Citation

Khemka I, Hickson L, Reynolds G. Am. J. Ment. Retard. 2005; 110(3): 193-204.

Affiliation

Long Island University, C. W. Post Campus, Long Island, NY, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, American Association on Mental Retardation)

DOI

10.1352/0895-8017(2005)110<193:EOADCD>2.0.CO;2

PMID

15804195

Abstract

The effectiveness of an abuse-prevention curriculum, designed to empower women with mental retardation to become effective decision-makers able to protect themselves against abuse was examined. Thirty-six women with mental retardation were randomly assigned to either an intervention or a control group. Results indicate that the performance of the women in the intervention group was superior to that of the women in the control group on measures of knowledge, decision-making, and empowerment but not on a measure of stress management. The findings suggest that women with mental retardation can acquire effective decision-making strategies and apply them to situations of abuse in their lives.

Language: en