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JOURNAL OF ELDER ABUSE & NEGLECT
Volume 17, Issue 2, Pages 63-76Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1300/J084v17n02_04
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Elder abuse; emotional reactions; Alzheimer's disease; osteoporosis; dependency
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This study examined lay persons' emotional reactions to abuse, with special attention to two types of disease: Alzheimer's disease and osteoporosis. A total of 169 adults (mean age = 60) were interviewed face-to-face using a vignette methodology. Although the majority of the participants found the vignette to describe a situation of abuse, one-quarter did not consider it an abusive situation. The person described in the vignette elicited more positive than negative emotions, with a high percentage of participants expressing sympathy, desire to help, and concern. The various emotional reactions to abuse are associated with different correlates. (C) 2005 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.
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