Relationship between emotional elder abuse and developmental function of the family

AIM: This study aimed to assess the relationship between emotional elder abuse and the developmental function of the family. DESIGN: Community‐based correlational cross‐sectional study was conducted. METHODS: Data were collected on 265 older adults from July to October 2019 in Tehran‐Iran. The samples were selected by simple random sampling and they completed self‐report tools: demographic information, emotional elder abuse developmental function in the family. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics and SPSS software v.16. RESULTS: Mean score of the developmental function in the family was 67.38 (SD = 3.22, range = 0–129). There was a significant negative correlation between the total score of developmental function in the families and emotional elder abuse. Moreover, there was a relationship between the subscale of care and regulation, being attracted to human relationships, purposeful exchange, and creating representatives and ideas with emotional elder abuse.