Trapped at Home: Individual and Situational Factors Associated With Violence Against Older Adults in Brazil

Gustavo C. Moreira, Vania Ceccato, Department of Economics, Management and Sociology, University of São Paulo, Department of Urban Planning and Environment, School of Architecture and the Built Environment, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Research on Aging: An International Bimonthly Journal

Published online on August 10, 2026

Abstract

Research on Aging, Ahead of Print.
Violence against older adults often occurs within domestic and family settings, but less is known about how these contexts vary by age and gender. This study examines the associations of age and gender with residential occurrence and family-related ...