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| Judgments about elder abuse and college students' relationship with grandparents | | Author(s) | Robert B Mills, Valerie Vermette, Kathleen Malley-Morrison |
| Journal title | Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, vol 19, no 2, 1998 |
| Pages | pp 17-30 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Apathy ; Elder abuse ; Family care ; Students ; Grandparents ; Family relationships ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Using brief scenarios describing adult caregiver / elder parent interactions, American college students made judgments about how justifiable aggressive behaviour by caregivers was, the abusiveness of these behaviours, and the abusiveness of the behaviour of the parent. The extent of students' contact with their grandparents was obtained. Results indicate that judgments of abusiveness are context specific, and that senile or agitated elders were viewed as more abusive, and behaviours against them as more justified, than were more "helpless" elders. In addition, results indicate that students' involvement with grandparents has an effect on the judgments of abusiveness and the justifiability of caregiver behaviour toward old mothers. It is suggested that courses to promote interaction between younger and older people should be encouraged, in order to develop a heightened understanding between these age groups, and to help relieve generational tensions that may exist. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990311220 A |
| Classmark | EPA: QNT: P6:SJ: XN: SW: DS:SJ: 7T |
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