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Perceptions of Elder Abuse under Caregiving Situation and Help-Seeking Behaviors: Comparison of Korean American Elderly and Adult Children Generation (수발상황의 노인학대에 관한 인식과 원조요청 태도: 재미한인 노인세대와 자녀세대의 비교)

  • Choi Hae-Kyung
    • Korea journal of population studies
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.31-55
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    • 2004

  • The elder abuse draws an increasing concern as the elderly population grows rapidly, and increasing demands to provide long-term care to the impaired elderly are imposed on the families. This study compares Korean American elders' and their adult children's perceptions of possible elder abuse under care-giving situation, and related help-seeking behaviors using five scenarios developed by the author. The subjects consist of ten elders and their ten adult children including daughters-in-law who live in Los Angeles, the USA. Content analysis reveals very similar help-seeking behaviors of the two generations within the family despite the substanally generational difference towards the perceptions of elder abuse under care-giving situation. Mann-Whitney test shows a significant difference in the perceptions of elder abuse between the elderly and their adult children. It means that the elderly are substantially less likely to perceive a given situation as abusive than their adult children would. But there is no significant difference between the elderly and their adult children in their intended use of formal sources of help. Implications for gerontological social work practice and program development are discussed.

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