Characteristics and prevalence of lifetime sexual victimization among a sample of men and women with intellectual disabilities

This study examines the prevalence and characteristics of sexual victimization experiences suffered by people with intellectual disabilities (ID). The sample consisted of 260 adults with an ID diagnosis (154 men and 106 women), ranging in age from 20 to 71 years (M = 41.69, SD = 12.05). The results...

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Autores: Codina, Marta, Pereda Beltran, Noemí
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Recursos:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Palavra-chave:Víctimes d'abús sexual
Víctimes
Persones amb discapacitat mental
Sexual abuse victim
Victims
People with mental disabilities
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spelling Characteristics and prevalence of lifetime sexual victimization among a sample of men and women with intellectual disabilitiesCodina, MartaPereda Beltran, NoemíVíctimes d'abús sexualVíctimesPersones amb discapacitat mentalSexual abuse victimVictimsPeople with mental disabilitiesThis study examines the prevalence and characteristics of sexual victimization experiences suffered by people with intellectual disabilities (ID). The sample consisted of 260 adults with an ID diagnosis (154 men and 106 women), ranging in age from 20 to 71 years (M = 41.69, SD = 12.05). The results showed that 35% of the sample had been sexually victimized at some point in their life. Being a woman, being declared legally incapable, and having comorbid mental health diagnoses were the most relevant characteristics of sexual victims with ID. Fondling was the most reported victimization, and rape showed the greatest gender differences, with a higher risk for women with ID of being raped compared to their male counterparts (odds ratio = 4.28, p < .05). The offender was generally a known male adult, and the percentage of incidents reported to the authorities was very low (7.4%). The psychological consequences of abuse were general distress, anxiety, and depressive symptomatology. Intervention and prevention programs targeting this population, as well as the training of professionals and caregivers, are essential to deal with sexual victimization and to protect and ensure the quality of life of people with ID.SAGE Publications2024202420222024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion23 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/217172Articles publicats en revistes (Psicologia Clínica i Psicobiologia)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605211006373Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2022, vol. 37, num.15-16, p. 14117-14139https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605211006373(c) Codina, M. et al., 2022info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/2171722026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Characteristics and prevalence of lifetime sexual victimization among a sample of men and women with intellectual disabilities
title Characteristics and prevalence of lifetime sexual victimization among a sample of men and women with intellectual disabilities
spellingShingle Characteristics and prevalence of lifetime sexual victimization among a sample of men and women with intellectual disabilities
Codina, Marta
Víctimes d'abús sexual
Víctimes
Persones amb discapacitat mental
Sexual abuse victim
Victims
People with mental disabilities
title_short Characteristics and prevalence of lifetime sexual victimization among a sample of men and women with intellectual disabilities
title_full Characteristics and prevalence of lifetime sexual victimization among a sample of men and women with intellectual disabilities
title_fullStr Characteristics and prevalence of lifetime sexual victimization among a sample of men and women with intellectual disabilities
title_full_unstemmed Characteristics and prevalence of lifetime sexual victimization among a sample of men and women with intellectual disabilities
title_sort Characteristics and prevalence of lifetime sexual victimization among a sample of men and women with intellectual disabilities
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Codina, Marta
Pereda Beltran, Noemí
author Codina, Marta
author_facet Codina, Marta
Pereda Beltran, Noemí
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author2 Pereda Beltran, Noemí
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Víctimes d'abús sexual
Víctimes
Persones amb discapacitat mental
Sexual abuse victim
Victims
People with mental disabilities
topic Víctimes d'abús sexual
Víctimes
Persones amb discapacitat mental
Sexual abuse victim
Victims
People with mental disabilities
description This study examines the prevalence and characteristics of sexual victimization experiences suffered by people with intellectual disabilities (ID). The sample consisted of 260 adults with an ID diagnosis (154 men and 106 women), ranging in age from 20 to 71 years (M = 41.69, SD = 12.05). The results showed that 35% of the sample had been sexually victimized at some point in their life. Being a woman, being declared legally incapable, and having comorbid mental health diagnoses were the most relevant characteristics of sexual victims with ID. Fondling was the most reported victimization, and rape showed the greatest gender differences, with a higher risk for women with ID of being raped compared to their male counterparts (odds ratio = 4.28, p < .05). The offender was generally a known male adult, and the percentage of incidents reported to the authorities was very low (7.4%). The psychological consequences of abuse were general distress, anxiety, and depressive symptomatology. Intervention and prevention programs targeting this population, as well as the training of professionals and caregivers, are essential to deal with sexual victimization and to protect and ensure the quality of life of people with ID.
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Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2022, vol. 37, num.15-16, p. 14117-14139
https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605211006373
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