@article{ref1,
title="Implicit and explicit dehumanization of older family members: novel determinants of elder abuse proclivity",
journal="Stigma and health",
year="2023",
author="Chang, E.-Shien and Monin, Joan K. and Isenberg, Naomi and Zelterman, Daniel and Levy, Becca R.",
volume="8",
number="1",
pages="40-48",
abstract="Elder abuse affects one in six older persons globally. Three limitations impede progress in prevention: most research is victim- rather than perpetrator-based; the reliance on explicit, self-reported factors; and failure to account for psychological factors, such as dehumanization, that motivate abuse. The current study addressed these gaps by examining whether implicit and explicit dehumanization of t could explain elder abuse proclivity. In a web-based survey of 585 family caregivers of older persons, dehumanization was found to be prevalent with 51% of the caregivers implicitly and 31% explicitly dehumanizing older persons. As predicted, implicit and explicit dehumanization contributed to elder abuse proclivity (OR = 1.23, 95% CI = 1.02-1.50, p =.03) and (OR = 1.26, 95% CI = 1.05-1.51, p =.01), respectively, after adjusting for relevant covariates including caregiver burden, and caregivers' and care-recipients' health. Developing caregiver-based interventions to humanize older persons may complement ongoing efforts in reducing elder abuse.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2376-6972",
doi="10.1037/sah0000370",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/sah0000370"
}