Abstract
Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities experience rates of interpersonal violence much higher than those
in the general population. Not only do they face physical, sexual, emotional, and financial abuse, they also face additional
forms of interpersonal violence specific to their disability and care. While rates of interpersonal violence experienced by
people with disabilities exist in the literature, measurement of these rates has been widely divergent across the field of
disabilities. Currently, there are no-known evidence-based measures of interpersonal violence for individuals with intellectual
and developmental disabilities. This article describes the development of an assessment tool, the Interpersonal Violence Interview (IVI), to measure the number of incidents of interpersonal violence against people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
A Delphi technique was used in the development of the tool in order to reach consensus regarding the content of the assessment.
The results show the IVI is a promising first step towards the development of an evidence-based measure of interpersonal violence
for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
in the general population. Not only do they face physical, sexual, emotional, and financial abuse, they also face additional
forms of interpersonal violence specific to their disability and care. While rates of interpersonal violence experienced by
people with disabilities exist in the literature, measurement of these rates has been widely divergent across the field of
disabilities. Currently, there are no-known evidence-based measures of interpersonal violence for individuals with intellectual
and developmental disabilities. This article describes the development of an assessment tool, the Interpersonal Violence Interview (IVI), to measure the number of incidents of interpersonal violence against people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
A Delphi technique was used in the development of the tool in order to reach consensus regarding the content of the assessment.
The results show the IVI is a promising first step towards the development of an evidence-based measure of interpersonal violence
for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Original Paper
- Pages 1-9
- DOI 10.1007/s11195-012-9275-3
- Authors
- Julie P. Atkinson, UAA Center for Human Development, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2702 Gambell Street, Suite 103, Anchorage, AK 99503, USA
- Karen M. Ward, UAA Center for Human Development, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2702 Gambell Street, Suite 103, Anchorage, AK 99503, USA
- Journal Sexuality and Disability
- Online ISSN 1573-6717
- Print ISSN 0146-1044