Citation

Schneider HD. Z. Gerontol. 1990; 23(4): 186-196.

Vernacular Title

Bewohner und Personal als Quellen und Ziele von Gewalttatigkeit in Altersheimen.

Affiliation

Psychologisches Institut der Universität Freiburg, Schweiz.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2238781

Abstract

Aspects of prosocial and of violent behaviour among residents, among staff, and between residents and staff of homes for the aged in German-speaking Switzerland and possible determinants were ascertained by mailed questionnaires (N = 205; rate of return: 20%). Prosocial behaviour is dominating but violence in many forms occurs too. Violence correlates with low age of the employees, with a low motivation for continued education, with a low satisfaction with the work situation in many forms, with low life satisfaction, with life problems, with high numbers of inhabitants of the political community, with the size of the home, and with unfavorable conditions of the staff. Correlations between the behaviour of home residents and staff leads to the proposition that violence in one group furthers violence in another group and hinders prosocial behaviour. The report is closed by considerations concerning methodological restrictions and practical consequences.

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