Physical and Sexual Assault of Women With Disabilities

Martin, Sandra L.; Ray, Neepa; Sotres-Álvarez, Daniela; Kupper, Lawrence L.; Moracco, Kathryn E.; Dickens, Pamela; Scandlin, Donna; Gizlice, Ziya

doi:10.1177/1077801206292672

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“…Women with disabilities are likely to be easier to experience sexual violence compare to other women since the perpetrator thinks that disabled women are relatively powerless to refuse. Furthermore, sexual violence on disabled is probably easier to be manipulated so that violence may occur, the perpetrator also thinks that women with disabilities will not report the attack they undergo (Martin et al, 2006). Devries et al, (2014) states that disabled children are 3 until 4 times more at risk for experiencing violence including sexual violence compare to non-disabled children.…”

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confidence: 99%

Case Study on the Biopsychosocial Impacts and Coping Behaviors among Victims of Female Sexual Violence in Sukoharjo, Central Java

Retnaningsih

Demartoto

Poncorini

2017

J HEALTH PROMOT BEHAV

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Background: Sexual violence on women is a serious social problem. It may cause various impacts including biological, reproductive, psychological, and social impacts. There is a need for behavioral change to deal with the impact of sexual violence. This study aimed to explore the biopsychosocial impacts and coping behaviors among female sexual violence victims. Subjects and Method: This was a qualitative descriptive research using case study method. The study was conducted in Sukoharjo from 15 June to 25 July 2017. Key informants were included female sexual violence victims and close persons, Chairman of NGO Alliance of Concern in Women's Welfare (APPM), volunteers of One Heart Disability Society, staff of Office for Women's Empowerment, and Head of Women and Child Protection Unit, and medical personnel. The data were collected by in-depth interview, observation, and document review. Interactive analysis included data collection, reduction, display, and verification. Results: The age of female victims of sexual violence ranged between 15 and 21 years. They had no schooling or junior high school education. All of them came from Sukoharjo, Central Java. The forms of sexual violence were sexual harassment and rape. The perpetrators were close persons of the victim. The biological, reproductive, and psychological impacts of the victim included fear, irritation, trauma, worry, self-imprison, self-contain, feelings of revenge, emotion, stress, pain during urination, fever, unwanted pregnancy, and complications of childbirth. The social impacts included isolation, gossiping, and negative stigma of the victim. The victim's behaviors in coping with the biopsychosocial impacts included routine medical check up, attempt to forget, taking for granted, and avoidance of bringing up the incidents of sexual violence, preoccupation with positive activities, seeking support of the close person, being more careful of the opposite sex, and avoidance of mingling with unrecognized people in a strange environment. Conclusion: Female sexual assault cases suffered undesireable biological, reproductive, psychological, and social impacts. The impacts of biological and reproductive health take the forms of health problems, unwantted pregnancy, and complications of childbirth. There is a need for support to help overcome the biopsychosocial impacts of sexual violence victims.

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Case Study on the Biopsychosocial Impacts and Coping Behaviors among Victims of Female Sexual Violence in Sukoharjo, Central Java

Retnaningsih

Demartoto

Poncorini

2017

J HEALTH PROMOT BEHAV

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“…When a woman with a disability seeks IPV related assistance, the goal may not always be to leave the abusive relationship, understanding that some women will be reluctant if the perpetrator is someone on whom she depends for assistance with daily needs (Martin et al, 2006). Women with disabilities also face the loss of accessible housing, barriers in the criminal justice system, and threats to their independence if they report abuse, among a host of concerns (Ortoleva & Lewis, 2012).…”

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Trauma-Informed Social Work Practice with Women with Disabilities: Working with Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

Ballan

Freyer

2017

ASW

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“…Feminist disability theory integrates feminism with its emphasis on the inequalities inherent in the male dominated, patriarchal society and disability theory with the focus on the effects of marginalization and unequal treatment for women who have a disability and suffer from abuse (Barranti & Yuen, 2008;Fiduccia & Wolfe, 1999;Garland-Thomson, 2001;Mays, 2006;Rousso, 2001). Recent studies conducted in the U.S. have found that compared to women without disabilities, women with disabilities are more likely to experience intimate partner violence (Brownridge, 2006;Martin et al, 2006) and longer durations of abuse (Nosek, Howland, & Hughes, 2001). Merely applying traditional theories that focus on male domination and patriarchy to the experiences of abuse suffered by women who also have disabilities has prevented an effective means of addressing these unique problems (Center for Research on Women with Disabilities, 2002;Frantz, Carey, & Bryen, 2006;Jones, 2007;Mays, 2006).…”

Section: Feminist Disability Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Several studies found that partners of women with disabilities were more likely to be perpetrators of IPV than partners of women without disabilities (Collins et al, 1999;Martin et al, 2006;McFarlane et al, 2001;Young et al, 1997).…”

Section: Disability Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Intimate Partner Violence in a U.S. College Sample: Do Auditory Status and Gender Predict Victimization?

Beaulieu¹,

Williams²,

Porter³

2017

PSYCH

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Our research examines the effect of auditory status and gender on self-reported psychological and physical abuse of college students from a northeastern university in the United States. A total of 816 college students were surveyed. Forty classes were randomly selected and surveys were administered to students in those classes. Predictions from disability theory, feminist theory, and feminist disability theory were tested using binary logistic regression analysis. Gender specific binary logistic regressions were run to examine the possibility that predictors of abuse differ by gender. Disability theory predicted that Deaf and hard of hearing students were at a higher risk for reporting victimization. The results from the analyses support disability theory and show that Deaf and hard of hearing students were more likely to report victimization. Feminist theory predicted that women would be more likely to be abused than men. Feminist theory received mixed support. Women regardless of auditory status were more likely to report psychological abuse, but were not more likely to report physical abuse. Feminist disability theory hypothesized that the risk of abuse would be higher for Deaf and hard of hearing women than for either hearing women and men, and Deaf and hard of hearing men. Feminist disability theory was tested by including an interaction effect (auditory status by gender). Feminist disability theory received no support. The interaction effect between auditory status and gender was negative, indicating that Deaf and hard of hearing women college students were less likely to report victimization than one would expect when the interaction effect is not included in the model.

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Physical and Sexual Assault of Women With Disabilities

Cited by 174 publications

References 20 publications

Case Study on the Biopsychosocial Impacts and Coping Behaviors among Victims of Female Sexual Violence in Sukoharjo, Central Java

Case Study on the Biopsychosocial Impacts and Coping Behaviors among Victims of Female Sexual Violence in Sukoharjo, Central Java

Trauma-Informed Social Work Practice with Women with Disabilities: Working with Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

Intimate Partner Violence in a U.S. College Sample: Do Auditory Status and Gender Predict Victimization?

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