Intersectional Minority Stress and Intimate Partner Violence: The Effects of Enacted Stigma on Racial Minority Youth Assigned Female at Birth

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory Swann ◽  
Christina Dyar ◽  
Louisa Baidoo ◽  
Shariell Crosby ◽  
Michael E. Newcomb ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Racial Minority ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Enacted Stigma

scholarly journals Intimate Partner Violence Experiences of Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents and Young Adults Assigned Female at Birth

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 232-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah W. Whitton ◽  
Christina Dyar ◽  
Brian Mustanski ◽  
Michael E. Newcomb
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Coercive Control ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Cyber Abuse

Sexual and gender minority youth, especially those assigned female at birth, are at risk for intimate partner violence (IPV) due to minority stressors. With a sample of 352 sexual and gender minority youth assigned female at birth (ages 16–32), we aimed to describe IPV in this population, including the prevalence, directionality, frequency, co-occurrence, and demographic correlates of various IPV types. Rates of past-6-month IPV were high, with victimization and perpetration of minor psychological IPV most common (64–70%); followed by severe psychological, minor physical, and coercive control (21–33%); and severe physical and sexual IPV (10–15%). For cyber abuse and IPV tactics leveraging anti-sexual minority stigma, victimization (12.5% and 14.8%, respectively) was more common than perpetration (8% and 5.7%, respectively). Most IPV was bidirectional and occurred 1–2 times in 6 months, although the frequency varied considerably. Latent class analyses revealed that half of the participants reported no or minimal IPV; one-third experienced multiple forms of psychological IPV (including coercive control); and 10–15% reported psychological, physical, sexual, and cyber abuse. Racial minority youth had higher rates of most IPV types than White participants. We hope study findings will inform policies and interventions to prevent IPV among gender and sexual minority youth assigned female at birth.

Help-Seeking Behavior for Intimate Partner Violence among Racial Minority Women in Canada

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilene Hyman ◽  
Tonia Forte ◽  
Janice Du Mont ◽  
Sarah Romans ◽  
Marsha M. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Racial Minority ◽  
Minority Women ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
Seeking Behavior

Effects of Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrator and Victim Race on Protective Order Determinations

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110281
Author(s):  
Alexandria P. Winstead ◽  
Margaret C. Stevenson
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Sexual Offending ◽  
The United States ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Racial Minority ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Protective Order ◽  
Protective Orders ◽  
Protection Order

The legal granting of temporary and permanent protective orders prohibits a perpetrator from engaging in contact with the victim. Although protective orders reduce risk of re-abuse, very little research has explored factors that predict the likelihood that a victim is granted a protective order. Thus, we conducted an archival analysis on data previously collected from a Protection Order Assistance Office in a midwestern region of the United States, testing the influence of victim and perpetrator race on protective order allocations. Specifically, we coded data gathered from 490 petitioners (i.e., victims) seeking a protective order against a perpetrator of intimate partner violence, stalking, or sexual offending. Analyses revealed that racial minority victims were significantly less likely to receive a temporary protective order compared to White victims – effects that were exacerbated when the perpetrator was White (versus racial minority). These results are in line with existing research and theory regarding aversive racism. Implications for theory, policy, and practice are discussed.

scholarly journals Minority Stress and Intimate Partner Violence Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Atlanta

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 952-961 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rob Stephenson ◽  
Catherine Finneran
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Internalized Homophobia ◽  
Gay And Bisexual Men ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Bisexual Men ◽  
Male Couples ◽  
And Bisexual ◽  
Sex With Men

Intimate partner violence (IPV) rates are disproportionately high among sexual minority populations. Few studies have examined the plausible relationship between minority stress and IPV among men who have sex with men. This study examines the associations between IPV and three indicators of minority stress: internalized homophobia, sexuality-based discrimination, and racism, in a large venue-based sample of gay and bisexual men from Atlanta, USA. Each of the minority stress measures was found to be significantly associated with increased odds of self-reporting any form of receipt of IPV. Significant associations were also identified between perpetration of IPV and minority stressors, with most types of IPV perpetration linked to internalized homophobia. This study confirms findings in a growing body of research supporting the relationship between minority stress and increased prevalence of IPV among men who have sex with men, and points to the need to address structural factors in IPV prevention programs for male–male couples.

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