Gender Differences in the Prevalence and Correlates of Elder Abuse in a Community-Dwelling Older Population in Korea

Gyeong-Suk Jeon, Sung-Il Cho, Kyungwon Choi and Kwang-Sim Jang
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Gyeong-Suk Jeon: Department of Nursing, Division of Natural Science, Mokpo National University, Muan-gun 58554, Korea
Sung-Il Cho: Graduate school of Public Health and Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
Kyungwon Choi: Department of Nursing, Korea National University of Transportation, Chungbuk 27909, Korea
Kwang-Sim Jang: Department of Nursing, Dong-a College of Health, Yeongam-gun 58439, Korea

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: Background: We examined gender differences in the prevalence estimates and correlates of elder abuse in a community-dwelling older population in Korea. Methods: We analyzed responses from the Living Profiles of Older People Survey (LPOPS), which comprises a nationally representative sample of non-institutionalized Korean older adults living in the community. A total of 10,184 older persons (4179 men and 6005 women) were included in the analysis. Results: The overall rate of elder abuse was 9.9%, and emotional elder abuse was the most frequent type. Of the men and women subjects, 8.8 and 10.6%, respectively, had experienced elder abuse. We observed significant gender differences in the correlates of elder abuse. Educational attainment was significantly associated with elder abuse in men but not in women. Poor self-rated health was significantly associated with elder abuse in women but not in men. Household income and relationship with children were significantly associated with elder abuse in both men and women. Conclusion: Our results suggest that the factors that make elderly persons vulnerable to elder abuse may differ by gender. A better understanding of the risk factors for elder abuse across genders will facilitate the development of elder abuse prevention strategies, practices, and policies.

Keywords: elder mistreatment; gender differences; elder abuse (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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