Psychosocial well-being of elderly women who have experienced abuse
The purpose of the study was to compare the current psychosocial well-being of 16 community-dwelling women aged 65 and over who had experience abuse to 19 women who report never having been abused during their lifetime. Although scientific research show that psychological distress is one of the main consequences of elder abuse, the present study instead revealed differences on the social variables. For instance, women that have experienced mistreatment report having little support from their family, consider that they have a weak attachment to other people, and that they have no one to turn to when they need advice.