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| Individual and community attitudes toward financial elder abuse | | Author(s) | Tijana Mihaljcic, Georgie Lowndes |
| Journal title | Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, vol 25, no 2, March/May 2013 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, March/May 2013 |
| Pages | pp 183-203 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Financial services [older people] ; Elder abuse ; Attitude ; Qualitative Studies ; Australia. |
| Annotation | Financial elder abuse, also referred to as "financial exploitation", "financial mistreatment", economic abuse", or "material abuse" has many definitions, all with the underlying theme of illegal or improper use of an older person's assets. This study investigated attitudes towards financial elder abuse by sections of the Australian community using tree focus groups comprising aged care workers, older adults, and younger adults. Participants were provided discussion cues prior to their focus group (.i.e., What is financially abusive behaviour? Why does it occur? How can it be prevented?). Two researchers authenticated the transcripts and identified micro- and macro-level themes within and across groups. The study revealed a range of similar, different and individual attitudes expressed across the groups, which could be used to develop a survey for a broader investigation of the role of individual attitudes and sociocultural norms to financial elder abuse. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130531204 A |
| Classmark | J: QNT: DP: 3DP: 7YA |
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