insights reported in other assessments of selected interventions. The focus is on family violence and family violence interventions, ways to improve evaluation, social service interventions,…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Cooperation, Elder Abuse
Theilheimer, Ish, Ed.; Eisner, Kathy, Ed. – Transition, 1995
This topical quarterly newsletter issue examines the prevention of family violence, with a specific focus on activities, trends, and research dealing with Canadian families. Four feature articles include: (1) "Stopping Family Violence: Steps Along the Road," in which researchers and social workers discuss the meaning of violence, the…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Child Abuse, Court Litigation, Demography