TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Family Violence and Health Among Elderly in Croatia
JO  - Journal of aggression, maltreatment and trauma
A1  - Ajduković, Marina
A1  - Ogresta, Jelena
A1  - Rusac, Silvia
SP  - 261
EP  - 279
VL  - 18
IS  - 3
N2  - This article presents the research carried out on a sample of 303 elderly men and women. In the last year they reported experiencing violence in the family as follows: psychological abuse (24.1%), financial exploitation (6.4%), physical abuse (4.4%), and sexual abuse (2.1%). The abusers were most often husbands (30.15%), sons (16.64%), daughters (14.01%), and wives (9.21%). In the partner relationship, 44% of the women and 35% of the men had experienced at least some form of violence. The results showed that elderly men and women who were victims of family abuse had poorer psychological health than those without such experiences. Elderly who had experienced partner violence consumed alcohol more often than those who had experienced violence by other household members.<p /> 
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SN  - 1092-6771
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10926770902835873
ID  - ref1
ER  -