Is greater social support a protective factor against elder mistreatment?

XQ Dong, MA Simon - Gerontology, 2008 - karger.com
… that higher social support is a potential protective factor … , greater social support is associated
with a lower risk for self-… social support and finding ways to build better social support

Stressors social support and elder mistreatment

S Chokkanathan - Aging & Mental Health, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
mistreatment. In addition, the study also investigated the protective influence of social support
on elder mistreatment (… Social support was included as a protective factor in this study. …

Sources and variations in social support and risk for elder mistreatment in a US Chinese population

S Zheng, M Li, D Kong, XQ Dong - Journal of the American …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
social support (PSS) and elder mistreatment (EM) but less is known regarding the negative
aspect of social support (… to other protective factors for EM, such as high levels of community

The associations of gender, depression and elder mistreatment in a community-dwelling Chinese population: the modifying effect of social support

XQ Dong, T Beck, MA Simon - Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 2010 - Elsevier
… Lastly, our results suggest that the modifying effect of social support on depression as a risk
factor for EM maybe stronger in men than women. These findings will also guide future work …

Elder mistreatment and psychological resilience: the moderating role of social support

Y Yang, S Salari - Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
… of elder mistreatment on resilience and whether social supportcommunity-dwelling older
Chinese adults aged 60 to 79 years. … social support may serve as an important protective factor

Risk for violence and social support in the elderly: a cross-sectional study

AC Santos, JB Pereira, RC Santos… - Acta Paulista De …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
… a contributor for the elderly to develop more autonomy, and … income is a risk factor for
violence against the elderly, which … and elder abuse and the mediation of social support: a cross-…

Gender variations in the levels of social support and risk of elder mistreatment in a Chinese community population

XQ Dong, MA Simon - Journal of Applied Gerontology, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
… differences in social support and risk of elder mistreatment (EM) in a community-dwelling …
This may be consistent with our finding of perceived social support as a stronger risk factor

Social support, socio-economic status, health and abuse among older people in seven European countries

MG Melchiorre, C Chiatti, G Lamura… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
risk factors for elder abuse. This study focused on the associations between social support,
… countries, including the crucial aspect of elder abuse. We hypothesized that a high level of …

The national elder mistreatment study: race and ethnicity findings

M Alexandra Hernandez-Tejada… - … of elder abuse & …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
… to consider other risk factors for elder mistreatment, both … risk of being Hispanic for any form
of elder mistreatment. However, low social support increased risk of all forms of mistreatment, …

Association between depression and elder abuse and the mediation of social support: a cross-sectional study of elder females in Mexico City

M Vilar-Compte, L Giraldo-Rodríguez… - Journal of aging …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Social support is recognized as a potential protective factor against elder abuse and the
risk … In the present study, prevalence of elder abuse is higher than reported in prior research …