Relationship Between Emotional Elder Abuse and Developmental Function of the Family Publisher Pubmed



Amirmohammadi M¹ ; Nikpeyma N¹ ; Negarandeh R² ; Haghani S³ ; Amrollah Majdabadi Z⁴
Source: Nursing Open Published:2023

Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to assess the relationship between emotional elder abuse and the developmental function of the family. Design: Community-based correlational cross-sectional study was conducted. Methods: Data were collected on 265 older adults from July to October 2019 in Tehran-Iran. The samples were selected by simple random sampling and they completed self-report tools: demographic information, emotional elder abuse developmental function in the family. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics and SPSS software v.16. Results: Mean score of the developmental function in the family was 67.38 (SD = 3.22, range = 0–129). There was a significant negative correlation between the total score of developmental function in the families and emotional elder abuse. Moreover, there was a relationship between the subscale of care and regulation, being attracted to human relationships, purposeful exchange, and creating representatives and ideas with emotional elder abuse. © 2022 The Authors. Nursing Open published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.