Supplement to Lifecourse Patterns of Abuse and Elder Mistreatment (1R01AG059823-01)

In this supplement, we propose to conduct 50 qualitative interviews with adult participants of alongitudinal study on lifecourse patterns of abuse and elder mistreatment. These 60-minuteinterviews, conducted by telephone or videoconference, will consist of a short structured survey,followed by a series of open-ended questions pertaining to COVID-19 pandemic. We areparticularly interested in the effects of state-specific orders of social distancing and self-isolationrelated to the pandemic on adult child-older parent relationships, particularly when participantsare providing support and care for vulnerable older adults, and the mental health, substanceuse, and resilience of adult children. Research questions broaden the data collection on ourparent project to capture dimensions unique to the pandemic but objectives remain within theoriginal scope of the parent study. The specific aims for this application are to (1) identify theunique challenges faced by adult children of formerly abusive parents within the context ofCOVID-19 shelter-in-place orders and social distancing mandates and (2) discern personalbehaviors and social factors associated with the pandemic that influence resilience in adultswho were abused. The research is guided by a life course perspective, which provides afoundation from which to assess responses to this major life stressor in relationship to theintergenerational transmission of violence.