Aggression and Older Adults: News Media Coverage across Care Settings and Relationships.

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  • Author(s): Funk LM;Funk LM; Herron RV; Herron RV; Spencer D; Spencer D; Thomas SL; Thomas SL
  • Source:
    Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement [Can J Aging] 2021 Sep; Vol. 40 (3), pp. 500-511. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jun 10.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Cambridge Press Country of Publication: Canada NLM ID: 8708560 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1710-1107 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 07149808 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Can J Aging Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: <2004- > : Cambridge, UK : Cambridge Press
      Original Publication: Maple, Ont. : Canadian Association on Gerontology, [1982-
    • Subject Terms:
      Aggression* ; Mass Media*; Aged ; Canada ; Humans ; Language
    • Abstract:
      Systematic, in-depth exploration of news media coverage of aggression and older adults remains sparse, with little attention to how and why particular frames manifest in coverage across differing settings and relationships. Frame analysis was used to analyze 141 English-language Canadian news media articles published between 2008 and 2019. Existing coverage tended towards stigmatizing, fear-inducing, and biomedical framings of aggression, yet also reflected and reinforced ambiguity, most notably around key differences between settings and relations of care. Mainstream news coverage reflects tensions in public understandings of aggression and older adults (e.g., as a medical or criminal issue), reinforced in particular ways because of the nature of news reporting. More nuanced coverage would advance understanding of differences among settings, relationships, and types of actions, and of the need for multifaceted prevention and policy responses based on these differences.
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Agression; Vieillissement; aggression; aging; analyse des médias; cultural studies; long-term residential care; media analysis; soins de longue durée en institution; violence en milieu de travail; workplace violence; études culturelles
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20200611 Date Completed: 20211025 Latest Revision: 20211025
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      10.1017/S0714980820000197
    • Accession Number:
      32517837