Interaction of Auditory Status, Child Maltreatment, and Victimization of Intimate Partner Violence
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2018
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Athens Journal of Social Sciences
Abstract
This study explores the effects of being mistreated as a child and the possibility of
becoming a victim of intimate partner violence with an emphasis on auditory status. Deaf
or head of hearing children experience childhood mistreatment, including psychological
and physical abuse at a higher rate than hearing children. This study examines the
hypothesis that having been mistreated as a child and being a member of a minority and
disabled group leads to a greater likelihood of becoming a victim of interpersonal
violence. The study also researches the auditory status of the partner dyad – hearing with
hearing, hearing with Deaf, hearing with hard of hearing, Deaf with Deaf, and hard of
hearing with hard of hearing. The hypothesis that Deaf or hard of hearing partnered with
hearing will experience greater rates of abuse is tested.
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child maltreatment, child abuse, Intimate partner violence, domestic violence, hearing impaired
Citation
Porter, J. L., Williams, L. M., & Love, K. (2018). Interaction of Auditory Status, Child Maltreatment, and Victimization of Intimate Partner Violence. Athens Journal of Social Sciences, 6(1). 1-18.