A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Are Children with Disabilities and Long-term Illnesses at Increased Risk of Disciplinary Violence?
Authors: Anna Heinonen, Noora Ellonen
Publication year: 2013
Journal: Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention
Number in series: 2
Volume: 14
Issue: 2
First page : 172
Last page: 187
ISSN: 1404-3858
eISSN: 1651-2340
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14043858.2013.794999
Abstract
This study examined the association between disability status and the risk of disciplinary violence at the hands of parents. The data consist of a nationally representative sample of 12–13 and 15–16-year-old Finnish school children (n = 13,459). These representative data were collected by the Police College of Finland. The results show that having a visual impairment, mental health problems, learning and/or memory difficulties, or another chronic illness, such as asthma, is associated with an increased risk of disciplinary violence. Children with multiple disabilities were significantly more likely to be targets of disciplinary violence. These findings suggest that children with disabilities are particularly vulnerable to maltreatment.
This study examined the association between disability status and the risk of disciplinary violence at the hands of parents. The data consist of a nationally representative sample of 12–13 and 15–16-year-old Finnish school children (n = 13,459). These representative data were collected by the Police College of Finland. The results show that having a visual impairment, mental health problems, learning and/or memory difficulties, or another chronic illness, such as asthma, is associated with an increased risk of disciplinary violence. Children with multiple disabilities were significantly more likely to be targets of disciplinary violence. These findings suggest that children with disabilities are particularly vulnerable to maltreatment.
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