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Relations between Elder Abuse, Ageism and Perceptions of Age
Margarida Pedroso de Lima1* , Maria Emilia Vergueiro1, Antonio-Jose Gonzalez2, Paulo Martins 3, Joao Garrido Oliveira1
2.ISPA - Instituto Universitario de Ciencias Psicologicas, Sociais e da Vida
3.Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal Centro de Investigacao em Neuropsicologia e Intervencao Cognitivo Comportamental - CINEICC UID/PSI/00730/2013.
Citation : Margarida Pedroso de Lima,et.al, Relations between Elder Abuse, Ageism and Perceptions of Age International Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education 2018, 5(6) : 91-102.
The purpose of this study is to understandif the Ageismand perceptions of age of a group of elderly people is related with their experiences of being abused, mistreated or suffer from negligence.
33 older subjects were assessed with QEEA - Questions to Elicit Elder Abuse, Ageism Survey and POA - Perceptions of Aging. The findings show some evidence of the correlations between discrimination, perceptions of ageingand abuse.
A prevention program designed to prevent abuse and based in active and participative methodologies- The Transparent Hands project- is presented as a tool to help and overcome the attitudinal resistances to change preconceptions of age.
Keywords: Ageism, Elder Abuse, Perceptions of Ageing, Prevention, Creative Action Methods, Role-Play.