Financial abuse in elderly Korean immigrants: Mixed analysis of the role of culture on perception and help-seeking intention

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 463-488

  Lee, Hee Yun ^a   Eaton, Charissa K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

And independent and interdependent self construal; Elder mistreatment; Elderly Korean immigrants; Financial abuse; Help seeking behavior; Perception

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CRIME; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; MIGRATION; MINORITY GROUP; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN AMERICANS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; ELDER ABUSE; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; PERCEPTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68349100191     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634370902983138     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Adelman, R. D., Lachs, M. S., & Breckman, R. (1999). Elder abuse and neglect. In R. T. Ammerman & M. Hersen (Eds.), Assessment of family violence: A clinical and legal sourcebook (2nd ed., pp. 271-286). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
2. Blunt, A. P. (1993). Financial exploitation of the incapacitated: Investigation and remedies. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 5(1), 19-32.
3. Brown, A. (1989). A survey on elder abuse at one Native American tribe. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 1(2), 17-37.
4. Chang, J. & Moon, A. (1997). Korean American elderly's knowledge and perceptions of elder abuse: A qualitative analysis of cultural factors. Journal of Multicultural Social Work, 6, 139-154.
5. Choi, N. G., Kulick, D. B, & Mayer, J. (1999). Financial exploitation of elders: Analysis of risk factors based on county adult protective services data. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 10(3/4), 39-62.
6. Choi, N. G., & Mayer, J. (2000). Elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation: Risk factors and prevention strategies. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 33(2), 5-25.
7. Creswell, J. W. (2003). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
8. Glaser, B. (1978). Theoretical sensitivity. Mill Valley, CA: Sociology Press.
9. Glaser, B. (1992). Emergence vs forcing: Basics of grounded theory analysis. Mill Valley, CA: Sociology Press.
10. Greene, J., & McClintock, C. (1985). Triangularization in evaluation: Design and analysis issues. Evaluation Review, 9, 523-545.
11. House, E. R. (1994). Integrating the quantitative and qualitative. New Directions for Program Evaluation, 61(Spring), 13-21.
12. Judd, C. M., Smith, E. R., & Kidder, L. H. (1991). Research methods in social relations. Fort Worth, TX: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
13. Kosberg, J. I. (1988). Preventing elder abuse: Identification of high risk factors prior to placement decisions. Gerontologist, 28, 43-50.
14. Markus, H. R., & Kitayama, S. (1991). Culture and the self: Implications for cognition, emotion, and motivation. Psychological Review, 98, 224-253.
15. Min, J. W. (2001). Process and outcomes of long-term care decision-making among Korean American elders [unpublished doctoral dissertation]. Los Angeles: University of California, School of Public Policy and Social Research.
16. Moon, A. (2002). Cultural and non-cultural factors in elder abuse assessment and intervention. Research proposal submitted to Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholars Programs.
17. Moon, A., & Benton, D. (2000). Tolerance of elder abuse and attitudes toward third-party intervention: Are there differences among African American, Korean American, and White elderly? Journal of Multicultural Social Work, 8, 283-383.
18. Moon, A., & Evans-Campbell, T. (1999). Awareness of formal and informal sources of help for victims of elder abuse among Korean American and Caucasian elders in Los Angeles. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 11(3), 1-22.
19. Moon, A., Tomita, S. K., & Jung-Kamei, S. (2001). Elder mistreatment among four Asian American groups: An exploratory study on tolerance, victim blaming, and attitudes toward third-party intervention. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 36(1/2), 153-169.
20. Moon, A., & Williams, O. (1993). Perceptions of elder abuse and help-seeking patterns among African-American, Caucasian American, and Korean-American elderly women. Gerontologist, 22, 386-395.
21. National Center on Elder Abuse. (1998). The national elder abuse incidence study: Final report. Washington, DC: National Aging Information Center.
22. National Center on Elder Abuse. (2004). The 2004 survey of state adult protective services: Abuse of adults 60 years of age and older. Retrieved June 9, 2008, from http://www.ncea.aoa.gov/NCEAroot/Main_Site/pdf/2-14-06%20FINAL%2060+REPORT.pdf
23. Neuman, L. (1994). Social research methods: Qualitative and quantitative approaches. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
24. Pablo, S., & Braun, K. L. (1997). Perceptions of elder abuse and neglect and help-seeking patterns among Filipino and Korean elderly women in Honolulu. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 9(2), 63-75.
25. Rabiner, D. J., Brown, D., & O'Keefe, J. (2004). Financial exploitation of older persons: Policy issues and recommendations for addressing them. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 16(1), 65-84.
26. Rabiner, D. J., O'Keefe, J., & Brown, D. (2006). Financial exploitation of older persons: Challenges and opportunities to identify, prevent, and address it in the United States. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 18(2), 47-68.
27. Rossman, G. B., & Wilson, B. L. (1985). Numbers and words: Combining quantitative and qualitative methods in a single large-scale evaluation study. Evaluation Review, 9, 627-643.
28. Sanchez, Y. M. (1994). Perceptions of financial exploitation and resource exchange within Hispanic families [doctoral dissertation]. Lansing, MI: Michigan State University.
29. Sanchez, Y. M. (1999). Elder mistreatment in Mexican American communities: The Nevada and Michigan experiences. In T. Tatara (Ed.), Understanding elder abuse in minority populations (pp. 67-77). Philadelphia: Brunner/Mazel.
30. Sayles-Cross, S. (1988). Profile of familial elder abuse: A selected Review of the literature. Journal of Community Health Nursing, 5, 209-219.
31. Singelis, T. M. (1994). The measurement of independent and interdependent self-construals. Personal and Social Psychology Bulletin, 20, 580-591.
32. Strauss, A., & Corbin, J. (1990). Basics of qualitative research: Grounded theory procedures and techniques. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
33. Strauss, A. L. (1987). Qualitative analysis for social scientists. New York: Cambridge University Press.
34. Triandis, H. C. (1989). The self and social behavior in differing cultural contexts. Psychological Review, 96, 506-520.
35. Tueth, M. J. (2000). Exposing financial exploitation of impaired elderly persons. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 8, 104-111.
36. Tung, E. E., Schipper, A. M., & Takahashi, P. Y. (2007). Detecting financial exploitation of vulnerable adults: Guidelines for primary care providers and nursing home medical directors. Annals of Long-Term Care, 15(7), 24-31.
37. Wilber, K. H. (1990). Material abuse of the elderly: When is guardianship a solution? In E. F. Dejowski (Ed.), Protecting judgment-impaired adults: Issues, interventions, and policies (pp. 89-103). New York: Haworth Press.
38. Wilber, K. H., & Reynolds, S. L. (1996). Introducing a framework for defining financial abuse of the elderly. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 8(2), 61-80.