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Young and middle-aged adults' perceptions of elder abuse
Author(s)Helen W Childs, Bert Hayslip, Lisa M Radika
Journal titleThe Gerontologist, vol 40, no 1, February 2000
Pagespp 75-85
KeywordsElder abuse ; Attitude ; Middle aged ; Young adults [20-25] ; Evaluation ; United States of America.
Annotation201 middle-aged and 422 young adults completed an adaptation of the Severity of Violence Against Women Scale (SVWS) and the Elder Abuse Attitude and Behavioural Intention Scale - Revised (EAABIS-R) to examine the impact of respondent age, age and gender of victim and perpetrator, and history of violence experienced on perceptions of elder abuse. Results obtained support a view of elder abuse that emphasises its relativistic nature, wherein perceptions of elder abuse depend on both the characteristics of the perceiver and the victim, and perpetrator variables. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-010718210 A
ClassmarkQNT: DP: SE: SD6: 4C: 7T

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