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| A test of public reactions to alleged elder abuse | | Author(s) | B E Blakely, Ronald Dolon |
| Journal title | Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, vol 9, no 4, 1998 |
| Pages | pp 43-65 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Young adults [20-25] ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Results of an experiment examining the reactions of young adults to an alleged case of elder abuse are summarised. A 3x3 factorial design was used, to see how the reactions of 329 subjects were affected by variations in abuse vignettes in the ages of victims (ages 60+, 70+, or 80+ years) and in the social distance between subjects and victims (strangers, friends, or relatives). Decisions of subjects as to whether an emergency was present, whether they would personally take responsibility for action, and the types of action they would take were analysed by ANOVA. Relationships between the reactions of subjects and ageism, empathy, and demographic variables were also examined. In addition, focus groups provided insights about the thinking of young adults who are exposed to elder abuse. Findings on the study are of particular interest to those who design public education programmes on elder abuse. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990311004 A |
| Classmark | QNT: TOB: SD6: 7T |
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