PSYCHOSOCIAL Highlights
According
to one report, alcohol and other drug
abuse disorders tend to increase as
functional limitation becomes more severe among women with disabilities.
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Physical
disability can negatively affect a womans body
image, especially in a society that places value on a youthful physical
appearance.
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Depression tends to be more
prevalent among women with disabilities than among non-disabled women.
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Women
with disabilities have lower rates of post-secondary (college) education than non-disabled women.
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Compared
to all other adults in the
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Women
with disabilities have significantly lower income
compared to non-disabled women. Women
with disabilities have been called the poorest of the poor.
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Women
with disabilities often talk about establishing intimate relationships, but they receive strong messages that they
are not suitable intimate partners.
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Women
with severe disabilities are less likely to be married than other women.
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Self-efficacy has
been associated with health outcomes for women with disabilities.
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Self-esteem plays
an important role in the health and wellness of women with disabilities.
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Social connectedness, social
support, and social integration are associated with positive health outcomes
for women with disabilities.
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Spirituality
may support women with disabilities in attaining optimal health
and well-being.
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Stress constitutes more of a
problem for women with disabilities than for non-disabled women.
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Women with
disabilities experience similar, if not greater, rates of emotional, physical,
and sexual violence compared to
non-disabled women; and they are more vulnerable to disability-related
violence.
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