TY - JOUR
T1 - Association between personality traits and elder abuse in a community-dwelling Chinese population
T2 - findings from the PINE study
AU - Li, Mengting
AU - Kong, Dexia
AU - Chao, Ying Yu
AU - Dong, Xinqi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2020/8/7
Y1 - 2020/8/7
N2 - Elder abuse is a pervasive public health issue. The relationship between personality traits and elder abuse remains unclear. This study aims to examine the associations between neuroticism, conscientiousness, and elder abuse. Data were derived from the Population Study of Chinese Elderly (PINE), a community-engaged study of 3,157 US Chinese older adults in the greater Chicago area from 2011–2013. Elder abuse included psychological, physical, and sexual abuse, financial exploitation, and caregiver neglect. The assessments of neuroticism and conscientiousness were derived from the NEO Five-Factor Inventory. Logistic regression was used. Higher neuroticism (score range: 6–30, OR = 1.14, CI = 1.11–1.18) and lower conscientiousness (score range: 16–60, OR = 0.97, CI = 0.96–0.99) were associated with a higher risk of elder abuse. With respect to different forms of elder abuse, higher neuroticism was associated with an increased risk of psychological abuse (OR = 1.14, CI = 1.10–1.17), financial exploitation (OR = 1.03, CI = 1.00–1.07), and caregiver neglect (OR = 1.06, CI = 1.03–1.09). Higher conscientiousness was associated with a higher risk of financial exploitation (OR = 1.02, CI = 1.00–1.05). Intervention programs could reduce neuroticism and raise conscientiousness of elder abuse victims.
AB - Elder abuse is a pervasive public health issue. The relationship between personality traits and elder abuse remains unclear. This study aims to examine the associations between neuroticism, conscientiousness, and elder abuse. Data were derived from the Population Study of Chinese Elderly (PINE), a community-engaged study of 3,157 US Chinese older adults in the greater Chicago area from 2011–2013. Elder abuse included psychological, physical, and sexual abuse, financial exploitation, and caregiver neglect. The assessments of neuroticism and conscientiousness were derived from the NEO Five-Factor Inventory. Logistic regression was used. Higher neuroticism (score range: 6–30, OR = 1.14, CI = 1.11–1.18) and lower conscientiousness (score range: 16–60, OR = 0.97, CI = 0.96–0.99) were associated with a higher risk of elder abuse. With respect to different forms of elder abuse, higher neuroticism was associated with an increased risk of psychological abuse (OR = 1.14, CI = 1.10–1.17), financial exploitation (OR = 1.03, CI = 1.00–1.07), and caregiver neglect (OR = 1.06, CI = 1.03–1.09). Higher conscientiousness was associated with a higher risk of financial exploitation (OR = 1.02, CI = 1.00–1.05). Intervention programs could reduce neuroticism and raise conscientiousness of elder abuse victims.
KW - Chinese
KW - Neuroticism
KW - conscientiousness
KW - elder abuse
KW - personality traits
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U2 - 10.1080/08946566.2020.1782300
DO - 10.1080/08946566.2020.1782300
M3 - Article
C2 - 32580693
AN - SCOPUS:85087435916
SN - 0894-6566
VL - 32
SP - 317
EP - 333
JO - Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect
JF - Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect
IS - 4
ER -