Moral intuitions, social skills and elder abuse: exploring a social exchange hypothesis
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Resumo: | Purpose: In this study, we operationalize and test some predictions of a social exchange theory of elder abuse. The theory proposes that the combination of low resources and high dependency/low relational power increases the older adult’s risk of abuse. We tested these predictions by exploring the association between morality (indicator of resources) and abuse, moderated by social skills (indicator of power). Methodology: This was an exploratory study. We collected data from 62 participants between 64 and 94 years old who frequented social-recreational centers. Findings: We found a positive association between the moral intuition harm/care and the report of emotionally and financially abusive behaviours and denial of rights. The moral intuition authority/respect is negatively associated with the same types of abuse. The effects of moral intuitions on the types of abuse increased in older adults with generally high social skills and low assertiveness. Originality: Our study provided initial results for a psychological interpretation of a social exchange theory of elder abuse and highlighted the importance of relational models where moral intuitions interact with social skills to predict elder abuse. |
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Moral intuitions, social skills and elder abuse: exploring a social exchange hypothesisElder abuseSocial exchange theoryTheories of abuseMoralitySocial skillsOlder peopleCiências Sociais::PsicologiaSocial SciencesSaúde de qualidadePurpose: In this study, we operationalize and test some predictions of a social exchange theory of elder abuse. The theory proposes that the combination of low resources and high dependency/low relational power increases the older adult’s risk of abuse. We tested these predictions by exploring the association between morality (indicator of resources) and abuse, moderated by social skills (indicator of power). Methodology: This was an exploratory study. We collected data from 62 participants between 64 and 94 years old who frequented social-recreational centers. Findings: We found a positive association between the moral intuition harm/care and the report of emotionally and financially abusive behaviours and denial of rights. The moral intuition authority/respect is negatively associated with the same types of abuse. The effects of moral intuitions on the types of abuse increased in older adults with generally high social skills and low assertiveness. Originality: Our study provided initial results for a psychological interpretation of a social exchange theory of elder abuse and highlighted the importance of relational models where moral intuitions interact with social skills to predict elder abuse.This study was conducted at Psychology Research Centre (UID/PSI/01662/2013), University of Minho, and supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology and the Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education through national funds and co-financed by FEDER through COMPETE2020 under the PT2020 Partnership Agreement (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007653). João F. Fundinho was funded by a scholarship from the Portuguese Foundations for Science and Technology – FCT – (PD/BD/105965/2014).EmeraldUniversidade do MinhoFundinho, João Filipe MendesFerreira-Alves, J.2023-04-202023-04-20T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/1822/87536engFundinho, J.F. & Ferreira-Alves, J. (2023), "Moral intuitions, social skills and elder abuse: exploring a social exchange hypothesis", The Journal of Adult Protection, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAP-01-2023-00011466-82031466-820310.1108/JAP-01-2023-0001https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JAP-01-2023-0001/full/htmlinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-12-23T01:39:27Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/87536Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T00:54:21.932617Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Moral intuitions, social skills and elder abuse: exploring a social exchange hypothesis |
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Moral intuitions, social skills and elder abuse: exploring a social exchange hypothesis |
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Moral intuitions, social skills and elder abuse: exploring a social exchange hypothesis Fundinho, João Filipe Mendes Elder abuse Social exchange theory Theories of abuse Morality Social skills Older people Ciências Sociais::Psicologia Social Sciences Saúde de qualidade |
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Moral intuitions, social skills and elder abuse: exploring a social exchange hypothesis |
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Moral intuitions, social skills and elder abuse: exploring a social exchange hypothesis |
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Moral intuitions, social skills and elder abuse: exploring a social exchange hypothesis |
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Moral intuitions, social skills and elder abuse: exploring a social exchange hypothesis |
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Moral intuitions, social skills and elder abuse: exploring a social exchange hypothesis |
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Fundinho, João Filipe Mendes |
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Fundinho, João Filipe Mendes Ferreira-Alves, J. |
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Ferreira-Alves, J. |
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Universidade do Minho |
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Fundinho, João Filipe Mendes Ferreira-Alves, J. |
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Elder abuse Social exchange theory Theories of abuse Morality Social skills Older people Ciências Sociais::Psicologia Social Sciences Saúde de qualidade |
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Elder abuse Social exchange theory Theories of abuse Morality Social skills Older people Ciências Sociais::Psicologia Social Sciences Saúde de qualidade |
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Purpose: In this study, we operationalize and test some predictions of a social exchange theory of elder abuse. The theory proposes that the combination of low resources and high dependency/low relational power increases the older adult’s risk of abuse. We tested these predictions by exploring the association between morality (indicator of resources) and abuse, moderated by social skills (indicator of power). Methodology: This was an exploratory study. We collected data from 62 participants between 64 and 94 years old who frequented social-recreational centers. Findings: We found a positive association between the moral intuition harm/care and the report of emotionally and financially abusive behaviours and denial of rights. The moral intuition authority/respect is negatively associated with the same types of abuse. The effects of moral intuitions on the types of abuse increased in older adults with generally high social skills and low assertiveness. Originality: Our study provided initial results for a psychological interpretation of a social exchange theory of elder abuse and highlighted the importance of relational models where moral intuitions interact with social skills to predict elder abuse. |
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Fundinho, J.F. & Ferreira-Alves, J. (2023), "Moral intuitions, social skills and elder abuse: exploring a social exchange hypothesis", The Journal of Adult Protection, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAP-01-2023-0001 1466-8203 1466-8203 10.1108/JAP-01-2023-0001 https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JAP-01-2023-0001/full/html |
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