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For better or for worse — spouse abuse grown old
Author(s)	Sarah B Harris
Journal title	Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, vol 8, no 1, 1996
Pages	pp 1-33
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Elder abuse ; Older men ; Older women ; Spouses ; At risk ; Theory ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	Although there is a strong negative relationship between age and spousal violence of both sexes, spouse abuse is one of the more common forms of elder abuse. Causal theories and perspectives on domestic violence provide the framework for an analysis of older married participants in the U.S. National Family Violence Resurvey. Cross-tabulations were used to compare violent and non-violent couples in both age groups. Results suggest that many of the risk factors present in abusive couples are the same regardless of age. Logit analysis employed to estimate the effects of various risk factors on couple violence in the elderly produced a final model including: verbal aggression, marital conflict, and perceived stress.
Accession Number	CPA-970123004 A
Classmark	QNT: BC: BD: SN: CA3: 4D: 3F: 7T
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