A test of public reactions to alleged elder abuse
Article Abstract:
The reactions of 329 young adults to alleged abuse of elderly people were examined using a model developed by Latane and Darley (1970) to investigate bystanders' reactions to emergency situations. The study sought to determine whether the reactions of the study participants to elder abuse were affected by the victims' age and social distance, that is, whether they are friends, relatives or total strangers. The study's findings and their implications for the design of public education programs on elder abuse are discussed.
Publication Name: Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0894-6566
Year: 1998
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Elder abuse: expert and public perspectives on its meaning
Article Abstract:
The views of the general public and those of elder mistreatment experts were compared in an effort to improve the classification and definition of elder abuse. Specifically, the study sought to compare the types of abuse identified by the public and by experts and to formulate a definition and a taxonomy combining public and expert perspectives on elder abuse. The results show a high degree of similarity between their views, but there were also some issues on which they disagreed.
Publication Name: Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0894-6566
Year: 1998
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
- Abstracts: American Indian elder abuse: risk and protective factors among the oldest Americans. Perceptions of elder abuse and neglect and help-seeking patterns among Filipino and Korean elderly women in Honolulu
- Abstracts: Effects of stimulus integrality on visual attention in older and younger adults: a quantitative model-based analysis
- Abstracts: Identifying and addressing the issues of elder abuse: a rural perspective. part 2 Models of intervention for "elder abuse and neglect": a Canadian perspective on ageism, participation, and empowerment
- Abstracts: The Massachusetts Bank Reporting Project: an edge against elder financial exploitation