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JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGICAL SOCIAL WORK
Volume 46, Issue 2, Pages 3-22Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1300/J083v46n02_02
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Older women; domestic violence; elder abuse; psychological abuse; control dynamics
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- FCAR (Fonds Canadiens d'Aide a la Recherche)
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Violence within older couples is a reality, not a myth. In this study, qualitative interviews were conducted with 15 women ages 60 to 81 who had suffered marital psychological violence. Husbands' psychologically violent behaviors were grouped into 14 categories: control, denigration, deprivation, intimidation, threats, abdication of responsibility, manipulation, blame, harassment, negation of reality, indifference, making the wife feel guilty, sulking, and infantilization. Control behaviors were found to be the central category. Control dynamics increased at retirement, when children left home and when husbands experienced a decrease in health status. Implications for practice are also discussed. (C) 2005 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.
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