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Mate crime victimization against individuals with intellectual disability

Purpose – Mate crime is a recently coined term in which a perpetrator befriends a vulnerable person to exploit them. The present study aims to investigate this phenomenon by examining mate crime victimization against individuals with intellectual disability in Sarawak, Malaysia. Design/methodolog...

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Main Author: Tharshini, N. K.
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Language:English
Published: Emerald Publishing Limited 2025
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H Social Sciences (General)
HM Sociology
HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
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spelling my.unimas.ir-472782025-01-06T02:55:24Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47278/ Mate crime victimization against individuals with intellectual disability Tharshini, N. K. H Social Sciences (General) HM Sociology HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform Purpose – Mate crime is a recently coined term in which a perpetrator befriends a vulnerable person to exploit them. The present study aims to investigate this phenomenon by examining mate crime victimization against individuals with intellectual disability in Sarawak, Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach – Data was collected quantitatively from 180 respondents from various governmental and non-government organizations located in Kuching, Kota Samarahan, and Asajaya that provide medical care, residential care, employment opportunities, basic education, rehabilitation, and training for individuals with intellectual disability. Findings – The results showed that majority of the respondents were females (69.4%) between 18 and 28 years old (52.8%). Additionally, most respondents were Malay (48.9%), single (94.4%), diagnosed with mild level of intellectual disability (91.67%), have been victimized by their friends (87.2%) and have known the perpetrators for over five years (68.3%). The result also indicated that a majority of females have experienced mate crime victimization, especially related to emotional abuse [(M ¼ 16.15, SD ¼ 8.16); t(34) ¼ 3.09, p ¼ 0.020] and sexual abuse [(M ¼ 14.01, SD ¼ 7.67); t(38) ¼ 3.29, p ¼ 0.040]. Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47278/3/Mate%20crime%20victimization%20-%20Copy.pdf Tharshini, N. K. (2025) Mate crime victimization against individuals with intellectual disability. Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 19 (1). pp. 23-35. ISSN 2044-1282 https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/amhid-06-2024-0019/full/html https://doi.org/10.1108/AMHID-06-2024-0019
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topic H Social Sciences (General)
HM Sociology
HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
spellingShingle H Social Sciences (General)
HM Sociology
HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Tharshini, N. K.
Mate crime victimization against individuals with intellectual disability
description Purpose – Mate crime is a recently coined term in which a perpetrator befriends a vulnerable person to exploit them. The present study aims to investigate this phenomenon by examining mate crime victimization against individuals with intellectual disability in Sarawak, Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach – Data was collected quantitatively from 180 respondents from various governmental and non-government organizations located in Kuching, Kota Samarahan, and Asajaya that provide medical care, residential care, employment opportunities, basic education, rehabilitation, and training for individuals with intellectual disability. Findings – The results showed that majority of the respondents were females (69.4%) between 18 and 28 years old (52.8%). Additionally, most respondents were Malay (48.9%), single (94.4%), diagnosed with mild level of intellectual disability (91.67%), have been victimized by their friends (87.2%) and have known the perpetrators for over five years (68.3%). The result also indicated that a majority of females have experienced mate crime victimization, especially related to emotional abuse [(M ¼ 16.15, SD ¼ 8.16); t(34) ¼ 3.09, p ¼ 0.020] and sexual abuse [(M ¼ 14.01, SD ¼ 7.67); t(38) ¼ 3.29, p ¼ 0.040].
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title Mate crime victimization against individuals with intellectual disability
title_short Mate crime victimization against individuals with intellectual disability
title_full Mate crime victimization against individuals with intellectual disability
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title_sort mate crime victimization against individuals with intellectual disability
publisher Emerald Publishing Limited
publishDate 2025
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47278/3/Mate%20crime%20victimization%20-%20Copy.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47278/
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https://doi.org/10.1108/AMHID-06-2024-0019
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