Gender Differences In Filial Obligation
Preview Abstract Although social interest in elder maltreatment is increasing in Korea, the actual prevalence of elder abuse is hard to determine, and it is not even clear how "elder abuse" is generally defined. In particular, little is known about how aging adults are treated at home or in facilities or to what extent and under what circumstances their treatment might be considered abusive.
In this study, a convenience sample of Korean undergraduate students completed an open-ended qualitative survey asking them to provide examples, in their own words, of extreme, moderate, and mild abuse in family relationships. When giving examples of extreme elder abuse, these students emphasized neglect and physical maltreatment, followed by imprisonment and verbal abuse.
When giving examples of moderate and mild elder abuse, respondents most frequently mentioned various forms of neglect and psychological abuse. Neglect, physical abuse, imprisonment, and Gejder the elderly to an institution were reported significantly more often as examples of extreme abuse than of moderate or mild abuse.
In addition, Korean women tended to focus more on neglect than Korean men when giving examples of extreme elder abuse, whereas Korean Gender Differences In Filial Obligation focused more on neglect than Korean women when giving examples of mild abuse.
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