Abstract
The worldwide increase of elderly population has been accompanied by important demands, such as violence against this population. This deserves special attention because of the consequences that entails. The literature has focused more on the victim than on the offender. The overall objective of this study was to investigate the violence against the elderly in the family from the perspective of the aggressors, specifically their motivations, feelings and needs. 13 family aggressors of the elderly participated in this descriptive qualitative study. A semi-structured interview guide which was analyzed through Thematic Content Analysis was used. The results indicate that: there was violence through verbal and physical aggression; the main motivations were alcohol use, physical proximity, financial dependence of the abuser in relation to the elderly, being the main motivation a relationship permeated with violence. The feelings experienced by aggressors were sadness, disappointment, anger, injustice, grief and the desire that the cycle was closed so they could return to their normal life. It was concluded that it is necessary to embrace the aggressors in order to help them reframe this experience.
Elderly; Violence; Family; Aggressor