TY  - JOUR
A1  - Schuster, Isabell
A1  - Krahé, Barbara
T1  - Abuse of Elders Living at Home: A Review of Recent Prevalence Studies
JF  - International Journal of Behavioral Science
N2  - This article presents evidence from recent studies on the prevalence of different forms of elder abuse. After a review of definitions and measures of elder abuse, the findings of 20 original studies containing 26 samples from 17 countries published since 2010 are summarized. Overall prevalence rates showed a high variability across studies, ranging from 2.2% in a study from Ireland to 43.7% in a study from Egypt. Evidence on gender differences in the vulnerability for abuse and the predominant relationship constellations between abusers and victims did not yield a consistent picture across studies. Conceptual and methodological reasons for the variability in prevalence rates are discussed, and an outlook for future research is presented. In particular, consistent definitions and measures are needed to facilitate the comparative analysis of elder abuse in different studies and cultural contexts.
KW  - elder abuse
KW  - neglect
KW  - prevalence
KW  - family
KW  - violence
KW  - review
Y1  - 2016
SN  - 1906-4675
VL  - 11
SP  - 93
EP  - 108
PB  - Behavioral Science Research Institute, Srinakharinwirot University
CY  - Bangkok
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - De Schrijver, Lotte
A1  - Vander Beken, Tom
A1  - Krahe, Barbara
A1  - Keygnaert, Ines
T1  - Prevalence of sexual violence in migrants, applicants for international protection, and refugees in Europe
BT  - a critical interpretive synthesis of the evidence
JF  - International Journal of environmental research and public health
N2  - (1) Background: Sexual violence (SV) is a major public health problem, with negative socio-economic, physical, mental, sexual, and reproductive health consequences. Migrants, applicants for international protection, and refugees (MARs) are vulnerable to SV. Since many European countries are seeing high migratory pressure, the development of prevention strategies and care paths focusing on victimised MARs is highly needed. To this end, this study reviews evidence on the prevalence of SV among MAR groups in Europe and the challenges encountered in research on this topic. (2) Methods: A critical interpretive synthesis of 25 peer-reviewed academic studies and 22 relevant grey literature documents was conducted based on a socio-ecological model. (3) Results: Evidence shows that SV is highly frequent in MARs in Europe, yet comparison with other groups is still difficult. Methodologically and ethically sound representative studies comparing between populations are still lacking. Challenges in researching SV in MARs are located at the intrapersonal, interpersonal, community, societal, and policy levels. (4) Conclusions: Future research should start with a clear definition of the concerned population and acts of SV to generate comparable data. Participatory qualitative research approaches could be applied to better grasp the complexity of interplaying determinants of SV in MARs.
KW  - sexual violence
KW  - migrants
KW  - refugees
KW  - asylum seekers
KW  - applicants for international protection
KW  - Europe
KW  - prevalence
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15091979
SN  - 1660-4601
VL  - 15
IS  - 9
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  -