Elder Mistreatment Methods and Measures in Round 3 of the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project

Jaclyn S Wong, Melissa J K Howe, Hannah Breslau, Kristen E Wroblewski, V Eloesa McSorley, Linda J Waite and Robert Wallace

The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2021, vol. 76, issue Supplement_3, S287-S298

Abstract: ObjectivesElder mistreatment has negative consequences for older adults’ health and well-being. As such, scholars aim to understand its causes, the contexts in which it occurs, how to prevent victimization, and how to design interventions for mistreated older adults. This paper provides a detailed overview of the 2015–2016 National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP) Round 3 Elder Mistreatment Module (EMM) to encourage further research on the topic.MethodThis paper reviews previous elder mistreatment scholarship, describes the EMM, provides descriptive analyses of elder mistreatment among community-dwelling older adults, and discusses promising approaches and limitations to future research with these data.ResultsThe EMM includes 10 stem questions to measure elder mistreatment behaviors experienced since age 60 and 2 follow-up questions about perceived severity and the identity of the perpetrator. The stem questions can be analyzed individually or combined into a scale, and researchers can account for severity as a robustness check. Analysts can also group the measures into specific types of elder mistreatment. A major strength of the EMM is its ability to identify perpetrators in victims’ core social networks.DiscussionThe NSHAP Round 3 EMM provides scholars an opportunity to study older Americans’ mistreatment experiences, particularly as they relate to their physical and mental health, their social networks and personal relationships, and their broader social contexts.

Keywords: Abuse and neglect; Measurement; Social networks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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