Definition of Financial Abuse: A Culture-Centered Construct among Korean Elders

被引:3
作者
Lee, Hee Yun [1 ]
Lee, Sang Eun [2 ]
Yoon, Hyun Sook [3 ]
Im, Hyojin [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Minnesota, Sch Social Work, St Paul, MN 55108 USA
[2] San Jose State Univ, Sch Social Work, San Jose, CA 95192 USA
[3] Hallym Univ, Dept Social Welf, Chunchon, Gangwon Do, South Korea
关键词
culture; definition; elder mistreatment; filial piety; Korean elders; social welfare policy;
D O I
10.1080/10926771.2013.789095
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
One of the critical issues in addressing financial abuse in Korea is the absence of an appropriate definition voiced by the elderly. This study is designed to explore how Korean elders define financial abuse in given social and cultural contexts. Face-to-face, in-depth interviews were conducted with 124 elders, aged 60 to 79, residing in Korea. The results of qualitative data analysis using grounded theory revealed that a vast majorty of Korean elderly respondents defined financial abuse as lack of provision of financial support to elder parents, and a small portion of respondents defined it as financial exploitation by adult children. The definition of financial abuse reflects cultural beliefs based on filial piety about financial expectations within the parent-child relationship. Education on financial abuse for both elders and their adult children and establishment of income support programs are urgently needed efforts to increase the financial well-being of elderly Koreans.
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页码:527 / 540
页数:14
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