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Male victims of female-perpetrated intimate partner violence, help-seeking, and reporting behaviors: A qualitative study
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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global social health problem. Societal perceptions of IPV as a predominantly female issue have led to the development of research perspectives, frameworks, measures, and methodologies unable to capture the full scope of male victimization. Research has also been hampered by a reluctance from men to identify as victims, and many do not relate to commonly used terminology of IPV, such as domestic violence. The current study used qualitative methods to explore men's experiences of female-perpetrated IPV in Australia, defined as "boundary crossings." The sample comprised 258 men recruited using a snowball approach through social media platforms and via a monthly newsletter of an online men's health support site. The online survey containing open-ended questions focused on three areas: type of IPV experienced, help-seeking, and reporting behavior. Men reported experience of a range of physical, sexual, verbal, coercive controlling, and manipulative behaviors. Male victims noted how disclosure of abuse to family and friends was variously met with shock, support, and minimization. Participants also reported secondary abusive experiences, with police and other support services responding with ridicule, doubt, indifference, and victim arrest. The use of the term boundary crossing rather than IPV, which is commonly associated with male-against-female violence, appeared to be a useful tool for eliciting information from men who have experienced abuse.
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“They may fail to report due to self and societal stigma, retaliation concerns, and fear of not being believed (Walker et al., 2020; Bates, 2020a; Taylor et al., 2022).”
From Experiences and Impacts of Intimate Partner Violence Against Men in Northern Ireland: Qualitative Findings from the Male Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence Study (2026) · cites this paper as Walker et al., 2020
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“Thus, the PSNI have reported that 32% of all DV victims in 2021 were male (Police Service of Northern Ireland, 2022a), and as these statistics only cover reported crimes and as men are significantly less likely to report (Dutton & White, 2013; Walker et al., 2020), the true prevalence of IPV in NI men remains unknown.”
From Experiences and Impacts of Intimate Partner Violence Against Men in Northern Ireland: Qualitative Findings from the Male Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence Study (2026) · cites this paper as Walker et al., 2020
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“Lack of disclosure in men can be driven by the fear that their experiences would be minimised/ignored/not believed, or they themselves would be accused of perpetrating abuse (Walker et al., 2020; Bates, 2020a; Taylor et al., 2022).”
From Experiences and Impacts of Intimate Partner Violence Against Men in Northern Ireland: Qualitative Findings from the Male Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence Study (2026) · cites this paper as Walker et al., 2020
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- Authors
- Walker, A., Lyall, K., Silva, D., Craigie, G., Mayshak, R., Costa, B., Hyder, S., & Bentley, A.
- Affiliations
- Deakin University (AU)
- Venue
- Psychology of Men & Masculinities
- Published
- 2020-04
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 213-223
- ISSN
- 1524-9220 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-151X
- OpenAlex
- W2963274824
- Cited by
- 152
- References
- 54
- Citations by year
- 2026: 18 · 2025: 26 · 2024: 31 · 2023: 36 · 2022: 21 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 5
- FWCI
- 10.02
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- figshare.com
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- cc-by
- Locations
- Psychology of Men & Masculinity (publishedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Keywords
- intimate partner violence, male victims, help-seeking, reporting behavior, boundary crossing, disclosure of abuse, secondary victimization, men's health
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