Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Partner violence against women with disabilities: prevalence, risk, and explanations
Other Titles:	Violence against women
Authors:	Brownridge, Douglas A
Keywords:	Disability
Population:	People with disability
Year:	2006
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	12 (9), September 2006
Notes:	Using a representative sample of 7,027 Canadian women living in a marital or common-law union, this investigation examined the risk for partner violence against women with disabilities relative to women without disabilities. Women with disabilities had 40% greater odds of violence in the 5 years preceding the interview, and these women appeared to be at particular risk for severe violence. An explanatory framework was tested that organized variables based on relationship factors, victim-related characteristics, and perpetrator-related characteristics. Results showed that perpetrator-related characteristics alone accounted for the elevated risk of partner violence against women with disabilities. Stakeholders must recognize the problem of partner violence against women with disabilities, and efforts to address patriarchal domination and male sexual proprietariness appear crucial to reducing their risk of partner violence. [?2006 SAGE Publications. All rights reserved. For further information, visit SAGE Publications link.]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/16082
ISSN:	1077-8012
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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