Implicit and Explicit Dehumanization of Older Family Members: Novel Determinants of Elder Abuse Proclivity

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• Alternative Title:
  Stigma Health
• Personal Author:
  Chang, E-Shien ; Monin, Joan K. ; Isenberg, Naomi ; Zelterman, Daniel ; Levy, Becca R.
• Description:
  Elder abuse affects one in six older persons globally. Three limitations impede progress in prevention: most research is victim- rather than perpetrator-based; the reliance on explicit, self-reported factors; and failure to account for psychological factors, such as dehumanization, that motivate abuse. The current study addressed these gaps by examining whether implicit and explicit dehumanization of t could explain elder abuse proclivity. In a web-based survey of 585 family caregivers of older persons, dehumanization was found to be prevalent with 51% of the caregivers implicitly and 31% explicitly dehumanizing older persons. As predicted, implicit and explicit dehumanization contributed to elder abuse proclivity (OR = 1.23, 95% CI = 1.02-1.50, | = .03) and (OR = 1.26, 95% CI = 1.05-1.51, | = .01), respectively, after adjusting for relevant covariates including caregiver burden, and caregivers' and care-recipients' health. Developing caregiver-based interventions to humanize older persons may complement ongoing efforts in reducing elder abuse.
• Keywords:
  Ageism Elder Abuse Family Caregiving Negative Age Stereotypes Violence Prevention
• Source:
  Stigma Health. 8(1):40-48
• Pubmed ID:
  37092028
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10120856
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 AG058565/AG/NIA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U01 AG032284/AG/NIA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U48 DP005023/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; R01 CA168733/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; P30 CA016359/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 CA177719/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; P50 CA196530/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; T32 AG049666/AG/NIA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 ES005775/ES/NIEHS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; K24 AG053462/AG/NIA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; P30 AG022845/AG/NIA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R21 AG055861/AG/NIA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 AG067533/AG/NIA NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:99a77ed175a1cfd720f48f02e3ae24fbe3db27cea095602454f7c9737eff2d657fefa15cfd7edbc3bf09f3a9626abb9fe1e566e8088f5123046c086cccf88189
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/157917/cdc_157917_DS1.pdf
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