Intimate Partner Violence Among Same-Sex Couples in College: A Propensity Score Analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 1583-1610 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie M. Graham ◽  
Todd M. Jensen ◽  
Ashley D. Givens ◽  
Gary L. Bowen ◽  
Cynthia F. Rizo
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Propensity Score ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Physical Injury ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Propensity Score Weighting ◽  
Same Sex Couples ◽  
Confounding Variables

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive social issue with numerous detrimental effects on individuals, families, and society. Existing research and a social-ecological minority stress framework suggest, as compared with mixed-sex couples, those in same-sex relationships may be at heightened risk for perpetrating and experiencing IPV. Using a U.S. sample of college students ( N = 4,081), this secondary data analysis contrasted the prevalence of five forms of IPV (i.e., physical, sexual, psychological, injury, any type) between those in mixed-sex ( n = 3,960) and those in same-sex ( n = 121) intimate partnerships. Comparative analyses were supplemented with propensity score weighting to help balance members of mixed-sex and same-sex relationships across eight potentially confounding variables (e.g., biological sex, age). Prior to the application of propensity score weighting, results suggested those in same-sex relationships are significantly more likely to perpetrate and/or experience IPV resulting in physical injury. Results from post-weighting analyses retained the significance and magnitude of model estimates. Taken together, results suggest, as compared with mixed-sex couples, U.S. college students in same-sex couples have greater odds of experiencing IPV perpetration and victimization resulting in physical injury, even after accounting for the influence of several potentially confounding variables. Findings support the utility and future application of propensity score analytic techniques in this type of research as well as the importance of recognizing the unique IPV risk and service needs of people in same-sex relationships.

scholarly journals Corrigendum: When Intimate Partner Violence Meets Same Sex Couples: A Review of Same Sex Intimate Partner Violence

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Rollè ◽  
Giulia Giardina ◽  
Angela M. Caldarera ◽  
Eva Gerino ◽  
Piera Brustia
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Same Sex Couples

Perceived Social Norms for Intimate Partner Violence in Proximal and Distal Groups

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 691-698 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tricia H. Witte ◽  
Mazheruddin M. Mulla ◽  
Alicia A. Weaver
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Regression Equations ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Separate Regression

This study investigated students’ perceived descriptive social norms for intimate partner violence (IPV) among proximal and distal groups at college. Male and female college students estimated the prevalence rates for IPV among same-sex friends (proximal group) and same-sex “typical students” (distal group). In separate regression equations for men and women, perceived estimates of IPV rates for same-sex friends, but not estimates for same-sex typical students, were positively related with the participants’ own IPV behaviors. Findings have important implications for IPV prevention and intervention programs for college students.

Intimate Partner Violence and Same-Sex Couples: Examining the Antecedents of the Helping Intentions of Bystanders

2019 ◽  
pp. 088626051988853 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano Pagliaro ◽  
Daniele Paolini ◽  
Maria Giuseppina Pacilli
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Attribution Of Responsibility ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Same Sex Couples ◽  
Willingness To Intervene ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
High Level

Researchers interested in intimate partner violence (IPV) have focused primarily on male-against-female cases. We conducted two experimental investigations to examine the influence of moral evaluation, attribution of responsibility, and right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) on the willingness of bystanders to provide help to the victim in an IPV case involving a same-sex couple. Study 1 ( N = 195) surveyed a heterosexual participant sample, and Study 2 ( N = 120) surveyed a sample of gay and lesbian participants. In both studies, participants read a fictitious article describing an alleged IPV episode that occurred either in a male–male or a female–female couple. Each participant read an article describing one of two versions of a case of IPV: In one account, the victim admitted to infidelity and in the other, the victim did not confess to infidelity. The participants subsequently evaluated the victim and expressed their willingness (or lack thereof) to support and provide help to the injured party. In both studies, participants in the condition that included the admission of infidelity assessed the victim to be less moral and more responsible for the violent episode. Consequently, participants of both studies expressed lesser willingness to provide help to the victim. Moreover, in Study 1, the relationship between the admission of infidelity and the respondents’ willingness to support the victim was moderated by RWA. Particularly, the admission of infidelity by the victim reduced the respondents’ willingness to extend support only when they reported a medium to a high level of RWA ideology. By focusing specifically on same-sex IPV cases, this study contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of the reactions of witnesses with regard to IPV. Furthermore, it provides evidence about the underlying mechanisms mitigating the intervention of bystanders in such cases and identifies boundary conditions that exacerbate their (un)willingness to intervene.

scholarly journals When Intimate Partner Violence Meets Same Sex Couples: A Review of Same Sex Intimate Partner Violence

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Rollè ◽  
Giulia Giardina ◽  
Angela M. Caldarera ◽  
Eva Gerino ◽  
Piera Brustia
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Same Sex Couples

Social Norms for Intimate Partner Violence

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 959-967 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tricia H. Witte ◽  
Mazheruddin M. Mulla
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Actual Prevalence

This study investigated perceived descriptive norms (i.e., perceived prevalence) for intimate partner violence (IPV) among college students. Male and female college students were asked to estimate the prevalence of IPV for same-sex “typical students” on their campus. Perpetrators of IPV made higher estimates than nonperpetrators. Both perpetrators and nonperpetrators overestimated the prevalence of IPV when compared to actual prevalence rates. Findings lend support for using social-norms-based prevention programs on college campuses.

Intimate Partner Violence in Same-Sex Relationships: An Analysis of Risk and Rearrest

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (11) ◽  
pp. 1515-1527
Author(s):  
Caryn Gerstenberger ◽  
Richard Stansfield ◽  
Kirk R. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Male Victims ◽  
Heterosexual Relationships ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Same Sex Couples ◽  
Female Violence ◽  
Female Perpetrators ◽  
Male To Female

Research on intimate partner violence (IPV) among same-sex couples remains relatively rare. Moreover, few studies examine risk and the likelihood of reoffending among such couples. The present study utilized a large sample of people ( N = 6,711) arrested for IPV to explore the risk, likelihood, and timing of reoffending, including 332 perpetrators in same-sex relationships. Analyses revealed that male perpetrators in same-sex relationships had lower assessed risk than males in heterosexual relationships, and a smaller percentage were rearrested for a new violent offense. Although female perpetrators in same-sex relationships were no more likely to have higher assessed risk compared with perpetrators of female to male violence, female perpetrators in same-sex relationships had a higher likelihood and rate of reoffending, more closely resembling male-to-female violence. Female perpetrators with male victims were identified as the lowest risk to reoffend and indeed were the least likely to reoffend.

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