The role of reciprocity and gender in dementia caregiving on abusive and neglectful behaviors.
Objectives Reciprocity, a balanced exchange in interactions, is a crucial element of social exchanges and impacts caregiving outcomes. This paper aims to investigate whether perceived reciprocity plays a protective role against older adult abuse and neglect and to explore gender variations associate...
| Publicado en: | Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences Vol. 81; no. 8; pp. 1 - 11 |
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