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Chang, Hsin-wen.

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Perceptions of elder abuse and help-seeking patterns among Taiwanese elderly women (China).

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Perceptions of elder abuse and help-seeking patterns among Taiwanese elderly women (China)./
Author:	Chang, Hsin-wen.
Description:	124 p.
Notes:	Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 42-06, page: 2018.
Contained By:	Masters Abstracts International42-06.
Subject:	Gerontology. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=1420150

Perceptions of elder abuse and help-seeking patterns among Taiwanese elderly women (China).
Chang, Hsin-wen.

Perceptions of elder abuse and help-seeking patterns among Taiwanese elderly women (China). - 124 p.

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 42-06, page: 2018.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Northern Colorado, 2004.

Many researchers interested in elder abuse have exerted a lot of effort to define, categorize, and conceptualize elder abuse from professionals' points of view. However, the perceptions of older adults about their own definition of elder abuse have been neglected. Research conducted in America had discovered that elders' perceptions of a situation as abusive or not may play an important role in directing their behavior to seek help (Moon & Williams, 1993). But the perceptions of elder abuse may vary from person to person, region to region, and even from culture to culture. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to replicate previous research conducted in America and to understand Taiwanese elders' perception of elder abuse and help-seeking behavior, and to see how Taiwanese elders' perceptions of elder abuse and help-seeking patterns differ from previous study. The sample consisted of four Taiwanese ethnic groups. A total of 100 elder women 60 years or older who lived in Kaohsiung areas were recruited. Participants were selected by a nonprobability sampling method and interviewed face-to-face by a structured questionnaire. Three null hypotheses were tested. Results of the study were that there were significant ethnic group differences in perception of elder abuse; perception of abusive or nonabusive situations also were significantly related to Taiwanese elders' decisions to seek help; and there were significant group differences in help-seeking sources. Descriptively comparing the findings from previous and current studies showed some of the same patterns of perception in some of the scenarios. Also, in both studies, perception of a situation as abusive was a good predicator of help-seeking behavior. Some cultural differences that might influence perceptions were also discussed.Subjects--Topical Terms:

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