Understanding Patterns of Intimate Partner Abuse in Male–Male, Male–Female, and Female–Female Couples
| Autor: | Alexandru Gaman, Scot G. McAfee, Peter Homel, Theresa Jacob |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty education Population Intimate Partner Violence Poison control 050109 social psychology Suicide prevention Sexual and Gender Minorities Young Adult Injury prevention medicine Humans Interpersonal Relations 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Prospective Studies Psychiatry education.field_of_study Aggression Adult Survivors of Child Abuse 05 social sciences Mental health United States Psychiatry and Mental health Physical abuse Domestic violence Female medicine.symptom Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | Psychiatric Quarterly. 88:335-347 |
| ISSN: | 1573-6709 0033-2720 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11126-016-9450-2 |
| Popis: | Intimate Partner Abuse (IPA), a major social problem, can lead to mental health conditions and is implicated in 30 % of female and 5 % of male homicide deaths. We hypothesized that due to distinct relationship structures and power dynamics which are immersed in varying sociocultural contexts, victims of male-male, female-female and female-male dyads experience different patterns of IPA. Our objectives were: (1) To examine the demographic and clinical characteristics of victims of male victim-male abuser (M-M), female victim-male abuser (F-M), male victim-female abuser (M-F), and female victim-female abuser (F-F) dyads. (2) To compare patterns of IPA reported by the victims in these groups. Out of 397 subjects in the general population that attempted this Internet-based study, 214 English-speaking subjects were older than 18 years, had experienced IPA, and provided complete information for the analysis. Victims of IPA were screened and specific methods of abuse were evaluated. M-Ms were significantly more educated (70 %) than other groups. F-Fs experienced more abuse before age 18 by a parent or relative. F-Fs experienced the most physical abuse while M-Ms the least (p = 0.004). Physical abuse or threats of abuse in front of children was reported more in F-Fs (p |
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