Self-Reported Elder Domestic Partner Violence in One Rural Iowa County

• NCJ Number: 222412
• Journal: Journal of Emotional Abuse Volume: 7 Issue: 4 Dated: 2007 Pages: 115-134
• Author(s): Jeanette M. Daly; Arthur J. Hartz; Ann M. Stromquist; Corinne Peek-Asa; Gerald J. Jogerst
• Date Published: 2007
• Length: 20 pages
• Grant Number(s): U50 OH007548
• Sponsoring Agency: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study examined the prevalence of elder domestic partner violence and identified factors associated with elder domestic partner violence in a rural setting.

Abstract

Reported physical abuse by the respondents was 2 percent and reported emotional abuse was 32 percent with inflicted emotional abuse higher at 35 percent. Depressive symptoms, alcohol misuse, living in town, antisocial personality, and being female were risk factors of either reported and/or inflicted emotional abuse. Risk factors, such as sleep and suicide were analyzed in relation to elder abuse, adding a new perspective to the study of domestic elder partner emotional abuse. Prior research on the incidence of reported domestic elder abuse within a metropolitan area has been estimated at 32 per 1,000 elders. Compared with urban settings, much less is known about the prevalence and correlates of elder abuse in rural areas. The purpose of this study was to: (1) examine the prevalence of elder domestic partner violence and (2) estimate the prevalence of elder abuse reported and inflicted by men and women and to identify factors associated with elder domestic partner violence. A secondary data analyses was completed for 362 cohabitating partners who were participants in a population-based, prospective study. The study provided a different perspective of domestic elder partner violence in the rural community setting. Tables and references