Comparative study of coexistence problems among institutionalized elderly people versus senior classroom

  1. Isabel Mª García-Munuera
  2. Inmaculada Méndez
  3. Cecilia Ruiz-Esteban
  4. Juan Pedro Martínez-Ramón
Revista:
Revista de psicología de la salud

ISSN: 2386-2300,  0214-6118

Ano de publicación: 2024

Volume: 12

Número: 1

Páxinas: 197-208

Tipo: Artigo

DOI: 10.21134/PSSA.V12I1.117 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso aberto editor

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Resumo

Theoretical Framework: Traditionally, bullying among peers has been confined to the school environ-ment; however, it is increasingly being shown that this phenomenon also occurs in other contexts. In this sense, several investigations have focused their attention on the phenomenon of bullying among older people. The aim of this study was to compare bullying problems among users belonging to ins-titutionalized centers with students in a classroom for the elderly. Method: Participants were N = 80 elderly people (M = 73.23 years; SD = 11.18) with 63.7% being female. A purposive sampling was carried out using a cross-sectional design. The Bullying Questionnaire adapted to Spanish was admi-nistered together with an ad hoc questionnaire to collect the sociodemographic characteristics in both groups. Results: The study has shown that bullying episodes also occur in older people, and are mainly verbal and relational harassment. Likewise, differences were found in the role of aggressor in bullying between the group belonging to institutionalized centers compared to the senior classroom. It was found that age was associated with the role of aggressor; however, no differences were found with respect to gender. Conclusions: The conclusions revolve around the need to create bullying prevention and intervention programs among the elderly in community settings to improve their quality of life and promote active aging.

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