@article{c58a990e6dab4c8293be21e22f26f6a7,
title = "Childhood Disability-Related Abuse: A Retrospective Proof-of-Concept Study",
abstract = "Although the phenomenon of disability-related abuse has been well-documented in adults with disabilities, the occurrence of disability-related abuse in childhood has not been studied. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to establish proof of concept for childhood disability-related abuse. American adults (n = 485) retrospectively report on physical, sexual, and disability-related abuse that they experienced before the age of 18. The sample consisted of 382 participants with no disability, 55 participants with an adult-onset disability, and 48 participants with a childhood-onset disability. Disability-related abuse was conceptualized as involving either (a) the denial of assistive technology or (b) the denial of care, permission, or assistance with an activity of self-care. Childhood denial of assistive technology was rare in all groups (1.3%-2.1%), but denial of care, assistance, or permission was significantly higher in the childhood-onset disability group (20.8%) than either the adult-onset (7.3%) or no-disability (6.5%) groups. The three groups did not significantly differ in the rates of reported childhood physical or sexual abuse. This study provides preliminary proof-of-concept evidence for childhood disability-related abuse, particularly denial of care.",
keywords = "abuse, denial of care, disability, disabled, neglect, proof of concept",
author = "Lund, {Emily M.} and Corr, {Catherine P.} and Erin Kinavey and Mott, {Kelli N.} and Dalia Chowdhury and Marilyn Hammond and Thomas, {Katie B.} and Schultz, {Jared C.}",
note = "Funding Information: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2031-1415 Lund Emily M. PhD, CRC 1 Corr Catherine P. PhD 2 Kinavey Erin MEd 3 Mott Kelli N. MA 4 Chowdhury Dalia PhD, CRC 5 Hammond Marilyn PhD 6 Thomas Katie B. PhD 7 Schultz Jared C. PhD, CRC 6 8 1 The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA 2 University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, USA 3 University of Oregon, Eugene, USA 4 Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA 5 University of North Texas, Denton, USA 6 Utah State University, Logan, USA 7 Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA 8 University of Arizona, Tucson, USA Emily M. Lund, Department of Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methodology, and Counseling, The University of Alabama, Box 870231, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA. Emails: emlund@ua.edu ; emily.m.lund@gmail.com 10 2019 0886260519879240 {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2019 2019 SAGE Publications Although the phenomenon of disability-related abuse has been well-documented in adults with disabilities, the occurrence of disability-related abuse in childhood has not been studied. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to establish proof of concept for childhood disability-related abuse. American adults ( n = 485) retrospectively report on physical, sexual, and disability-related abuse that they experienced before the age of 18. The sample consisted of 382 participants with no disability, 55 participants with an adult-onset disability, and 48 participants with a childhood-onset disability. Disability-related abuse was conceptualized as involving either (a) the denial of assistive technology or (b) the denial of care, permission, or assistance with an activity of self-care. Childhood denial of assistive technology was rare in all groups (1.3%-2.1%), but denial of care, assistance, or permission was significantly higher in the childhood-onset disability group (20.8%) than either the adult-onset (7.3%) or no-disability (6.5%) groups. The three groups did not significantly differ in the rates of reported childhood physical or sexual abuse. This study provides preliminary proof-of-concept evidence for childhood disability-related abuse, particularly denial of care. abuse neglect disability disabled proof of concept denial of care mississippi state university https://doi.org/10.13039/100007250 edited-state corrected-proof Declaration of Conflicting Interests The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. Funding The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was funded by a subaward from start-up funds provided to Michael R. Nadorff by Mississippi State University. ORCID iD Emily M. Lund https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2031-1415 Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2019.",
year = "2021",
month = nov,
doi = "10.1177/0886260519879240",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "36",
pages = "10029--10053",
journal = "Journal of Interpersonal Violence",
issn = "0886-2605",
publisher = "SAGE Publishing",
number = "21-22",
}