A human diversity analysis of culture and gender in Asian American men's intimate partner violence perpetration

Abstract

This integrative literature review aims to fill the gap in our understanding of the cultural and gendered predictors of intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration by Asian American men. A comprehensive search using PsycINFO returned N = 24 peer-reviewed journal articles that examine Asian American men's IPV perpetration and patriarchal gender role norms and that met inclusion criteria. Patriarchal gender role norms consistently predicted IPV perpetration. However, the associations between acculturation/enculturation and IPV perpetration were less clear. Greater enculturation (Asian cultural identification) was associated with more patriarchal gender role norms while greater acculturation (mainstream US cultural identification) was associated with more masculine gender role strain. Additionally, violence in the family of origin consistently predicted later IPV perpetration as an adult. Results suggest that integrating multiple dimensions of human diversity (e.g., culture, gender, and power) in intersectional models may best explain Asian American men's IPV perpetration.

Public Attention and Sentiment toward Intimate Partner Violence Based on Weibo in China: A Text Mining Approach

“…IPV is a significant public health issue affecting human beings. IPV has received widespread attention in the West, especially in the United States [ 13 , 16 , 21 , 22 , 23 ]. These studies found that different types of IPV are related to age, relationship status, family income, residential area, and childhood violence [ 24 ].…”