title: Interpersonal violence and women with disabilities: analysis of safety promoting behaviors.
abstract: Very little information exists related to the interpersonal violence safety promoting behaviors of women with disabilities. Information about women's use of safety promoting behaviors was gathered from 305 disabled and deaf women who completed an anonymous Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interview. Exploratory factor analyses revealed factors related to seeking abuse-related safety information, building abuse-related safety promoting skills, using relationship support, planning for emergencies, taking legal action, and managing safety in personal assistance relationships. Four of these factors demonstrated significant relationships to women's experience of different forms of abuse and their perpetrator's characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Regional Research Institute for Human Services, Portland State University, OR, USA.
authors.forename: Laurie E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Powers
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Renker
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Robinson-Whelen
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oschwald
authors.forename: Rosemary
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Swank
authors.forename: Mary Ann
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Curry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012747:Sexual Partners; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016387:Women's Health; D055815:Young Adult