Elliott Smith Rebecca A, Pick Lawrence H
Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, USA.
Violence Vict. 2015;30(6):948-59. doi: 10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-14-00057. Epub 2015 Oct 5.
Approximately 25% of hearing women in the United States experience rape in their life-time, whereas deaf women have been found to experience increased rates of assault consistent with other marginalized populations. This study explored sexual assault prevalence and characteristics of assault in deaf female undergraduate students. Results revealed that more than two-thirds of the participants (69%) endorsed experiencing at least one assault and more than half (56%) experienced multiple types of assault. Most assaults were committed by a man known to the survivor. Characteristics (e.g., hearing status, primary language, and ethnicity) of the survivors and the assailants are explored. The implications of this data are discussed as well as the development of culturally and linguistically sensitive outreach and educational programs.
在美国，约25%有听力的女性在其一生中会遭遇强奸，而据发现，聋人女性遭受袭击的比例高于其他边缘化群体。本研究探讨了本科聋女大学生性侵犯的患病率及袭击特征。结果显示，超过三分之二的参与者（69%）认可自己至少经历过一次袭击，超过一半（56%）经历过多种类型的袭击。大多数袭击是由幸存者认识的男性实施的。研究还探讨了幸存者和袭击者的特征（如听力状况、主要语言和种族）。文中讨论了这些数据的意义以及具有文化和语言敏感性的外展及教育项目的开展情况。
