Partner abuse and its association with emotional distress: A study exploring LGBTI relationships
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This study examines partner abuse in LBGTI relationships, with focus on the associations with emotional distress and protective factors. Two hundred and eighty-seven participants took part. Partner abuse (victimisation) comprised three factors; conflict orientated aggression; hostile ignorance and control of communication; and social control and possessiveness (including threats to possessions). Perpetration factors were similar. Significant differences across sexuality or gender were limited to the perpetration of abuse relating to suspicion and possessiveness, where men were more likely to report this than the other gender groups, and women were less likely to report this. Of those reporting abuse in their current relationship, over half reported experiencing abuse in a primary relationship previously, with 60% reporting exposure to abuse as a child. Partner abuse in their current relationship predicted current levels of increased emotional distress, with reduced satisfaction with the current relationship having an indirect impact on this association. Resilience traits were not a predictor or mediator. The results demonstrate the similarity in abuse across LGBTI communities despite the diversity of genders, sexualities and experiences within these groups. The results are discussed with regard to directions for future research and implications for practice.
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- Authors
- Ireland, J. L., Birch, P., Kolstee, J., & Ritchie, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Lancashire (GB)
- Charles Sturt University (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Ireland, Jane L.
- Venue
- International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2017-09
- Volume
- 54
- Pages
- 107-117
- ISSN
- 0160-2527 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2725817851
- Cited by
- 13
- References
- 41
- Citations by year
- 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 8 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 0.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Licence
- Locations
- International Journal of Law and Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- CLOK (University of Central Lancashire) (acceptedVersion)
- Research Publications (Maastricht University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Demography › Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Keywords
- partner abuse, intimate partner violence, emotional distress, social control, possessiveness, abuse perpetration, relationship satisfaction, resilience, gender differences, sexual orientation
- MeSH terms
- Sexual and Gender Minorities, Adult, Aggression, Anxiety, Australia, Depression, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Middle Aged, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Surveys and Questionnaires, Regression Analysis, Social Control, Informal, Spouse Abuse, Stress, Psychological, Sex Distribution, Sexuality, Crime Victims, Young Adult
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