Gender Differences among Abused Older African Americans and African American Abusers in an Elder Abuse Provider Agency

Bibliographic Data

ID18947710
AuthorsAgber Dimah (Chicago State University, corresponding author), Keren Patricia Dimah (University of Illinois Chicago)
Year2002
Volume32
Issue5
Pages557-573
Publication date2002-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Black Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9347 • E-ISSN: 1552-4566
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/002193470203200504
OpenAlexW2034280380
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited11

Objectives of this study were to examine gender differences among mistreated older African Americans and their perpetrators. The analysis was based on substantiated elder abuse cases in Illinois. Gender differences regarding six forms of abuse were examined as were demographic and barrier differences among victims and perpetrators. Overall, older African Americans were more susceptible to financial exploitation and intentional neglect. Other than intentional physical neglect, there were no significant gender differences between male and female victims in their mistreatment (χ 2 = 6.66, p =.010). Both male and female abusers were equally engaged in caring for their aging relatives and more likely to be children of the victims and living with them. Females (75.0%) more than males (67.0%) were abusive to aging relatives. Findings show that older Blacks, especially males, are subject to mistreatment from relatives who may be overwhelmed by caring for them and may benefit from intervention programs

African american · Agency (philosophy) · Domestic violence · Elder abuse · Intervention (counseling) · Medical emergency · Neglect · Physical abuse · Poison control · Psychiatry · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · Elder Abuse and Neglect · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology

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