Center for Gerontology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA.
J Elder Abuse Negl. 2013;25(3):230-41. doi: 10.1080/08946566.2012.751825.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) in late life takes various forms including physical harm, sexual assault, and murder. Using national newspaper reports of IPV among elders, we identified the types of violence reported most frequently in media and examined how the abuse was conceptualized by reporters. We found that most cases of IPV reported involved murder, with men as perpetrators and women as victims. Caregiving stress and health problems were frequently cited as contributing factors in the cases. Interpreting these findings from a feminist perspective, we suggest implications for practitioners working with older adults.
亲密伴侣暴力(IPV)在晚年有多种形式,包括身体伤害、性侵犯和谋杀。通过对老年人中 IPV 的全国性报纸报道的分析,我们确定了媒体报道的最常见的暴力类型,并研究了记者对虐待行为的概念化方式。我们发现,大多数报道的 IPV 案件涉及谋杀,施害者为男性,受害者为女性。在这些案件中,经常提到的促成因素是照顾者的压力和健康问题。从女权主义的角度解释这些发现,我们为与老年人一起工作的从业者提出了一些建议。