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Formal and informal help-seeking associated with women's and men's experiences of intimate partner violence in Canada

Ansara, Donna L., Hindin, Michelle J.·2010·Social Science & Medicine
DOI 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.12.009
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While numerous studies have documented the prevalence, correlates, and consequences of intimate partner violence (IPV); most of this research has used a criminal justice framework that has focused on acts of physical violence. However, critics argue that this narrow conceptualization of IPV belies the heterogeneity in this experience with respect to the nature of coercive control in the relationship. Moreover, they contend that the different types of abusive and controlling relationships not only have a different etiology, health consequences, and help-seeking characteristics, they also have a different relationship by gender. This study examined the extent to which different patterns of violence, abuse, and control were differentially associated with formal and informal help-seeking in a national Canadian sample. Data from the 2004 General Social Survey were analyzed, which included 696 women and 471 men who reported physical or sexual violence by a current or ex-spouse or common-law partner. The most commonly reported formal sources for women and men were health professionals (i.e., doctors, nurses, counselors, psychologists) and the police. For women, informal sources (i.e., family, friends, neighbors) were commonly reported across all IPV subgroups. However, the importance of almost all of the formal sources (e.g., health professionals, police, lawyers, shelters, crisis centers) increased as the severity of the violence and control increased. Shelters and crisis centers w…

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  • Ansara and Hindin (2010) found that male victims were less likely than women to disclose their victimization or seek assistance if the violence was relatively minor or less severe.

    “Furthermore, Ansara and Hindin (2010) found that male victims were less likely than women to disclose their victimization or seek assistance if the violence was relatively minor or less severe.”

    From Male Victims’ Experiences With and Perceptions of the Criminal Justice Response to Intimate Partner Abuse (2022) · cites this paper as Ansara and Hindin (2010)

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Authors
Ansara, D. L., & Hindin, M. J.
Affiliations
Johns Hopkins University (US)
Corresponding author
Ansara, Donna L.
ORCID
Hindin, Michelle J.
Venue
Social Science & Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-04
Volume
70
Issue
7
Pages
1011-1018
ISSN
0277-9536 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.12.009
OpenAlex
W2038486337
Cited by
355
References
6
Citations by year
2026: 14 · 2025: 26 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 34 · 2022: 32 · 2021: 37 · 2020: 23 · 2019: 30 · 2018: 24 · 2017: 29 · 2016: 18 · 2015: 22 · 2014: 15 · 2013: 15 · 2012: 6
FWCI
10.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Social Science & Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Elder Abuse and Neglect
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
Keywords
intimate partner violence, help-seeking, formal help-seeking, informal help-seeking, gender differences, coercive control, violence severity, police, healthcare workers, Canada
MeSH terms
Canada, Coercion, Cross-Sectional Studies, Data Collection, Family, Female, Health Personnel, Humans, Male, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Severity of Illness Index, Sex Factors, Social Support, Spouse Abuse, Police, Friends

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