National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina,67 President Street—2 South, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2011 Jul;26(11):2321-32. doi: 10.1177/0886260510383037. Epub 2010 Sep 9.
Although two recent major studies provide some insight into the prevalence and correlates of elder mistreatment, the relationship between elder mistreatment and mental health remains unclear. This study begins to address this issue by examining the relationship between elder mistreatment (i.e., a recent history of emotional and physical abuse) and negative emotional symptoms (e.g., anxiety and depression) among 902 older adults aged 60 and above residing in South Carolina. Results demonstrate that emotional, but not physical, abuse is significantly correlated with higher levels of emotional symptoms. This relationship is sustained when controlling for established demographic and social/dependency risk factors. These data suggest that mistreated older adults also suffer from greater emotional symptoms and highlight the need for more research in this area.
尽管最近的两项大型研究提供了一些关于虐待老年人的普遍性和相关因素的见解，但虐待老年人与心理健康之间的关系仍不清楚。本研究通过检查南卡罗来纳州 902 名 60 岁及以上老年人中虐待老年人（即最近有情感和身体虐待史）与负面情绪症状（如焦虑和抑郁）之间的关系，开始解决这个问题。结果表明，情感虐待而不是身体虐待与更高水平的情绪症状显著相关。在控制既定的人口统计学和社会/依赖风险因素后，这种关系仍然存在。这些数据表明，受虐待的老年人也会遭受更严重的情绪症状，并强调需要在这一领域进行更多的研究。
