Violence Against the Elderly in the Family: Aggressor’s Motivations, Feelings and Needs

The worldwide increase of elderly population has been accompanied by important demands, such as violence against this population. This deserves special attention because of the consequences that entails. The literature has focused more on the victim than on the offender. The overall objective of thi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Psicologia, ciência e profissão ciência e profissão, 2016-07, Vol.36 (3), p.637
Hauptverfasser: Silva, Cirlene Francisca Sales, Dias, Cristina Maria de Souza Brito
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Zusammenfassung:The worldwide increase of elderly population has been accompanied by important demands, such as violence against this population. This deserves special attention because of the consequences that entails. The literature has focused more on the victim than on the offender. The overall objective of this study was to investigate the violence against the elderly in the family from the perspective of the aggressors, specifically their motivations, feelings and needs. 13 family aggressors of the elderly participated in this descriptive qualitative study. A semi-structured interview guide which was analyzed through Thematic Content Analysis was used. The results indicate that: there was violence through verbal and physical aggression; the main motivations were alcohol use, physical proximity, financial dependence of the abuser in relation to the elderly, being the main motivation a relationship permeated with violence. The feelings experienced by aggressors were sadness, disappointment, anger, injustice, grief and the desire that the cycle was closed so they could return to their normal life. It was concluded that it is necessary to embrace the aggressors in order to help them reframe this experience. O aumento mundial da população idosa tem sido acompanhado por importantes demandas, dentre elas a violência contra a pessoa idosa, que merece especial atenção devido às sequelas físicas e psicológicas que acarreta. A literatura tem focalizado mais o idoso agredido, pouco se detendo ao agressor. O objetivo geral desta pesquisa foi investigar a violência contra idosos na família, da perspectiva do agressor, especificamente as motivações que os impeliram à violência, os sentimentos e as necessidades sentidas por eles. Pesquisa descritiva de abordagem qualitativa, tendo dela participado 13 agressores familiares dos idosos. Utilizou-se um roteiro de entrevista semiestruturada que foi examinado por meio da Análise de Conteúdo Temática. Os resultados indicam que houve a presença de violência com agressões verbais e físicas; as principais motivações foram uso de álcool, proximidade física, dependência financeira do agressor em relação ao idoso e relacionamento permeado de violência entre ambos; os sentimentos experimentados foram tristeza, decepção, raiva, injustiça, angústia e revolta; as necessidades se relacionam ao desejo de que o processo fosse encerrado, voltar à sua vida normal e conviver com o idoso. Conclui-se acerca da necessidade de acolhimento aos agressores com
ISSN:1414-9893
1982-3703
DOI:10.1590/1982-3703001462014