Abuse and Discrimination Experienced by Older Women in the Era of COVID-19: A Two-Wave Representative Community Survey in Hong Kong

Yan, Elsie; Lai, Daniel W. L.; Lee, Vincent Wan Ping; Bai, Xue; Ng, Haze K L

doi:10.1177/10778012221085998

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“…The finding of increased physical and emotional abuse directly contrasts a study reporting a decrease in physical and psychological abuse during the pandemic compared to a pre-pandemic period in a representative community sample of older women in Hong Kong [12]. Our findings also diverge slightly from of Chang et al [10] who found increases in rates of physical abuse and financial abuse reported during the pandemic period, but not in verbal abuse (a type of emotional abuse).…”

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“…Differences between studies may also reflect the complexity of measuring elder abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, Yan et al [12] discuss that the reduction in elder abuse found in their study may reflect a true reduction in elder abuse as a result of changing living situations, or may reflect a change in the willingness to report elder abuse during the pandemic period when more victims are trapped at home with perpetrators of violence. Thus, different data sources (i.e., survey, resource line) may yield vastly different results.…”

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“…Few studies to our knowledge have examined rates and characteristics of elder abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic. While two survey studies found increased rates of elder abuse during the pandemic [10,11] compared to a pre-pandemic period, one study [12] found evidence for decreased rates of elder abuse and age discrimination. A methodological limitation of the first two of these studies [10,11] is that both utilized comparison datasets that were different from the pandemic dataset examined.…”

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Elder abuse in the COVID-19 era based on calls to the National Center on Elder Abuse resource line

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Background The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated circumstances that place older adults at higher risk for abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Identifying characteristics of elder abuse during COVID-19 is critically important. This study characterized and compared elder abuse patterns across two time periods, a one-year period during the pandemic, and a corresponding one-year period prior to the start of the pandemic. Methods Contacts (including social media contacts, and email; all referred to as “calls” for expediency) made to the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) resource line were examined for differences in types of reported elder abuse and characteristics of alleged perpetrators prior to the pandemic (Time 1; March 16, 2018 to March 15, 2019) and during the pandemic (Time 2; March 16, 2020 to March 15, 2021). Calls were examined for whether or not abuse was reported, the types of reported elder abuse, including financial, physical, sexual, emotional, and neglect, and characteristics of callers, victims, and alleged perpetrators. Chi-square tests of independence compared frequencies of elder abuse characteristics between time periods. Results In Time 1, 1401 calls were received, of which 795 calls (56.7%) described abuse. In Time 2, 1009 calls were received, of which 550 calls (54.5%) described abuse. The difference between time periods in frequency of abuse to non-abuse calls was not significant ($$p=0.28$$ p = 0.28 ). Time periods also did not significantly differ with regard to caller, victim, and perpetrator characteristics. Greater rates of physical abuse ($${\upchi }^{2}=23.52, p<0.001)$$ χ 2 = 23.52 , p < 0.001 ) and emotional abuse ($${\upchi }^{2}=7.12, p=0.008)$$ χ 2 = 7.12 , p = 0.008 ) were reported during Time 2 after adjustment for multiple comparisons. An increased frequency of multiple forms of abuse was also found in Time 2 compared to Time 1 ($${\upchi }^{2}=23.52, p<0.001)$$ χ 2 = 23.52 , p < 0.001 ) . Conclusions Findings suggest differences in specific elder abuse subtypes and frequency of co-occurrence between subtypes between time periods, pointing to a potential increase in the severity of elder abuse during COVID-19.

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“…All data were collected using a computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI) system. More detailed information about the recruitment procedures were described in a previous paper [ 33 ].…”

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The Impact of Pandemic-Related Life Stress on Internet Gaming: Social Cynicism and Gaming Motivation as Serial Mediators

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A heightened interest in online gaming has emerged during COVID-19, and people have become increasingly vulnerable to internet gaming disorder (IGD). However, playing video games can also have a positive effect; gaming has been recognized as an efficient coping strategy. Currently, relatively little is understood about how online gaming can turn from an efficient coping strategy into an addiction disorder. This study investigated the mediating roles of social cynicism, escape and coping motives on the association between daily disruption during COVID-19 and IGD, seeking to reveal the underlying mechanism that influences the effects of gaming. A total of 203 participants in Hong Kong who reported having played electronic games during COVID-19 were surveyed. We conducted three hierarchical multiple regressions, then tested a serial mediation model using path analysis with structural equation modeling. The results revealed that escape motives significantly mediated the relationship between daily disruption related to COVID-19 and IGD, but no such effect was found for coping motives. Social cynicism alone was not a significant mediator, but social cynicism and escape motives in series mediated the relationship between daily disruption and IGD. These difference outcomes suggested different underlying mechanisms of escape and coping motives.

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“…Perceived risk was measured by the question asking the participants to rate the chance that the participant himself/herself be infected by COVID-19 along a ve-point scale ranging from 'no chance at all' (1) to 'very great chance' (5).…”

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Predictors of depression and role of trust in medical professionals as moderator in Hong Kong Chinese population in the COVID-19 pandemic

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Background: Given the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and the associated prevention and control measures implemented the psychological burden brought by the pandemic on the citizens is expected to increase. This study aimed to explore the predictors of depressive symptoms among Hong Kong people during the epidemic, as well as factors that could potentially alleviate the negative effects of the epidemic. Methods: A longitudinal prospective survey study was conducted with the general population aged 18 and above in Hong Kong. The third wave follow-up survey (December 2021 to January 2022) was used for a cross-sectional analysis (n= 803). Logistic and linear regression were performed to test the predictors and moderating effects respectively. Results: With minimized confounding effects of demographic variables, higher levels of concern of infection, experience with COVID-19 infection and previous epidemics, hassles, and trust in authority increased the odds of being depressive, while a higher level of trust in medical professionals reduced the odds of depression. Moreover, greater trust in medical professionals, as a moderator, lessened the positive associations between the levels of depression and hassles, concern about infection. Conclusions: Even though the threats of COVID-19 seem to have lowered, this study shows that a few factors associated with the pandemic continue to threaten people’s mental health. However, developing greater trust in medical experts may be an effective way to relieve psychological burden.

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Abuse and Discrimination Experienced by Older Women in the Era of COVID-19: A Two-Wave Representative Community Survey in Hong Kong

Cited by 11 publications

References 50 publications

Elder abuse in the COVID-19 era based on calls to the National Center on Elder Abuse resource line

Elder abuse in the COVID-19 era based on calls to the National Center on Elder Abuse resource line

The Impact of Pandemic-Related Life Stress on Internet Gaming: Social Cynicism and Gaming Motivation as Serial Mediators

Predictors of depression and role of trust in medical professionals as moderator in Hong Kong Chinese population in the COVID-19 pandemic

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