Intimate partner violence against Deaf women: A review

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 200-206

  Anderson, Melissa L ^a   Leigh, Irene W ^a   Samar, Vincent J ^b  

^a GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deaf; Domestic violence; Intimate partner violence

Indexed keywords

BATTERED WOMAN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICIAN ADMINISTERED PTSD SCALE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; DEAF HEALTH SURVEY; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY VIOLENCE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTIMACY; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REVIEW; REVISED CONFLICT TACTIC SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL CRIME; TRAUMA SYMPTOM INVENTORY; VERBAL HOSTILITY; VICTIM;

EID: 79954415851     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2011.02.006     Document Type: Review

References (37)

1. Anderson, M. L. (2010). Prevalence and predictors of intimate partner violence victimization in the deaf community (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Gallaudet University, Washington, DC.
2. Anderson, M. L., & Leigh, I. W. (in press). Prevalence of intimate partner violence victimization in a sample of deaf female college students. Violence Against Women.
3. Anderson M.L., Leigh I.W. Internal consistency and factor structure of the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales in a sample of deaf female college students. Journal of Family Violence 2010, 25(5):475-483. 10.1007/s10896-010-9308-6.
4. Barber S., Wills D., Smith M.J. Deaf survivors of sexual assault. Psychotherapy with deaf clients from diverse groups 2010, 320-340. Gallaudet University Press, Washington, DC. Second ed. I.W. Leigh (Ed.).
5. Barnett S., McKee M., Samar V.J., Thompson H. Adapting the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) to survey deaf sign language users. Poster presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA 2008, October.
6. Bauman H-D.L. Audism: Exploring the metatphysics of oppression. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education 2004, 9(2):239-246.
7. Brownridge D.A. Situating research on safety promoting behaviors among disabled and deaf victims of interpersonal violence. Violence Against Women 2009, 15(9):1075-1079.
8. DeafHope Deaf Power and Control Wheel Retrieved from. http://www.deaf-hope.org/images/DeafHope%20Power-Control%20Wheel.pdf.
9. Dobosh, P. K. (2002). The use of the Trauma Symptom Inventory with deaf individuals who have experienced sexual abuse and assault (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Gallaudet University, Washington, DC.
10. Egley L.C. Domestic violence and deaf people: One community's approach. Victimology 1982, 7(1-4):24-34.
11. Francavillo, G. S. R. (2009). Sexuality education, sexual communication, rape myth acceptance, and sexual assault experience among deaf and hard of hearing college students (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
12. Hodes C. Abusing privilege: Broadening the domestic violence paradigm. Domestic Violence Report, February/March 2009 2009, 35-37.
13. Hornung C.A., McCullough B.C., Sugimoto T. Status relationships in marriages: Risk factors in spouse abuse. Journal of Marriage and the Family 1981, 43(3):675-692.
14. Lightfoot E., Williams O. Critical issues in researching domestic violence among people of color with disabilities. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, & Trauma 2009, 18(2):200-219.
15. MacDougall J.C. Family violence and the deaf. Legal education and information issues: A national needs assessment Retrieved from the Canada Department of Justice website:. http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/pi/fv-vf/rep-rap/deaf-sourd.html.
16. Mason T.C. Does knowledge of dating violence keep deaf college students at Gallaudet University out of abusive relationships?. Journal of the American Deafness & Rehabilitation Association 2010, 43(2):74-91.
17. McKee M. Better health through accessible communication. Presented at the Better Communication for Better Health Conference, St. Louis Park, MN 2009, April.
18. McQuiller Williams L., Porter J. An examination of the incidence of sexual, physical, and psychological abuse and sexual harassment on a college campus among underrepresented populations. Paper presented at the Western Society of Criminology Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii 2010, February.
19. Merkin L., Smith M.J. A community based model providing services for deaf and deaf-blind victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. Sexuality and Disability 1995, 13(2):97-106.
20. Mitchell R., Young T., Bachleda B., Karchmer M. How many people use ASL in the United States? Why estimates need updating. Sign Language Studies 2006, 6:306-335.
21. Moores D. Educating the deaf: Psychology, principles, and practices 2001, Houghton Mifflin, Boston. 5th ed.
22. Obinna J., Krueger S., Osterbaan C., Sadusky J.M., DeVore W. Understanding the needs of the victims of sexual assault in the deaf community. Final report submitted to the National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC. (NCJ 212867) 2006, Available at. http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/212867.pdf.
23. Oschwald M., Renker P., Hughes R.B., Arthur A., Powers L.E., Curry M.A. Development of an accessible audio computer-assisted self interview (A-CASI) to screen for abuse and provide safety strategies for women with disabilities. Journal of Interpersonal Violence 2009, 24(5):795-818.
24. Pollard R.Q., Barnett S. Health-related vocabulary knowledge among deaf adults. Rehabilitation Psychology 2009, 54(2):182-185.
25. Pollard R.Q., Dean R.K., O'Hearn A., Haynes S.L. Adapting health education material for deaf adults. Rehabilitation Psychology 2009, 54(2):232-238.
26. Pollard R.Q., Schlehofer D., Sutter E. Incidence and consequences of intimate partner violence affecting deaf individuals. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA 2009, November.
27. Rems-Smario J. Domestic violence: We can't ignore it anymore. NADmag, March/April 2007 2007, 16-18. Retrieved from. http://www.nad.org.
28. Rems-Smario, J., & Hodson, A. (2008). Deaf access: Are you ready to serve deaf survivors? Presented at the conference on Building Bridges across Disciplines: Developing Safe and Accessible Services for Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence who have Disabilities or who are Deaf. Nashville, TN, December.
29. Ridgeway S.M. Abuse and deaf children: Some factors to consider. Child Abuse Review 1993, 2:166-173.
30. Sabina C., Straus M.A. Polyvictimization by dating partners and mental health among U.S. college students. Violence and Victims 2008, 23(6):667-682.
31. Schild, S. (2008). Trauma symptoms in deaf adults (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). The California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University, San Diego, CA.
32. Schlehofer D., Hurwitz V.T., Mowl M., Haynes S. Lessons learned about interpersonal violence: Importance of collaboration. Paper presented at the Deaf Women United Conference 2009, Portland, Oregon 2009, July.
33. Schlehofer D., Ross D.S. Identifying health disparities for deaf women: The deaf health survey in American Sign Language. Presented at Women's Health 2010: The 18th Annual Congress, Washington, DC 2010, March.
34. Sebald A.M. Child abuse and deafness: An overview. American Annals of the Deaf 2008, 153(4):376-383.
35. Straus M.A. Cross-cultural reliability and validity of the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales: A study of university student dating couples in 17 nations. Cross-Cultural Research 2004, 38(4):407-432.
36. Straus M.A. Conflict Tactics Scales. Encyclopedia of domestic violence 2007, 190-197. Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group, New York. N.A. Jackson (Ed.).
37. Woodroffe T., Gorenflo D., Meador H.E., Zazove P. Knowledge and attitudes about AIDS among deaf and hard of hearing persons. AIDS Care 1998, 10(3):377-386.