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Implicit and Explicit Dehumanization of Older Family Members: Novel Determinants of Elder Abuse Proclivity
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2 2023
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Source: Stigma Health. 8(1):40-48
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Alternative Title:Stigma Health
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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.
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Pubmed ID:37092028
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC10120856
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Volume:8
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