Brownridge Douglas A, Ristock Janice, Hiebert-Murphy Diane
Department of Family Social Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Med Sci Monit. 2008 May;14(5):PH27-32.
Mounting evidence suggests that women with disabilities have a particularly high risk of experiencing violence by an intimate partner. This study examined the elevated risk for male-female intimate partner violence (IPV) against women with disabilities compared to women without disabilities across three large-scale Canadian surveys. An explanatory framework was tested that organized risk markers based on whether they referred to the context of the relationship between the couple (relationship factors), the victim (victim-related characteristics), or the perpetrator (perpetrator-related characteristics).
MATERIAL/METHODS: The data employed in this study were from three surveys collected by Statistics Canada: the 1993 Violence Against Women Survey, and the 1999 and 2004 iterations of the General Social Survey. Descriptive analyses consisted of cross-tabulations with Chi-square tests of significance. Logistic regression was used to calculate zero-order odds ratios and to perform multivariate analyses.
A pattern was found in which women with disabilities reported a significantly higher prevalence of violence than those without disabilities. The perpetrator-related characteristics were the only variables that reduced the elevated odds of violence against women with disabilities. Partners of women with disabilities were more likely to engage in patriarchal domination as well as possessive and jealous behaviors.
The apparent importance of perpetrator-related characteristics (e.g., jealousy) suggests that future research should include a focus on what it is about the context of disability that makes these men more likely to engage in behaviors that are associated with IPV perpetration. Population-based efforts, professionals working with women who are victims, and professionals working with male perpetrators need to pay attention to the role of disability in IPV.
越来越多的证据表明，残疾女性遭受亲密伴侣暴力的风险特别高。本研究通过三项加拿大大规模调查，考察了与无残疾女性相比，残疾女性遭受男女亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）的风险升高情况。我们检验了一个解释性框架，该框架根据风险标志物是涉及夫妻关系背景（关系因素）、受害者（受害者相关特征）还是施暴者（施暴者相关特征）来组织这些标志物。
材料/方法：本研究使用的数据来自加拿大统计局收集的三项调查：1993年妇女遭受暴力情况调查，以及1999年和2004年的综合社会调查。描述性分析包括进行卡方显著性检验的交叉表分析。使用逻辑回归计算零阶优势比并进行多变量分析。
发现一种模式，即残疾女性报告的暴力发生率显著高于无残疾女性。与施暴者相关的特征是唯一能降低残疾女性遭受暴力几率升高的变量。残疾女性的伴侣更有可能实施父权制支配以及占有和嫉妒行为。
与施暴者相关特征（如嫉妒）的明显重要性表明，未来的研究应关注残疾背景中是什么因素使这些男性更有可能实施与亲密伴侣暴力相关的行为。基于人群的努力、为女性受害者提供服务的专业人员以及为男性施暴者提供服务的专业人员需要关注残疾在亲密伴侣暴力中的作用。
