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Individual differences in attitudes about elder abuse — the Elder Abuse Attitude Test (EAAT)
Author(s)	M J Stones, Diane Pittman
Journal title	Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 14, Supplement 2, Summer 1995
Pages	pp 61-71
Keywords	Elder abuse ; Attitude ; Evaluation ; Canada.
Annotation	Differences in attitudes about elder abuse and other concerns in contemporary morality are examined in two studies. Study 1 was intended to identify examples of elder abuse through a survey of 572 Canadian older people and practitioners. The Elder Abuse Attitude Test (EAAT) was developed to measure differences in evaluating examples of elder abuse. Study 2 included the Elder Abuse Attitude Test (EAAT) in a survey of attitudes about wider social issues. Data on the EAAT, 31 survey items and indices of extremity and agreement set were analysed for 257 respondents. Zero order and factor analysis showed relationships of the EAAT with extremity set and item, stating that society should provide fiscal and other resources towards the prevention and remediation of child, spousal and elder abuse. The study finds that those more prone to attitude extremity have stronger convictions about responsibility of society to attenuate abusive situations. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-970821266 A
Classmark	QNT: DP: 4C: 7S
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