Men as victims of intimate partner violence

Carmo, Rute; Grams, Ana Clara; Magalhães, Teresa

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2011.07.006

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“…This study supports the more recent literature suggesting that violence by an intimate partner is not strictly a male-to-female phenomenon but a human phenomenon (Carmo, Grams, & Magalhaes 2011;Cho, 2012;Péloquin et al, 2011;Swan & Snow, 2003). That women and men in the present study report equal levels of psychological and (physical) IPV is at first sight deviant from the majority of research on IPV victimization.…”

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confidence: 82%

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Intimate Partner Violence in Belgium: Prevalence, Individual Health Outcomes, and Relational Correlates

Hellemans¹,

Buysse²,

Smet³

et al. 2014

Psychologica Belgica

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The last decades, there has been an intensification of research on intimate partner violence (IPV) at both international as well as national levels 1 . Specifically in Belgium, two large representative population-based studies have already been conducted on IPV. The first study dates from 1988 and only analyzed violence against women (Vandewege, Bruynooghe, & Opdebeeck, 1988). The second study was extended to men (Bruynooghe, Nolanders, & Opdebeeck, 1998). As the most recent prevalence rates date from more than ten years ago, the major aim of the current study was to provide up-to-date national IPV prevalence estimates. In addition, this study further expands the knowledge on two topics that have only recently gained more research attention. These include the involvement of men as victims, which still remains a controversial research topic, and the examination of psychological IPV. Alongside registering the occurrence of IPV, we aimed to examine both the individual and relational well-being among IPV victims. Prevalence Research on Intimate Partner ViolenceThe World Health Organization (WHO, 2010) refers to IPV as "behaviour within an intimate relationship that causes physical, Hellemans, S et al. (2014) Research on intimate partner violence (IPV) using national samples is important to guide prevention efforts. However, the latest prevalence estimates for Belgium date from more than ten years ago. Therefore, this study used population-based cross-sectional data (N = 1,472) to assess to what extent adult women and men in Belgium experienced psychological, physical or sexual violence from their current partner in the last year. Next to assessing the association with individual health correlates, we explored the association between IPV and relationship quality. The annual prevalence of physical IPV in a current relationship was 1.3%. Only women experienced sexual IPV (0.3%). Fourteen percent of the respondents reported psychological violence and no differences were noted between women and men. Victims of psychological IPV reported adverse mental health outcomes and the effect was stronger for women than for men. Additionally, psychological victimization was associated with a diminished level of relationship quality, but no gender differences were noted.. Intimate Partner Violence in Belgium: Prevalence, Individual Health Outcomes, and Relational Correlates. Psychologica Belgica 54(1), 79-96, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5334ψ

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confidence: 82%

“…Furthermore, as this is a survey on a sensitive topic, respondents may have been reluctant to disclose IPV experiences due to feelings of shame and fear of revenge. This lack of disclosure would be more prominent in male victims than in female victims (Carmo et al, 2011).…”

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Intimate Partner Violence in Belgium: Prevalence, Individual Health Outcomes, and Relational Correlates

Hellemans¹,

Buysse²,

Smet³

et al. 2014

Psychologica Belgica

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“…Lindner et al 50 affirm that it is relevant to investigate man not only as the perpetrator of violence, but also as a victim. One constraint reported by Carmo et al 51 was that men would tend to hide the assault suffered, since exposure would break with social gender roles, which attribute them characteristics of invulnerability and virility, thus contributing to the underreporting of this type of violence. Factors that permeate these relationships must be evidenced and disseminated, so that they may translate into the implementation of public policies geared to men and women in situations of violence.…”

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confidence: 99%

Prevalência de violência por parceiro íntimo em idosos e fatores associados: revisão sistemática

Warmling

Lindner

Coelho

2017

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“…In this study, the use of a sample composed of men in the general population, revealed greater symmetry in their perception of physical violence in the marital relationship. Studies conducted in different countries have already yielded results that indicate that domestic violence does not occur exclusively by men victimizing the partner (Carmo, Grams & Magalhães, 2011;Drijber, Reijnders & Ceelen, 2013;Hines, Brown & Dunning, 2007;Whitaker, Haileyesus, Swahn & Saltzman, 2007). This finding reinforces the hypothesis of greater gender symmetry, which has been recognized in the academy by the studies on marital violence, especially in investigations with non-clinical populations (Straus, 2010).…”

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“…In Portugal, a study by Carmo, Grams and Magalhães (2011) pointed out that, among the cases of domestic violence analyzed in a forensic medical department, 11.5% were of men physically assaulted by the female partner. However, such as showed by other studies, a greater number is estimated, due to the underreporting of such violence.…”

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Marital physical violence suffered and committed by men: repeating family patterns?

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Intending to contribute to the marital violence theme, this article has the objective to investigate the presence of physical violence suffered and committed by men in family relationships and the predictive power of family of origin experiences on this occurrence in a sample of 186 men. A sociodemographic questionnaire, Family Background Questionnaire (FBQ) and Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2) were used to collect the data. Physical violence suffered and committed by men established significant correlations with experiences of violence in the family of origin. The predictive factor for the occurrence was the experience of parental physical abuse in childhood. We discuss the relevance of a focus of attention on men also as victims of marital violence and the relevance of understanding the role of family of origin for the maintenance of violence in future relations. Keywords: family violence, family relations, men. Violência física conjugal sofrida e cometida por homens: repetindo padrões familiares?Resumo Com vistas de contribuir para a temática da violência conjugal, o presente estudo teve como objetivo investigar a presença de violência física sofrida e cometida por homens nos relacionamentos íntimos e o poder preditivo das experiências na família de origem nessa ocorrência, em uma amostra de 186 homens. Um questionário de informações sociodemográficas, o Family Background Questionnaire (FBQ) e a Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2) foram utilizados para coletar os dados. A violência física cometida e sofrida pelos homens obteve correlações significativas com as experiências de violência na família de origem. Verificou-se que o fator preditor para a ocorrência foi a vivência de abuso físico paterno na infância. Discute-se a relevância de um foco de atenção dos estudos nos homens como também vítimas de violência conjugal e a relevância de compreender o papel das famílias de origem para a perpetuação da violência em relacionamentos adultos. Palavras-chave: violência na família, relações familiares, homens. Violencia Física Conyugal sufrida y cometida por hombres: Repitiendo los patrones familiares?Resumen Con el fin de contribuir a la temática de la violencia conyugal, este estudio tuvo como objetivo investigar la presencia de violencia física sufrida y cometida por hombres en sus relaciones íntimas y el poder predictivo de las experiencias en la familia de origen, en esta ocasión, en una muestra de 186 hombres. Un cuestionario de informaciones sociodemográficas, el Family Background Questionnaire (FBQ) y la Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2) se utilizaron para recopilar los datos. La violencia física cometida y sufrida por los hombres obtuvo correlaciones significativas con las experiencias de violencia en la familia de origen. Se comprobó que el factor predictor para la ocasión fue la experiencia de abuso físico paterno en la infancia. Es importante prestar atención en los estudios de los hombres, como víctimas también de violencia conyugal, y la importancia de comprender el papel de las fami...

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Men as victims of intimate partner violence

Cited by 111 publications

References 38 publications

Intimate Partner Violence in Belgium: Prevalence, Individual Health Outcomes, and Relational Correlates

Intimate Partner Violence in Belgium: Prevalence, Individual Health Outcomes, and Relational Correlates

Prevalência de violência por parceiro íntimo em idosos e fatores associados: revisão sistemática

Marital physical violence suffered and committed by men: repeating family patterns?

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