Elder abuse victimization patterns: latent class analysis using perpetrators and abusive behaviours.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research on elder abuse has defined it as a multidimensional construct that encompasses a set of different abusive behaviours, victims, perpetrators and settings. The array of possible elder abuse configurations is difficult to capture. This study sought to identify victimization patterns that represent distinct elder abuse configurations based on specific abusive behaviours and on the relationship with the perpetrator; it also sought to determine the association between these latent classes with victims' characteristics.

Method

Data comes from two elder abuse surveys: a representative sample of community-dwelling adults and a convenience sample of older adults reporting elder abuse to four state and NGOs institutions. Latent Class Analysis (LCA) was used to categ

SUBMITTER: Santos AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6480599 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature