The prevalence of violence towards the elderly

A critical review of the literature

Bibliographic Data

ID14826469
AuthorsAna João Santos (0000-0003-0556-5513, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge), Rita Nicolau (0000-0001-6847-0461, Direção Geral do Território), Ana Alexandre Fernandes (0000-0002-7686-3932, Instituto Superior de Ciencias Sociais e Relações Internacionais), Ana Paula Gil (0000-0002-6728-7689, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge)
Year1970
Issue72
Publication date1970-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociologia Problemas e Práticas (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0873-6529 • E-ISSN: 2182-7907
PublisherInstituto Universitario de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.7458/spp2013722618
OpenAlexW2948233283
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited7

The studies on the prevalence of violence towards the elderly in a family context that have been conducted in the last thirty years, especially in Europe and Anglo-Saxon countries, are not sufficiently elucidative. This is due to shortcomings in both the definition of their theoretical models and their operative concepts. The authors of this article have systematically reviewed the literature and identified a diversity of definitions and research designs, which has an inevitable impact in terms of varying estimates. The European public perception of this problem is also at odds with the low figures contained in this type of estimate. The authors offer somethoughts about the underlying reasons for these representations, and critique the estimates made in population-based prevalence studies

Criminology · Economics · Geography · Logistic regression · Odds · Perception · Population · Positive economics · Social science · Sociology · Demography · Elder Abuse and Neglect · Medicine · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment

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