Prevalence and predictive factors of elder mistreatment in Chinese migrant families

Predictors	B	SE	β	t	P value
Constant	33.512	2.815		11.904	<0.001
PCS	−0.008	0.019	−0.016	−0.429	0.668
MCS	−0.066	0.024	−0.118	−2.795	0.005
DEP	−0.145	0.078	0.071	−1.872	0.062
IA	0.812	0.108	0.365	7.547	<0.001
SI	0.002	0.039	0.003	0.058	0.954
FP	−0.175	0.032	−0.245	−5.513	<0.001

Items	Prevalence (N)	Possible range	Actual range	Mean	SD
Physical mistreatment	1.23% (6)	4–24	4–7	4.02	0.24
Psychological mistreatment	20.65% (101)	6–30	6–26	6.71	2.31
Neglect	22.50% (110)	7–35	7–31	7.56	2.07
Economic mistreatment	0.61% (3)	3–15	3–6	3.01	0.17
Social mistreatment	9.41% (46)	4–20	4–11	4.16	0.57
Overall	36.40% (178)	24–120	24–70	25.46	4.42

Variables	Frequency	%
Age (years) (mean = 64.37, SD = 4.84)
60–69	411	84.05
70–79	71	14.52
≥80	7	1.43
Gender
Female	310	63.39
Male	179	36.61
Marital status
Married	445	91.00
Divorced/separated/widowed	44	9.00
Income (¥/month) (median = 200, range = 0–30,000; QR = 2000)
No income	187	38.24
≤1000	103	21.06
1001–3000	139	28.43
3001–5000	37	7.57
≥5001	23	4.70
Education level
Illiteracy	191	39.06
Primary school	180	36.81
Middle school	83	16.97
High school	22	4.50
Diploma	6	1.23
Bachelor degree or higher	7	1.43
Migrant time
6 months to 1 year	52	10.63
More than 1 year to 3 years	94	19.22
More than 3 years	343	70.14
Migrant distance
From rural to downtown but in the same city	150	30.67
Cross city but in the same province	59	12.07
Cross province	280	57.26
The main purpose of migration
Taking care of grandchildren	376	76.89
Finding care from the migrant family	23	4.70
Finding mutual care with the migrant family	57	11.66
Others	33	6.75

Prevalence and predictive factors of elder mistreatment in Chinese migrant families†