title: Gender, Relationships, and Elder Abuse: Assessing Aggression in Mother-Daughter Dyads.
abstract: The older adult population is growing rapidly, and with it comes a national concern for elder abuse. Elder abuse is an intentional act of harm or failure to provide care by a person in a trusted relationship with the elder. One relationship is often overlooked in both research and clinical practice as having special significance for elder abuse-that of the adult daughter-elderly mother. However, recent studies suggest that there are gender differences in the use of aggression, which challenge standard assessments of abuse and may be important for assessing mother-daughter relationships. In this narrative review article, the authors review the relevant literature on female-to-female aggression, with an emphasis on its application to mother-daughter relationships and elder abuse. Measurement tools are evaluated in light of the state of the science. The authors conclude with specific recommendations for clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: 1College of Nursing, Michigan State University; 2School of Nursing, University of California Los Angeles; and 3Luskin School of Public Affairs, University of California Los Angeles.
authors.forename: Carolyn E Z
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Pickering
authors.forename: Huibrie C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Pieters
authors.forename: Janet C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Mentes
authors.forename: Ailee
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Linda R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D004552:Elder Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D009769:Object Attachment; D012307:Risk Factors