Weissberger, G. H., & Bergman, Y. S. (2025). The role of subjective successful aging in the relationship between financial exploitation and mental health. Aging & Mental Health, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2025.2532665
This section suggests a selection of international publications on mistreatment of older adults that have been published since 2007. A scientific literature review is carried out every six months in order to regularly enhance this reference list.
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Weissberger, G. H., & Bergman, Y. S. (2025). Reflective functioning and financial exploitation vulnerability in older adults: The importance of significant others. Clinical Gerontologist, 48(3), 449-458. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2024.2320921
Wilson, I. M., Tan, K. C., Tan, J. Y. S., Jones, L., Dawood, K., & Mack, W. (2025). “I (am) scared I will hurt him, then I will regret it forever”: Singaporean caregiver perspectives and elder abuse risk. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 37(2), 150-180. https://doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2025.2469054
Wu, H., Lu, Y., Fan, Z., & Zhang, L. (2025). The Chinese Adaptation and Validation of the Adolescents’ Ageism Toward Older Adults Scale. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 100(3), 318-339. https://doi.org/10.1177/00914150241235086
Themes:
Ageism and validated tools and practice guidelines*
Wyman, J., ElSaleh, R., Dion Larivière, C., & Malloy, L. (2025). Canadian law enforcement perceptions of older adult maltreatment, interviewing practices and training needs. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 40(1), 212-228.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11896-025-09731-z
Themes:
Mistreatment in general and training*
Xu, W., & Yang, Y. (2025). Elder abuse and psychological distress of Chinese widowed older adults. Family Relations.https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.13182
Yamaç, S. U., & Gürsoy, M. Y. (2025). Self-neglect, frailty and depression among older women living in Southern Türkiye.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22778-1
Yasumoto, S., Ito, D., Toyoshima, A., & Kimura, Y. (2025). To What Age Do Japanese People Wish to Live?: The Impact of Age Stereotypes. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 100(1), 41-55. https://doi.org/10.1177/00914150241268142
Themes:
Ageism and consequences*
Yi, E. H. G., Kim, J., Lin, I. H., Szempruch, J., & Gu, L. (2025). A Scoping Review of Elder Mistreatment and Abuse in Asian Americans. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 1-32. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2025.2503263
Yıldırım, G., Yurdakul, B., & Kağnıcı, D. Y. (2025). Ageism from the perspective of older adults: A phenomenological study. Educational Gerontology, 51(2), 139-154. https://doi.org/10.1080/03601277.2024.2384623
Themes:
Ageism and risk factors and vulnerability*