Syme, M. L., & Cohn, T. J. (2020). Elder sexual abuse and implicit agism: examining the warm-incompetent bias among mock jurors. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 32(1), 1–26.
Themes:
Ageism* and sexual mistreatment*
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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Ahnlund, P., Andersson, T., Snellman, F., Sundström, M., & Heimer, G. (2020). Prevalence and Correlates of Sexual, Physical, and Psychological Violence Against Women and Men of 60 to 74 Years in Sweden. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence, 35(5–6), 1539–1561.
Bows, H. (2020). The other side of late‐life intimacy? Sexual violence in later life. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 39(Supplement S1), 65–70.
Themes:
Gender*, intimate partner violence* and sexual mistreatment*
Træen, B., Kvalem, I. L., & Ohnstad, I. (2020). Experiences of Non-consensual Sex of Older Adult Men and Women in Norway, Denmark, Belgium and Portugal. Sexuality & Culture, 24(1), 113–139.
Abner, E. L., Teaster, P. B., Mendiondo, M. S., Ramsey-Klawsnik, H., Marcum, J. L., Crawford, T. N., & Wangmo, T. (2019). Victim, Allegation, and Investigation Characteristics Associated With Substantiated Reports of Sexual Abuse of Adults in Residential Care Settings. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 34(19), 3995–4019.
Burnes, D., Acierno, R., & Hernandez-Tejada, M. (2019). Help-Seeking Among Victims of Elder Abuse: Findings From the National Elder Mistreatment Study. Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences, 74(5), 891–896.
Chopin, J., & Beauregard, E. (2019). Elderly Sexual Abuse: An Examination of the Criminal Event. Sexual Abuse: A Journal Of Research And Treatment. 1-21
Themes:
Sexual mistreatment*
Heywood, W., Minichiello, V., Lyons, A., Fileborn, B., Hussain, R., Hinchliff, S., & … Dow, B. (2019). The impact of experiences of ageism on sexual activity and interest in later life. Ageing & Society, 39(4), 795–814.
Themes:
Ageism* and sexual mistreatment*
Kołodziejczak, S., Terelak, A., & Bulsa, M. (2019). Domestic violence against seniors in rural areas of West Pomerania, Poland. Annals Of Agricultural And Environmental Medicine: AAEM, 26(1), 92–96.
Træen, B., Carvalheira, A. A., Hald, G. M., Lange, T. & Kvalem, I. L. (2019). Attitudes Towards Sexuality in Older Men and Women Across Europe: Similarities, Differences, and Associations with Their Sex Lives. Sexuality & Culture, 23(1), 1–25.
Themes:
Ageism*, intercultural* and sexual mistreatment*