Abstract
ABSTRACT Future trends suggest both a continued growth of the elderly population, as well as the likelihood of increased demand for family caregiving which may, in turn, be associated with increasing rates of elder abuse. It is important to consider issues related to such caregiving, including potential abuse from an ecological perspective which, in turn, provides a fruitful basis for framing the problem of abuse as a set of contextually-based risk factors. This paper focuses on the contextual risk factors using an applied ecological model, a useful framework for understanding the intergenerational character of elder abuse in families, for developing recommendations for empirically-based action research, and for the development of community-based prevention and intervention strategies. KEYWORDS: Family dyadextrafamilial environmentsmicrosystemmesosystemexosystemmacrosystemrisk factors
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Elder abuseEcological psychologyGerontologyPsychologyHuman factors and ergonomicsMedicineOccupational safety and healthPoison controlEnvironmental healthSocial psychology
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- 1999
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- article
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- 11
- Issue
- 1
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- 79-103
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Lawrence B. Schiamberg,
Daphna Gans
(1999).
An Ecological Framework for Contextual Risk Factors in Elder Abuse by Adult Children.
Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect
, 11
(1)
, 79-103.
https://doi.org/10.1300/j084v11n01_05
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- DOI
- 10.1300/j084v11n01_05