Trial reportPloS one2021
The association between elder abuse and childhood adversity: A study of older adults in Malaysia.
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- Adverse childhood experiences and elder abuse victimization nexus: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
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- Adverse childhood experiences and level of self-esteem as predictors for motivation to change among adults with methamphetamine use residing in rehabilitation centers.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- The validity and reliability of the emotional consequences of elder abuse scale for Turkish language.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Adaptation of a Resilience-Building Intervention Among Individuals With Adverse Childhood Experience: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Prevalence of antenatal depression and its association with adverse childhood experiences: a cross- sectional study at Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, Kuala Lumpur.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Intergenerational Chain of Violence, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Elder Abuse Perpetration.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- The long-term effects of childhood circumstances on older individuals: A systematic review.Aging medicine (Milton (N.S.W)) · 2024Review
- Health Conditions in Older Adults Suspected of Being Maltreated: A 20-Year Real-World Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Elder abuse and life-course victimization in hospitalized older adults in Sweden: prevalence and associations with mental ill-health.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Elder abuse prevalence and risk factors: findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.Nature aging · 2022Article
- Do Social Ties Moderate the Association between Childhood Maltreatment and Gratitude in Older Adults? Results from the NEIGE Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesChildhood adversity has been linked with later victimization of young and middle-aged adults, but few studies have shown persistence of this effect among elders, especially outside of North America. This research examined the association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and elder abuse among older adults aged 60 years and over in Malaysia.
designCross sectional data were collected via face-to-face interview from June to August 2019.
settingEight government community health clinics in Kuala Pilah, a district in Negeri Sembilan state approximately 100km from Malaysian capital city Kuala Lumpur.
participantsOlder adults aged 60 years and above (N = 1984; Mean age 69.2, range 60-93 years) attending all eight government health clinics in the district were recruited for a face-to-face interview about health and well-being. MEASUREMENT: The Adverse Childhood Experience International Questionnaire (ACE-IQ) and the Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS) were utilized to estimate childhood adversity and elder abuse respectively.
resultsMultiple logistic regression analysis revealed a significant relationship between the number of cumulative ACEs and elder abuse. Compared to older adults with no self-reported adversity, those reporting three ACEs (OR 2.67, 95% CI 1.84,3.87) or four or more ACEs (OR 1.7, 95% CI 1.16, 2.48) had higher risk of any elder abuse occurrence since age 60 years. The effect was most prominent for financial and psychological elder abuse. The associations persisted in multivariate logistic regression models after adjusting for sociodemographic and health factors.
conclusionEarly life adversities were significantly associated with victimization of older adults. Social and emotional support to address elder abuse should recognize that, for some men and women, there is a possibility that vulnerability to maltreatment persisted throughout their life course.
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