Yu, S. J., Kuo, C. T., & Tseng, Y. C. (2023). Association of Financial Literacy and Risk Preference With Fraud Exposure and Victimization Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China. Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society, 42(1), 89–98. https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648221121775
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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Teaster, P. B., Roberto, K. A., Savla, J., Du, C., Du, Z., Atkinson, E., Shealy, E. C., Beach, S., Charness, N., & Lichtenberg, P. A. (2023). Financial Fraud of Older Adults During the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Gerontologist, gnac188. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnac188
Themes:
COVID-19*, extent of the phenomenon* and financial mistreatment*
Glover, C. M., Yu, L., Stewart, C. C., Wilson, R. S., Bennett, D. A., Lamar, M., & Boyle, P. A. (2023). Childhood socioeconomic status interacts with cognitive function to impact scam susceptibility among community-dwelling older adults. Aging & mental health, 27(4), 765–770. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2022.2087206
Kamateros, A. (2020). Le rôle des institutions financières dans la lutte contre la maltraitance financière et matérielle envers les personnes aînées en situation de vulnérabilité: élaboration d'un protocole respectueux du droit à l'autonomie. Revue du notariat, 122(3), 411-473.
Poole, C. & Rietschlin, J. (2012). Intimate partner victimization among adults aged 60 and older: An analysis of the 1999 and 2004 General social survey. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 24(2), 120-137.
Themes:
Financial mistreatment* and intimate partner violence*
Nguyen, A. L., Mosqueda, L., Windisch, N., Weissberger, G., Axelrod, J., & Han, S. D. (2021). Perceived types, causes, and consequences of financial exploitation: narratives from older adults. The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences.
Themes:
Consequences* and financial mistreatment*
Weissberger, G. H., Mosqueda, L., Nguyen, A. L., Axelrod, J., Nguyen, C. P., Boyle, P. A., Spreng, N., & Han, S. D. (2020). Functional connectivity correlates of perceived financial exploitation in older adults. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 12.
Redmond, M. (2020). Reframing financial abuse of parishioners: an analysis of a Church of England disciplinary tribunal hearing regarding Rev. Karl Wray. Journal of Adult Protection, 22(2), 93–102.
Themes:
Financial mistreatment*
Lichtenberg, P. A., Gross, E., & Ficker, L. J. (2020). Quantifying Risk of Financial Incapacity and Financial Exploitation in Community-dwelling Older Adults: Utility of a Scoring System for the Lichtenberg Financial Decision-making Rating Scale. Clinical Gerontologist, 43(3), 266–280.
Lichtenberg, P. A., Gross, E., & Campbell, R. (2020). A Short Form of the Lichtenberg Financial Decision Rating Scale. Clinical Gerontologist, 43(3), 256–265.