Betz-Hamilton, A. E., Stum, M. S., & Chan, A. C. Y. (2023). Elder family financial exploitation offenders: Examining the complexities of problematic behaviors. Victims & Offenders, 18(5), 943-960. https://doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2022.2040068
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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Carr, F. (2023). The Canadian approach to elder financial abuse from a legal and clinical perspective: A narrative review. Medico-Legal Journal, 91(4), 218-222. doi:10.1177/00258172221112710
Themes:
Ageism, financial mistreatment* and reporting*
Giannouli, V., & Tsolaki, M. (2023). What goes wrong with the perceptions of elder financial abuse? Data from older adults, healthcare professionals and students from Greece. Journal of elder abuse & neglect, 35(4-5), 228–235. https://doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2023.2291050
Hall, L., Gómez, J. M., & Lichtenberg, P. A. (2023). Trust and betrayal in older adult financial exploitation. Aging & mental health, 27(12), 2466–2473. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2023.2199688
Hancock, D. W., Burnes, D. P., Pillemer, K. A., Czaja, S. J., & Lachs, M. S. (2023). Psychometric properties of the Five-Item Victimization of Exploitation (FIVE) Scale: A measure of financial abuse of older adults. The Gerontologist, 63(6), 993-999. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnac048
Phelan, A., O'Donnell, D., & McCarthy, S. (2023). Financial abuse of older people by third parties in banking institutions: a qualitative exploration. Ageing & Society, 43(9), 2135-2156. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X21001574
Themes:
Financial mistreatment*
Weissberger, G., Bergman, Y. S., & Shrira, A. (2023). The Association between Ageist Attitudes, Subjective Age, and Financial Exploitation Vulnerability Among Older Adults. Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society, 42(6), 1267–1273. https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648221132130
Burnett, J., Wasik, S., Cash, D., Olson, J., Medina, A., Pena, D., ... & Cannell, M. B. (2024). A collaboration between adult protective services and forensic accounting examiners to investigate complex financial exploitation: formative evaluation findings. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 36(3), 310-327. https://doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2024.2315084
Themes:
Financial mistreatment* and working environments*
Chen, Z., Wen, J., Gou, C., Wang, S., & Shao, J. (2024). Death anxiety and older adults’ vulnerability to fraud: the mediating role of materialism. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 36(3), 291-309. https://doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2024.2350995
DeLiema, M., Langton, L., Brannock, D., & Preble, E. (2024). Fraud victimization across the lifespan: evidence on repeat victimization using perpetrator data. Journal of elder abuse & neglect, 36(3), 227–250. https://doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2024.2321923