Common use of Future Studies Clause in Contracts

Future Studies. The perspectives of perpetrators are not often included in studies of elder abuse. However, as our findings show, the relationship between victim and perpetrator is crucial in situations of abuse. For instance, the involvement of close family members in abuse had an influence on the choice of coping strategy of older persons. If we include research on perceptions and perspectives of perpetrators of elder abuse in future studies we will be better able to understand and explain the interaction between victim and perpetrator, as well as understanding victims’ help-seeking behaviors and coping strategies and perpetrators’ behavior, motives and reasons. There are a limited number of studies that focus on potential reporters, in particular older persons, of elder abuse. We know very little about factors that can influence reporting of elder abuse and motives of potential reporters. We have started this debate showing that non-abused older persons perceive abuse differently, and may therefore also detect and report abusive situations only in later, evident stages of abuse. Further increasing the knowledge about whether and how this reporting behavior is influenced and understanding of these factors will enable a ▇▇▇▇▇▇ mapping of reporting behavior of potential reporters, as well as their reasoning for reporting particular abusive situations or refraining from doing so. Moreover, help-seeking and reporting behavior of older victims of abuse is also understudied. We still do not fully understand why older victims refrain from reporting abuse. Although our study gave some indications (in that older victims help-seeking behavior depends on the type of abuse and the relationship with the perpetrator), more in-depth qualitative studies that include the perspective of perpetrators could shed light on this interaction. We do not know much about the possible combinations and relations between various types of abuse experienced, different perpetrators involved, and coping strategies used to deal with these situations. Studies are needed that can explain how one type of abuse, or a particular perpetrator can have an impact on the choice of reporting and coping strategy of older victims. Societal explanations of the occurrence of abuse by older participants can be a part of a rationale behind their reporting behavior and reasoning. As they see abuse as a social problem and society as responsible for abuse, their perceptions of the abusive situation and reporting of abuse will be affected by norms and values prevailing in society, societal changes and what is considered as acceptable or unacceptable behavior.