Suicide ideation in court-referred male perpetrators of intimate partner violence

This study employed a mixed method approach to examine the effects of participant sex, perpetrator sex, and severity of violence on perceptions of intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators. Quantitative participants (n = 449) completed a survey and qualitative participants (n = 31) participated in a focus group or an interview. Participants believed that it was more likely male perpetrators had prior involvement in IPV. Participants rated stories of female perpetrators as more abnormal than stories of male perpetrators. Participants in the weak severity of violence condition had lower evaluations of responsibility than the strong or fatal severity of violence conditions and only women were discerning about perpetrator sex in their ratings of responsibility. Theoretical implications extend intimate terrorism and defensive attribution theory.

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Intimate Partner Violence: The Effect of Gender and Contextual Factors on Community Perceptions of Harm, and Suggested Victim and Criminal Justice Responses

Violence and Victims ◽

10.1891/0886-6708.26.3.347 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

pp. 347-363 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Susan M. Dennison ◽

Carleen M. Thompson

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Criminal Justice ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Help Seeking ◽

Physical Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Community Perceptions ◽

Participant Gender ◽

Male Perpetrators ◽

Seeking Behavior

Using a vignette to depict physical violence by an intimate partner, a 2 (perpetrator gender) × 2 (participant gender) × 2 (frequency) × 2 (intent to cause harm) between subjects factorial design was used to examine under what circumstances individuals perceive: an incident should be illegal, the extent of harm, and appropriate victim and criminal justice responses. There were 868 participants from the Brisbane (Australia) community (48.5% males). The actions of male perpetrators were viewed more seriously and the victims were recommended to seek more forms of assistance when the perpetrator was male. There were few differences in perceptions of violence according to participant gender. The frequency of the violence affected the participant’s responses but the intentions of the perpetrator did not. Results are discussed in terms of stereotypes of intimate partner violence (IPV) and the implications for help-seeking behavior by victims.

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Comparison of Impulsive and Premeditated Female Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence

Partner Abuse ◽

10.1891/1946-6560.2.3.284 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 284-299 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Sarah L. Lake ◽

Matthew S. Stanford

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intervention Program ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Future Directions ◽

Female Population ◽

Male Perpetrators ◽

Female Perpetrators

A bimodal classification of aggression has been shown to be useful among male perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV; Stanford, Houston, & Baldridge, 2008). To extend this research, this study attempts to replicate this result in a female population. The Impulsive/Premeditated Aggression Scale (IPAS) was used to classify (N = 87) females who were convicted of domestic violence and court ordered into an intervention program as being predominately impulsive–aggressive (IA) or predominately premeditated–aggressive (PM). The results of this study demonstrate that female IPV perpetrators (both IA and PM) tend to be similar to male IA batterers, with low psychopathic traits and higher levels of psychopathology. Implications and future directions are discussed.

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