Theoretical Development and Elder Mistreatment: Spreading Awareness and Conceptual Complexity in Examining the Management of Socio-Emotional Boundaries

Ageing International

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 171-184

  Biggs, Simon ^a   Haapala, Irja ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Age; Elder mistreatment; Emotional ambivalence; Interpersonal relations; Negotiation; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049283397     PISSN: 01635158     EISSN: 1936606X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12126-010-9064-1     Document Type: Article

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