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The Helpseeking Experiences of Men Who Sustain Intimate Partner Violence: An Overlooked Population and Implications for Practice

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Douglas, Emily M., Hines, Denise A.·2011·Journal of Family Violence
DOI 10.1007/s10896-011-9382-4PMC PMC3175099
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For over 30 years, research has shown that men can and do sustain intimate partner violence (IPV) from their female partners. This is the first large-scale, nationally-based, quantitative study to systematically detail the helpseeking experiences of men who have sustained IPV from their female partners. The sample is composed of 302 men who were recruited from resources specializing in men's issues. Results indicate that men who seek help for IPV victimization have the most positive experiences in seeking help from family/friends, and mental health and medical providers. They have the least positive experiences with members of the DV service system. Cumulative positive helpseeking experiences were associated with lower levels of abusing alcohol; cumulative negative experiences were associated with higher rates of exceeding a clinical cut-off for post-traumatic stress disorder. Results are discussed in terms of implications for the social service sector and for future research.

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  • Since male victims have barriers, they utilize informal supports more than public supports.

    “Since male victims have these barriers, they utilize informal supports (family members, friends, coworkers) more than public supports (government resources).”

    From Help‐seeking behavior of male victims of intimate partner violence in Japan (2024) · cites this paper as [23]

    The Results section, “Where Do Men Seek Help?”, reports that 84.9% used informal support, while almost half contacted local domestic-violence agencies or police. The Discussion describes barriers and negative experiences with those services, but does not establish that the barriers caused men to use informal support more often. The listed informal sources include friends and relatives, not coworkers. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  • Previous studies found that police and victim services tend to view male victims of IPA as perpetrators.

    “Some previous studies found that the police and victim services tend to view male victims of IPA as perpetrators (Douglas & Hines, 2011; Lysova et al., 2020, 2022)”

    From Male Victims’ Experiences With and Perceptions of the Criminal Justice Response to Intimate Partner Abuse (2022) · cites this paper as Douglas & Hines, 2011

    The Results (Helpfulness of and Experiences with Resources; page unavailable) report that 40.2% of men seeking help from DV agencies and 32.2% contacting hotlines were accused of being the batterer. The paper also recounts men being incorrectly arrested as the primary aggressor, but its police results do not establish that police generally viewed male victims as perpetrators: in 54.9% of cases, the partner was identified as the primary aggressor. Thus, the claim overstates the police finding. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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  • Calling the police in incidents of IPA can put male victims at risk for being arrested.

    “calling the police in the incidents of IPA can indeed put the male victims at risk for being arrested (third subtheme of Theme 1) (Cook, 2009; Douglas & Hines, 2011; Kelly, 2003; Lysova et al., 2020).”

    From Male Victims’ Experiences With and Perceptions of the Criminal Justice Response to Intimate Partner Abuse (2022) · cites this paper as Douglas & Hines, 2011

  • Our results indicate a preference among male victims for confiding in close associates rather than public agencies.

    “Our results indicate a preference among male victims for confiding in close associates rather than public agencies, which is consistent with the previous studies. 17 , 21 , 23 , 58 , 59 , 60”

    From Help‐seeking behavior of male victims of intimate partner violence in Japan (2024) · cites this paper as [23]

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Authors
Douglas, E. M., & Hines, D. A.
Affiliations
  • Bridgewater State University (US)
  • Clark University (US)
Corresponding author
Douglas, Emily M.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Family Violence
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2011-06-04
Volume
26
Issue
6
Pages
473-485
ISSN
  • 0885-7482 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-2851
DOI
10.1007/s10896-011-9382-4
PMC
PMC3175099
OpenAlex
W2127675393
Cited by
289
References
65
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.24
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of Family Violence (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Journal of international women's studies (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (R21MH074590)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Elder Abuse and Neglect
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
Keywords
intimate partner violence, male victims, domestic violence services, post-traumatic stress disorder, alcohol abuse, help-seeking barriers, family and friend support, mental health professionals, healthcare workers, men's health services

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