Evidence of Gender Asymmetry in Intimate Partner Violence Experience at the Population-Level

被引:21
作者
Fanslow, Janet L. [1 ]
Mellar, Brooklyn M. [1 ]
Gulliver, Pauline J. [1 ]
McIntosh, Tracey K. D. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Auckland, Fac Med & Hlth Sci, Sch Populat Hlth, Social & Community Hlth, Private Bag 92019, Victoria St West, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
[2] Univ Auckland, Fac Arts, Sch Maori Studies & Pacific Studies, Auckland, New Zealand
关键词
intimate partner violence; gender; gender asymmetry; gender symmetry; measurement; population-based survey; MENTAL-HEALTH; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HETEROSEXUAL PARTNERS; GLOBAL PREVALENCE; COERCIVE CONTROL; SEX-DIFFERENCES; ECONOMIC ABUSE; WOMENS HEALTH; MULTICOUNTRY; PERSPECTIVE;
D O I
10.1177/08862605231163646
中图分类号
DF [法律]; D9 [法律];
学科分类号
0301 ;
摘要
Claims of "gender symmetry" in intimate partner violence (IPV) prevalence are contested, with resolution of the issue complicated by methodological and measurement challenges. This study explores gendered differences in the distribution of IPV exposure at the population-level, considering multiple types of IPV exposure. The subjects comprised of 1,431 ever-partnered women and 1,355 ever-partnered men. Data from a nationally representative population-based cross-sectional survey were used to compare men and women's IPV experiences. Twenty-three IPV acts were assessed across IPV types (moderate physical, severe physical, sexual, psychological, controlling behaviors, economic). Proportions were presented by gender for the number of individual IPV acts experienced per IPV type, and the frequency of these acts (none, once, few times, or many times). A composite exposure score was developed to assess the number of acts and their frequency within types by comparing scores in tertiles and across types by correlations. Women reported greater overall prevalence of 20 of the 23 individual IPV acts assessed. Across all assessed acts, women comprised a substantially greater proportion of those who reported experiencing individual acts "many times." Women experienced more severe and more frequent IPV than men based on self-reported experience of IPV acts, and by the frequency with which acts were experienced. Significant differences between men and women's exposure scores were observed for all six assessed types, with greater proportions of women scoring in the upper tertiles. This study provides evidence of gender asymmetry in experiences of IPV at the population level. While men do experience IPV victimization, there remains need for directed and substantial resource allocation for intervention and therapeutic responses to women's exposure to IPV, and for primary prevention with men. Going forward, IPV measurement tools that consider frequency, severity, or co-occurring types of IPV are needed.
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页码:9159 / 9188
页数:30
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