Relationship between emotional elder abuse and developmental function of the family

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.

Keywords: developmental function of the family; emotional abuse; older adults.