| Title | Perceptions of elder abuse and help-seeking patterns among African-American, Caucasian American, and Korean-American elderly women |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1993 |
| Authors | Moon, A, Williams, O |
| Journal | GerontologistGerontologist |
| Volume | 33 |
| Pagination | 386-95 |
| Date Published | Jun |
| ISBN Number | 0016-9013 (Print)<br/>0016-9013 (Linking) |
| Accession Number | 8325527 |
| Keywords | African Americans/ psychology, African Continental Ancestry Group, Age Factors, Aged, Asian Continental Ancestry Group, Attitude to Health/ethnology, Elder Abuse/ ethnology/prevention & control/psychology, European Continental Ancestry Group/ psychology, Female, Humans, Korea/ethnology, Middle Aged, Minnesota, Patient Acceptance of Health Care/ ethnology, Questionnaires, Sampling Studies, Women/ psychology |
| Abstract | Thirteen scenarios were used to measure and compare the perceptions of elder abuse and help-seeking behaviors of African-American, Caucasian American, and Korean-American elderly women. Significant group differences existed in their perceptions of elder abuse with regard to six scenarios, and the Korean-American women were substantially less likely to perceive a given situation as abusive than the other groups. The three groups also showed significant differences in their intended use of formal and informal sources of help in the case of elder abuse. |
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