Frequency and forms of elder abuse in Serbia

This paper aims at presenting findings of the research that aimed at exploring the frequency of abuse targeting older persons, frequency of individual types of elder abuse, as well as the frequency of elder abuse targeting two different types of older persons. The research took place in...

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Main Authors: Todorović Nataša, Vračević Milutin, Đikanović Bosiljka, Matejić Bojana
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Language:English
Published: Victimology Society of Serbia and University of Belgrade, Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation 2020-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-6637/2020/1450-66372002203T.pdf
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description This paper aims at presenting findings of the research that aimed at exploring the frequency of abuse targeting older persons, frequency of individual types of elder abuse, as well as the frequency of elder abuse targeting two different types of older persons. The research took place in 2016 in 9 Serbian municipalities and was designed as a cross-section study. It was conducted on a sample of 616 older persons of whom 58.1% (358) are socially less active and have some kind of support in daily life activities and 41.9% (258) are active in their communities and are socially included. The starting assumption of the research is that the frequency of elder abuse is more often in socially excluded persons than it is in socially included and more active ones. The research confirmed the correlation between the level of social activity and the risk of elder abuse and this correlation can be clearly explained by exploring other protective factors and risk factors such as income and education level or chronic diseases and disability.
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spelling doaj-art-df0dd277cdeb48fd81e5f4b2401341e92025-08-20T03:57:55ZengVictimology Society of Serbia and University of Belgrade, Faculty of Special Education and RehabilitationTemida1450-66372406-09412020-01-0123220322710.2298/TEM2002203T1450-66372002203TFrequency and forms of elder abuse in SerbiaTodorović Nataša0Vračević Milutin1Đikanović Bosiljka2Matejić Bojana3Red Cross of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia + HumanaS + Gerontological Society of Serbia, Belgrade, SerbiaRed Cross of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia + HumanaSUniversity Belgrade. Medical Faculty, Institute for Social Medicine, Belgrade, SerbiaUniversity Belgrade, Medical Faculty, Institute for Social Medicine, Belgrade, SerbiaThis paper aims at presenting findings of the research that aimed at exploring the frequency of abuse targeting older persons, frequency of individual types of elder abuse, as well as the frequency of elder abuse targeting two different types of older persons. The research took place in 2016 in 9 Serbian municipalities and was designed as a cross-section study. It was conducted on a sample of 616 older persons of whom 58.1% (358) are socially less active and have some kind of support in daily life activities and 41.9% (258) are active in their communities and are socially included. The starting assumption of the research is that the frequency of elder abuse is more often in socially excluded persons than it is in socially included and more active ones. The research confirmed the correlation between the level of social activity and the risk of elder abuse and this correlation can be clearly explained by exploring other protective factors and risk factors such as income and education level or chronic diseases and disability.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-6637/2020/1450-66372002203T.pdfolder peopleabuseviolencesocially active older peopleresearchserbia
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title Frequency and forms of elder abuse in Serbia
title_full Frequency and forms of elder abuse in Serbia
title_fullStr Frequency and forms of elder abuse in Serbia
title_full_unstemmed Frequency and forms of elder abuse in Serbia
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url http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-6637/2020/1450-66372002203T.pdf
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