000			02371nam a2200301Ia 4500
001			112275
005			20250625151256.0
008			110331s1996 eng
040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aOsborn, Alice _91845
245			_aCaregivers and elders : _bthe caregiving relationship : an exploratory study of elder maltreatment in New Zealand _cOsborn, Alice
246			_aThesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at the University of Canterbury, 1996
300			_a137 p.
365			_a00 _b0
500			_aAvailable for loan from the University of Canterbury library.
520			_aThis study was initiated to increase understanding of the causes of elder maltreatment in New Zealand and to provide victim and perpetrator profiles. A small study of caregivers was undertaken and three groups compared: caregivers who physically abuse their elderly, caregivers who neglect their elderly, and caregivers who neither neglect nor physically abuse their elderly. Results showed that differences exist between physical abuse and neglect, lending support to the argument that researchers should cease to analyse maltreatment data as though 'elder abuse' were a single phenomenon. Similar to overseas research, findings also indicated that neglect seemed to be more associated with the stress, social isolation and elder dependency risk factors, and physical abuse with the intra-individual dynamics risk factor. Implications from these findings and future directions for research are given. Because this study analysed the physical abuse and neglect groups separately, the small number of participants in each maltreatment group meant that this research was mainly indicative rather than conclusive. Nevertheless, demographical characteristics of the elders and caregivers seemed to be comparable to profiles generated overseas, allowing comparisons to be made with greater confidence.--AUTHOR'S ABSTRACT
650	2	7	_2FVC _aELDER ABUSE _9220
650	2	7	_2FVC _aFAMILIES _9238
650	2	7	_2FVC _aMENTAL HEALTH _9377
650	2	7	_2FVC _aNEGLECT _9401
650	2	7	_2FVC _aOFFENDERS _9413
650	2	7	_2FVC _aPHYSICAL ABUSE _9439
650	2	7	_2FVC _aSOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS _9568
650	2	7	_2FVC _aSTATISTICS _9575
650	2	7	_aTHESES _9606
650	2	7	_9414 _aOLDER PEOPLE _2FVC
942			_cTHESIS
999			_c3432 _d3432