The purpose of this study is to explore the cultural definitions of financial abuse from the perspective of 124 elderly Korean immigrants and to examine the role of traditional cultural values in their definitions by using a mixed methods approach. The qualitative analysis generated four themes relevant to definition of financial abuse. A binary logistic regression indicated that those with stronger cultural adherence to traditional values had higher odds of providing culture-based definitions of financial abuse. Education is needed for health professionals, social service providers, and adult protective workers to increase their understanding of culture-specific experiences of financial abuse among ethnic minority elders. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

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Social Values cultural anthropology South Korea social psychology Asian Republic of Korea psychological aspect human Asian continental ancestry group Aged ethnology United States Humans male Emigrants and Immigrants female Aged, 80 and over very elderly Article elder abuse migration Culture