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Elder abuse through a life course lens.

Lynn McDonald¹, Cynthia Thomas

¹Institute for the Life Course and Aging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. lynn.mcdonald@utoronto.ca

International Psychogeriatrics

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A history of childhood abuse significantly increases the risk of experiencing elder abuse later in life. This life course perspective is crucial for understanding and preventing mistreatment in older adults.

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Area of Science:

Gerontology
Criminology
Public Health

Background:

Pilot study findings inform a national Canadian elder abuse prevalence study.
Investigated the utility of a life course perspective in examining elder abuse.
Examined abuse prevalence across life stages and its predictive factors.

Purpose of the Study:

Determine if a life course perspective is a useful framework for studying elder abuse.
Analyze the prevalence of abuse perceptions at different life stages.
Assess the impact of early life abuse on later elder abuse.

Main Methods:

Cross-sectional telephone survey of 267 adults aged 55+.
Measured five types of elder abuse (neglect, physical, sexual, psychological, financial) across childhood, young adulthood, and older adulthood.
Used descriptive statistics, bivariate correlations, and logistic regression models.

Main Results:

55% reported childhood abuse; 34.1% reported young adult abuse; 43% reported mature adult abuse; 24.4% reported abuse post-age 55.
Psychological abuse was most common across all life stages.
Childhood abuse history was a significant predictor of elder abuse (OR = 1.81, p = 0.046).

Conclusions:

A life course perspective effectively frames the understanding of elder abuse and neglect.
Childhood abuse history significantly influences later mistreatment, independent of later life events.