Association Between Disability and Intimate Partner Violence in the United States

Abstract

Purpose-Prior research has shown that people with disabilities are at greater risk of intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization. This study seeks to examine the link between disability and IPV in a nationally representative sample of U.S. women and men. Also, by establishing that disability preceded recent IPV victimization, this study allows for a more thorough understanding of whether people with disabilities are at greater risk of victimization subsequent to having a disability. Methods-Data were analyzed from the 2010 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, an ongoing, national random digit dial telephone survey of U.S. adults. Estimates of ageadjusted 12-month IPV prevalence by disability status were calculated. Results-Compared to women without a disability, women with a disability were significantly more likely to report experiencing each form of IPV measured, which includes rape, sexual violence other than rape, physical violence, stalking, psychological aggression, and control of reproductive or sexual health. For men, significant associations were found with respect to stalking and psychological aggression by an intimate partner. Conclusions-The results suggest that people with a disability are at greater risk of victimization and that primary and secondary prevention efforts might be targeted to those with a disability.

Characterizing Sexual Violence Victimization in Youth: 2012 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey

“…8 Further examining the type, frequency, and severity of youth SV victimization may provide key information in understanding gendered disparities that prevalence estimates do not provide. 9 …”

Economic Insecurity and Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Victimization

“…Research has consistently found that low SES, including poverty, is associated with higher levels of both IPV and SV victimization. 1,2 Though associated with poverty, two indicators of economic insecurity, food and housing insecurity, have been identified as conceptually distinct social determinants of health. 3,4 Anderson 5 defined food insecurity as existing “whenever the availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or the ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways is limited or uncertain.” Food insecurity has been operationalized in the literature as either concern about not having enough food, food not lasting, needing to cut or skip meals, going hungry, or some combination of these.…”

We're Here and We're Queer: Sexual Orientation and Sexual Fluidity Differences Between Bisexual and Queer Women

“…The emerging body of literature on bisexual women suggests that they experience distinct forms of oppression (Brewster & Moradi, 2010; Dyar, Feinstein, & London, 2014; Eliason, 1997; Israel & Mohr, 2004; Mohr & Rochlen, 1999) and fare worse than lesbian women on several physical and mental health metrics including cardiovascular disease risk (Conron, Mimiaga, & Landers, 2010; Dilley, Simmons, Boysun, Pizacani, & Stark, 2010), anxiety (Jorm, Korten, Rodgers, Jacomb, & Christensen, 2002; Kerr, Santurri, & Peters, 2013), depression (Jorm et al, 2002; Kerr et al, 2013; Pyra et al, 2014), suicidality (Conron et al, 2010; Pompili et al, 2014), and violence and victimization (Breiding, Chen, & Black, 2010). These disparities highlight the need for more investigation into the unique experiences of bisexual women.…”