Psychosocial analysis of violence against elders / Análise psicossocial da violência contra idosos

The purpose of this study was to understand social representations of the elders from Fernando de Noronha-PE-Brazil about violence in old age. The sample was non-probabilistic, intentional and accidental, composed by 50 elderly subjects from both genders (60% female and 40% male), mean age about 64...

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Main Authors: Ludgleydson Fernandes de Araújo, Jorgeano Gregório Lobo Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2009-01-01
Series:Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-79722009000100020&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=pt