NIH grant: Longitudinal Study of Elder Abuse Perpetration (1RF1AG092407-01)

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NIH grant 1RF1AG092407-01: Longitudinal Study of Elder Abuse Perpetration
Institute: {'code': 'AG', 'abbreviation': 'NIA', 'name': 'National Institute on Aging', 'admin_org_id': '12500002', 'admin_funding_url': ''}. PI: TODD I HERRENKOHL. Award: $1412187.
Start: 2026-07-01T00:00:00.
Abstract
This study focuses on the risk for elder abuse perpetration by men and women who were
maltreated as children. We are particularly interested in patterns of abuse that span the
lifecourse and place individuals at high risk for “reverse violence,” a dynamic in which adults
who were abused as children become violent/abusive toward their older adult parents when
their parents reach an age when they require assistance from family members. In addition, we
are interested in risk and protective factors that elevate, mediate, and possibly moderate the
association between earlier forms of abuse and elder abuse risk. A distinct but related goal is to
explore how some adults who were abused as children repair their relationships with their
parents as they age. This mixed methods investigation builds on a longitudinal study that began
in the 1970s with a focus on the correlates and consequences of child maltreatment. Child
participants, first assessed when they were 18 months to 6 years of age, are now in their late-
40s and 50s, which overlap a time in life when many adult children begin assisting and caring
for their aging parents. New data collection will center proximal risk factors for elder abuse risk
and combine existing and newly collected data on past forms of abuse, depression, and
substance abuse. Data on perceptions of relationship quality, adult child-parent attachments,
and relationship satisfaction will broaden understanding of interpersonal dynamics underlying
relational health and resilience for some adult respondents. Moreover, a qualitative study with a
subset of 50 participants will explore concepts of forgiveness, reconciliation, and resilience in
adult-child- parent relationships that have been strained by past abuse. Results will strengthen
understanding of lifecourse patterns of abuse and resilience and advance theory and
interventions that will lessen the risk for elder abuse in all its forms, thereby saving lives and
reducing financial costs to society.

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