Influence of intimate terrorism, situational couple violence, and mutual violent control on male victims.
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The goal of the current study is to test - among samples of men - some previous findings relative to Johnson's (2008) typology of partner violence (PV). Among samples of exclusively women, Johnson has found that the frequency and severity of PV - and victims' mental health - are worse for female victims of intimate terrorism (IT) than of situational couple violence (SCV). However, such findings have rarely been tested in male victims of PV. Furthermore, although Johnson posits that mutual violent control (MVC) is relatively rare, other research suggests that it is about as common as IT and may be associated with worse PV and health. We examined the relative frequency and severity of various forms of PV, and the relative health and mental health between men who (a) experienced IT versus SCV, and (b) experienced IT versus MVC. Our two samples were 611 men who sought help for PV victimization and 1,601 men from a population-based sample. Our analyses showed that across samples, men who were victims of IT had significantly worse mental health than men who experienced SCV, and IT victims experienced more severe and frequent PV, including physical, sexual, and non-physical forms of PV. Male victims of IT had worse mental and physical health than either men who perpetrated IT or experienced MVC, but men involved in MVC were involved in relationships with more types of PV than either male IT perpetrators or victims. Results are discussed in terms of their implications for Johnson's typology, future research, and service providers.
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Government research in 2020 revealed that male victims tended not to report their victimization and not to consult anyone for support.
“Government research in 2020 revealed that male victims were more often victims of psychological abuse and/or neglect than physical violence, and that they tended not to report their victimization and not to consult anyone for support.”
From Help‐seeking behavior of male victims of intimate partner violence in Japan (2024) · cites this paper as [32]
The Discussion > Limitations says it is likely that most male partner-violence victims do not seek help, supporting the claim about not consulting others. It also discusses under-reporting abuse in self-reports, but does not establish that male victims tend not to report their victimization to authorities. This 2018 paper is not government research from 2020. (LLM, conf=0.86)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredGovernment research in 2020 revealed that male victims were more often victims of psychological abuse and/or neglect than physical violence.
“Government research in 2020 revealed that male victims were more often victims of psychological abuse and/or neglect than physical violence, and that they tended not to report their victimization and not to consult anyone for support.”
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The Methods (Participants and Procedure) describe a study of U.S. men that included a help-seeking sample recruited after physical assault, not government research from 2020. The Results (Hypothesis 1) compare forms of partner violence across victimization groups, but do not say that psychological abuse or neglect was more common among male victims than physical violence. I searched for that comparison and for neglect; neither appears in the retrieved passages. (LLM, conf=0.78)
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- Authors
- Hines, D. A., & Douglas, E. M.
- Affiliations
- Clark University (US)
- Bridgewater State University (US)
- Venue
- Psychology of Men & Masculinity
- Published
- 2018-10
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 612-623
- ISSN
- 1524-9220 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-151X
- PMC
- PMC6277038
- OpenAlex
- W2769952510
- Cited by
- 49
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 4
- FWCI
- 1.22
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- Psychology of Men & Masculinity (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (1R15HD071635)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
- Social Sciences › Demography › Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Keywords
- intimate terrorism, situational couple violence, mental health, physical health, sexual violence, non-physical violence, intimate partner violence
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