Vulnerabilities for abuse among women with disabilities
Vulnerabilities for abuse among women with disabilities
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DOI：
10.1023/a:1013152530758
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发表时间：
2001-09-01
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Howland, CA
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作者：
Nosek, MA;Foley, CC;Howland, CA
研究结果表明，残疾妇女遭受情感、身体和性虐待的比率与非残疾妇女相当，如果不是更高的话。残疾问题专家提出，残疾妇女特别容易受到虐待。本研究报告的问题是，“身体残疾妇女所经历的哪类虐待与其残疾直接相关？“在504名残疾妇女中，有181名妇女回答了关于性和关系的问卷，其中181名妇女回答了关于虐待的开放式问题。使用定性技术，我们分析了他们的反应，并确定了特定类型的情感，身体和性虐待的残疾。某些与残疾有关的环境增加了受虐待的脆弱性。日常生活需要个人援助，造成了更多的脆弱性。我们的结论是，残疾不是一个保护性的因素对虐待;事实上，它往往有助于减少一个女人的情感和身体的防御。这些调查结果表明，需要开发对残疾问题敏感的虐待筛查工具，并制定和测试干预措施，以帮助残疾妇女识别虐待行为，在虐待情况下保护自己，并使自己摆脱可能的虐待关系和情况。
Research findings reveal that women with disabilities experience rates of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse that are comparable to, if not greater than, women without disabilities. Disability specialists propose that women with disabilities experience specific vulnerabilities to abuse. The question in the present study was, "What types of abuse experienced by women with physical disabilities are directly related to their disability?" Of the 504 women with disabilities who responded to a questionnaire assessing sexuality and relationships, 181 of the women completed open-ended questions about abuse. Using qualitative techniques, we analyzed their responses and identified disability-specific types of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. Certain disability-related settings increased vulnerability for abuse. The need for personal assistance with daily living created additional vulnerability. We conclude that disability is not a protective factor against abuse; indeed, it often serves to reduce a woman's emotional and physical defenses. These findings indicate a need for the development of disability-sensitive abuse screening instruments, and development and testing of interventions to assist women with disabilities in recognizing abuse, protecting themselves in abusive situations, and removing themselves from potentially abusive relationships and situations.