Intimate Partner Violence Among Men
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Context The breadth and depth of intimate partner violence (IPV) experienced by men have not been fully documented.Objectives To describe the prevalence, chronicity, and severity of IPV, and the health outcomes associated with IPV, in adult men with healthcare insurance.Design A retrospective telephone cohort study conducted from 2003 to 2005. The setting was an integrated healthcare system in Washington State and Idaho.Participants English-speaking men aged 18 and older (N=420) enrolled in the healthcare system for 3 or more years.Main outcome measures Physical, psychological, and sexual IPV were assessed using five questions from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. Health was measured using the Short Form-36, version 2 (SF-36v2) survey, the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, and the National Institute of Mental Health Presence of Symptoms Survey.Results Men experienced IPV at a rate of 4.6% in the past year, 10.4% in the past 5 years, and 28.8% over their lifetimes. While overall rates of physical and nonphysical IPV were similar, men aged 18-55 were twice as likely to be recently abused (14.2%, SE=2.6%) than were men aged 55 and older (5.3%, SE=1.6%). Abuse was typically nonviolent or mildly violent, occurred on multiple occasions, and was initiated by only one intimate partner. Compared to men with no IPV, older men who experienced IPV had more depressive symptoms (prevalence ratios=2.61 and 2.80 for nonphysical and physical abuse) and had lower SF-36v2 mental health subscales (range=-3.21 to -5.86).Conclusions Men experience IPV at moderate rates, and poor mental health outcomes are associated with such experiences.
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Five additional studies on depression found a non-significant association between psychological violence and depression.
“Another 37 studies examined the association between psychological violence and depression; twenty-nine of the identified studies found a significant association [13, 34, 35, 39, 42, 45–47, 49, 53–73], while five studies found a non-significant association [50, 74–77].”
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- Authors
- Reid, R. J., Bonomi, A. E., Rivara, F. P., Anderson, M. L., Fishman, P. A., Carrell, D. S., & Thompson, R. S.
- Affiliations
- Group Health Cooperative (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- ORCID
- Venue
- American Journal of Preventive Medicine
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2008-06
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 478-485
- ISSN
- 0749-3797 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1977372889
- Cited by
- 141
- References
- 39
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- FWCI
- 3.52
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Preventive Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (R01 HS10909)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Social Sciences › Demography › Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Keywords
- intimate partner violence, men, physical abuse, psychological violence, sexual abuse, prevalence, chronicity, severity, depressive symptoms, mental health, health outcomes, older men, health insurance
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Health Status, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Socioeconomic Factors, Spouse Abuse, Prevalence, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Men's Health
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