장애인의 폭력피해 경험이 우울에 미치는 영향

Abstract

Objectives: This study investigates the impact of violence victimization on depression among people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Using the Disability and Life Dynamics Panel (2020), 4,401 disabled adults aged 20 or older were included. Depression was assessed using the CESD-11 scale, and violence victimization was measured based on six types, and chi-square tests or logistic regression analysis were conducted. Result: Among the study participants, 168 (3.8%) had experienced violence and 4,233 (96.2%) had not experienced violence. The rate of depression in the group with experience of violence was 55.4%, which was higher than 23.3% in the group without experience. The findings reveal that individuals who experienced violence were more likely to be women, aged 20-49, single-person households, and had severe disabilities, hearingㆍlanguage impairments, intellectualㆍautistic disorders, mental disorders, chronic diseases, and current smoking habits. Women experienced higher rates of various forms of violence compared to men. Furthermore, individuals who experienced one of the violence, such as verbal and emotional abuse, physical violence, neglect, abandonment, and economic exploitation, exhibited higher rates of depression. The likelihood of depression increased among individuals in single-person households, those with lower education level, the unemployed, individuals with severe disability, and those with brain lesions and mental disorders, chronic diseases, and inadequate health behavior. Conclusion: This study contributes valuable insights by utilizing representative survey data to analyze the association between violence victimization and depression among adults with disabilities.