Effective social factors on non-verbal sexual harassment of women with disabilities in Mazandaran province

In our society, empirical research on social factors affecting sexual harassment, including non-verbal (physical and non-physical) sexual harassment among women with disabilities is not very common; Therefore, in this study, non-verbal sexual harassment in relation to women with disabilities in Mazandaran province was evaluated. The study population is all women and girls with disabilities in Mazandaran province (9417 people) and finally 343 questionnaires were described and analyzed. The theoretical framework is based on the theory of routine activity and lifestyle. The research method was a survey and the data were collected through a questionnaire and analyzed in SPSS. The results of descriptive statistics show that 50.4% of the respondents have been moderately abused non-verbally. The results of regression test showed that the lifestyle variable with the value of regression coefficient (0.445) and a positive and direct effect had the greatest effect on non-verbal sexual harassment of women with disabilities in Mazandaran province. Also, appropriate goal variables with a regression coefficient of 0.167 and a positive and direct effect, as well as the presence of a powerful protector with a regression coefficient of 0.115, each with a negative and inverse effect, each had a significant effect on nonverbal sexual harassment of women with disabilities. The results of the hypotheses related to the effectiveness of each of these variables were confirmed experimentally. The results of the research indicate the confirmation of the assumptions of the theory of routine activity and lifestyle.