Vulnerability to violence and abuse among people with disabilities

被引:0
|
作者
Longobardi, Claudio [1 ]
Badenes-Ribera, Laura [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Turin, Dept Psychol, Via Po 14, I-10123 Turin, TO, Italy
[2] Univ Valencia, Dept Methodol Behav Sci, Valencia, Spain
关键词
Disabilities; Interpersonal violence; Sexual abuse; Physical abuse;
D O I
暂无
中图分类号
R56 [呼吸系及胸部疾病];
学科分类号
摘要
Despite increasing reports of violence against people with disabilities, little is known about this phenomenon in the Italian context. The purpose of this study was to document the self-reported prevalence of abuse in adults with disabilities. The Abuse Assessment Screen - Disability was administrated to 237 Italian individuals with disabilities (49.4% men; 50.6% women), with a mean age of 44.1 years (SD = 14.20). The prevalence of any type of abuse (traditional or disability-related) in the last year was 19.4%. The rate of traditional types of abuse (physical or sexual) was 9. 7% in the last year, while for physical abuse the comparable rate was 8.0% and for sexual abuse, 1. 7%. Meanwhile, the rate for any type of disability-related abuse was 9. 7%; the rate of being prevented from using a wheelchair, cane, respirator or assistive devices was 3.0%, the rate of refusal of help with an important personal need was 6.8%. There were no gender differences in the prevalence of abuse reported. The results of the survey suggest that Italian people with disabilities are often victims of violence by multiple perpetrators. Therefore, primary and secondary prevention efforts should be undertaken to target specifically people with disabilities.
引用
收藏
页码:7 / 29
页数:23
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [31] Violence and abuse against people with disabilities: A comparison of the approaches of the European Court of Human Rights and the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
    Lewis, Oliver
    Campbell, Ann
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW AND PSYCHIATRY, 2017, 53 : 45 - 58
  • [32] Vulnerabilities for Abuse Among Women with Disabilities
    Margaret A. Nosek
    Catherine Clubb Foley
    Rosemary B. Hughes
    Carol A. Howland
    Sexuality and Disability, 2001, 19 : 177 - 189
  • [33] Vulnerabilities for abuse among women with disabilities
    Nosek, MA
    Foley, CC
    Hughes, RB
    Howland, CA
    SEXUALITY AND DISABILITY, 2001, 19 (03) : 177 - 189
  • [34] Prevalence and factors associated with the occurrence of sexual violence among people with disabilities in Burkina Faso
    Fomba, Harouna
    Ouedraogo, Henri Gautier
    Cisse, Kadari
    Kouanda, Seni
    AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV, 2022, 34 : 11 - 17
  • [35] Prevalence and factors associated to the occurrence of sexual violence among people with disabilities in Burkina Faso
    Fomba, Harouna
    Ouedraogo, Henri Gautier
    Cisse, Kadari
    Kouanda, Seni
    PSYCHOLOGY HEALTH & MEDICINE, 2024, 29 (07) : 1375 - 1375
  • [36] Developing Vulnerability: A Situational Response to the Abuse of Women with Mental Disabilities
    Jaime Lindsey
    Feminist Legal Studies, 2016, 24 : 295 - 314
  • [37] Developing Vulnerability: A Situational Response to the Abuse of Women with Mental Disabilities
    Lindsey, Jaime
    FEMINIST LEGAL STUDIES, 2016, 24 (03) : 295 - 314
  • [38] Violence and offending in people with learning disabilities - Reply
    Reed, S
    Murphy, D
    Xenitidis, K
    Russell, A
    BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 2005, 187 : 290 - 290
  • [39] Violence to and maltreatment of people with disabilities:: A short review
    Heilporn, A
    André, JM
    Didier, JP
    Chamberlain, MA
    JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE, 2006, 38 (01) : 10 - 12
  • [40] Improving Protection against Violence for People with Disabilities
    不详
    REHABILITATION, 2021, 60 (06) : 360 - 361