终身再受害:来自威斯康星州纵向研究的证据
Jooyoung Kong1, Scott D Easton2, Jason M Fletcher1
1University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.
Journal of interpersonal violence
|September 10, 2024
概括
童年创伤增加了成年亲密伴侣暴力 (IPV) 的风险,这反过来又增加了老年人虐待受害的可能性. 这种终身受害模式在女性中更为明显.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 犯罪学 犯罪学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 虐待老年人是一个日益严重的公共卫生问题,对健康造成严重后果.
- 在研究中,对老年人受害经历的终身视角不足.
- 了解早期逆境对后期受害的长期影响至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查不良童年经历 (ACE) 对老年人虐待受害的间接影响,通过中年成人亲密伴侣暴力 (IPV).
- 检查ACE,IPV和老年人虐待之间的关系中的性别差异.
- 通过IPV探索特定的童年受害者类型,通过IPV预测老年虐待.
主要方法:
- 分析了来自威斯康星州纵向研究的数据,其中包括5391名70多岁早期的老年人.
- 估计调解和调节调解模型,以评估间接影响.
- 检查从童年到成年后期的终身受害者经历.
主要成果:
- 较高的ACE分数与中年成人时IPV受害率的增加有关.
- 针对IPV的受害者显著预测了虐待老年人的受害者.
- 通过IPV从ACE到老年人虐待的间接途径在女性中比男性更强.
- 父母的身体虐待,性虐待和目睹家庭暴力是重要的预测因素.
结论:
- 调查结果支持终身受害的概念,在整个生命周期中出现反复的模式.
- 非常需要评估累积受害及其对虐待老人的影响.
- 对于有效的老年人虐待预防和干预,一个终身,创伤信息化的方法是必不可少的.
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