A Study on the Coping Process of Married Men who were Exposed to Domestic Violence in their Growth Period

This study examined a sample of both male and female respondents of applications for domestic violence protection orders in Queensland, Australia. The socio-demographic characteristics and criminal histories of respondents of only one domestic violence protection order (DVPO) application were compared with respondents of multiple DVPO applications. No differences were found between the groups in socio-economic background or ethnicity. The respondent's gender, marital status, and criminal history discriminated among respondents. Females were respondents on only one DVPO application. Respondents on cross applications were more likely to be married. Men who were respondents on multiple DVPO applications were more likely to have non-spousal violent criminal histories than men involved in only one protection order application. However, Indigenous people and people from disadvantaged areas were over-represented in the sample. These results of this study provide support for Johnson's (1995) concept of two distinct forms of couple violence. The implications of these findings for understanding the nature of domestic violence and managing violent offenders are discussed.

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Marital and Sexual Morality in Medieval Rajasthan

The Politics of Marriage in Medieval India ◽

10.1093/oso/9780199491452.003.0005 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 205-250

Author(s):

Sabita Singh

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Social Practice ◽

The State ◽

Sexual Morality ◽

Religious Philosophy ◽

Men And Women ◽

Extramarital Sex ◽

Married Men ◽

Marital Disputes ◽

The Relationship

In this, it is shown how sexuality is defined by society and culture. An attempt has been made to see if there is any religious philosophy which marriage in medieval Rajasthan sought to convey. The existence of any moral or textual injunction that the State or religion upheld for married men and women has been explored. What was the relationship between law and social practice, the ideal and the aberrant? How were the marital disputes settled at the time, the legal and other devices available, the extent to which it was resorted to have all been looked into. The notions of sexuality, marital and extramarital sex, and notions of shame and honour have been examined. Besides the case of fidelity between husband and wife, cases of domestic violence, rape and incest and the reaction of the State in each case and the form of punishment meted out is laid out in this chapter.

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Domestic Violence among Homosexual Partners

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.2003.93.2.410 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 93 (2) ◽

pp. 410-416 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Paul Cameron

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Drug Abuse ◽

Random Sample ◽

Household Survey ◽

Married Women ◽

Homosexual Men ◽

Same Sex ◽

Criminal Victimization ◽

Married Men ◽

National Household Survey

Is domestic violence more frequent in homosexual partnerships? The 1996 National Household Survey of Drug Abuse, based upon a random sample of 12,381 adults aged 18 to 59 years, estimated that 828,900 men and 828,678 women engaged in homosexuality in the prior 12 months. Random surveys indicated that at any given time, 29% of homosexual men and 32% of homosexual women are in same-sex partnerships. The National Criminal Victimization Survey for 1993 to 1999 reported that 0.24% of married women and 0.035% of married men were victims of domestic violence annually versus 4.6% of the men and 5.8% of the women reporting same-sex partnerships. Domestic violence appears to be more frequently reported in same-sex partnerships than among the married.

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Men’s Report of Domestic Violence Perpetration in Bangladesh

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260515585544 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 32 (2) ◽

pp. 290-307 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Nadine Shaanta Murshid

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Ecological Model ◽

Secondary Analysis ◽

Wealth Index ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Married Men ◽

Violence Perpetration ◽

Household Members ◽

Nationally Representative ◽

Conflict Tactics

This study provides an examination of the antecedents of domestic violence perpetration among a nationally representative sample of men in Bangladesh using an ecological model. Secondary analysis of survey data from nationally representative Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey is used to examine potential antecedents of perpetration of domestic violence in a sample of 3,371 ever-married men between the ages of 15 and 54 years. Outcome measure is perpetration of domestic violence as measured by a modified Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS), and predictor variables include maternal domestic violence, egalitarianism, marital age, number of household members, wealth index, marital duration, and demographic variables. Men who reported maternal domestic violence had 0.13 greater probability of perpetrating domestic violence compared with men who did not report maternal domestic violence, men who were egalitarian had 0.04 greater probability of perpetrating domestic violence compared with men who were not egalitarian, men in larger households were less likely to report domestic violence. At the same time, the probability of domestic violence perpetration was 0.07 smaller for men who were married at age 36 years and older, as compared with men who were married between the ages of 16 and 20 years, as well as men who were married for more than 5 years when compared with men married for 0 to 4 years. Finally, the probability of domestic violence perpetration was 0.17 smaller for men who were married between the ages of 21 and 25 years and 0.10 smaller for men married between the ages of 26 and 35 years, compared with men who married below the legal marital age of 21. This study provides support for the use of an ecological model to explain domestic violence perpetration in the context of Bangladesh to suggest a multipronged holistic effort to address this insidious social problem and prevent its intergenerational transmission.

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Attributions for the culture of silence among victims of domestic violence: A case of married men in Kenya

International Journal of Psychology and Counselling ◽

10.5897/ijpc2021.0639 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 34-40

Author(s):

Muriithi Gitonga Ciriaka

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Married Men ◽

Culture Of Silence

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Barriers to Leaving a Relationship From the Perspective of Married Abused Iranian Women: Secondary Analysis of the Interviews With Abused Women

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260519844777 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 35 (19-20) ◽

pp. 4162-4184

Author(s):

Sakineh Taherkhani ◽

Reza Negarandeh ◽

Fatemeh Farshadpour

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Secondary Analysis ◽

Primary Study ◽

Abused Women ◽

Theory Approach ◽

Attitudes And Beliefs ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Iranian Women ◽

Coping Process ◽

Education And Employment

Violence has a heavy impact on the physical and mental health of women in developed and developing countries; however, most of the violence victims would suffer in silence and never leave their relationship. The aim of the present study was to identify the barriers to leaving a relationship from the perspective of married abused Iranian women. The present study was a secondary analysis of the interviews conducted in a primary study. The primary study that was conducted using the grounded theory approach has assessed the coping process with domestic violence in 24 married abused Iranian women. These women were selected from local parks, health centers, and universities of Tehran city using a purposive sampling method. Qualitative secondary analysis of the interviews was conducted, in accordance with the goal of this study, using content analysis. Four categories emerged through the analysis of the data including “fear,” “lack of resources,” “beliefs and attitudes,” and “dependence” and the common theme between these categories was “ deterrents to leaving an abusive relationship.” Results indicated that contextual factors such as fear, lack of resources, attitudes and beliefs, and dependence were the reason for not leaving a relationship. Interventions for enriching women’s resources (improving the condition of education and employment, and improvement of the formal and informal support systems), education about domestic violence and its management methods, and modification of the existing attitudes and beliefs in this regard could keep abused women from experiencing more violence.

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Domestic Violence Perpetration Reporting among Recently-Married Men Residing in Slums Correlate Pharmaceutical Institution in South West Pune, India

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Open Access Journal ◽

10.32474/osmoaj.2018.01.000112 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Rahul A Hajare

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

South West ◽

Married Men ◽

Violence Perpetration

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Psychometric Properties of Iranian Man Spousal Abuse Questionnaire

Journal of Education Society and Behavioural Science ◽

10.9734/jesbs/2019/v30i230125 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Shahrbanoo Ghahari ◽

Maryam Yeke Fallah ◽

Mehran Zarghami ◽

Fatemeh Viesy ◽

Raoofeh Ghayoomi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Spouse Abuse ◽

Spousal Abuse ◽

Verbal Abuse ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Statistical Population ◽

Married Men ◽

Passive Aggression

Aim: This study was conducted to examine psychometric properties of Iranian Man spousal Abuse Questionnaire. Methodology: This descriptive study was carried out within two steps using combined method including qualitative steps. Authors performed deep interview and determined the focused group of men’s spouse abuse concept then designed the questionnaire using phenomenology method. At second step, psychometric properties of questionnaire were addressed using exploratory factor analysis, validity of instrument and internal consistency. Statistical population consisted of married men living in Alborz and Tehran in Iran in 2017 who had referred to couple therapy clinics complaining about marital problems; 7 psychologists working in these centers also participated in this study. 400 married men living in Alborz were selected using convenient sampling method; these members filled the man abuse questionnaire out. Results: According to the results obtained from the 50-item questionnaire that measures 5 dimensions of men’s domestic violence including active aggression and sexual abuse, verbal abuse and negligence, emotional and verbal abuse, passive aggression and domination, these 5 factors could explain 67.05% of total variance. Moreover, the obtained Cronbach’s alpha (0.98) for all questions indicated high internal consistency of questions. Conclusion: Findings show that the questionnaire of domestic violence against men made it possible to evaluate various dimensions of domestic violence against men using 5 factors and it is a suitable instrument to assess men’ domestic violence in Iranian community considering results obtained from validity and reliability calculation.

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Physical and Psychological Violence against Married Men in District Dir (Lower), Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa, Pakistan

COJ Nursing & Healthcare ◽

10.31031/cojnh.2018.03.000556 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Tazeen Saeed Ali

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

World Health ◽

Western World ◽

Psychological Violence ◽

Physical Force ◽

Injury Death ◽

Married Men

The World Health Organization [1] has defined violence as “the intentional use of physical force, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, that either results in, or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, mal-development or deprivation’’ [1]. According to the WHO [1] typology of violence, there are mainly three types, such as, self-directed, interpersonal, and collective violence; these types are further divided into subtypes [1]. The current study focused on interpersonal (intimate partner or domestic) violence against married men. The Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) can be defined as the physical, psychological, or sexual harm by current/previous partner or spouse; domestic violence is used interchangeably with IPVs [2]. Violence against women is extensively studied in different parts of the western world and Asian countries; however, very few of the researchers have paid attention towards violence against men [3,4]; Hines et al. [5] it is commonly claimed that men are traditionally viewed as being physically stronger than women, therefore, they under-report their victimization due to barriers like embarrassment and masculine ego [6]. The fact that men are victims of IPV, from their female partners, has been identified for the last thirty years [5]; these victims often face the humiliation of being laughed at, accused, belittled, or ridiculed, due to which they do not report their victimization [6]. Studies have identified equal levels of exposure to intimate partner violence among men and women [7]; the rates and frequencies of violence enacted by women are often similar to that of their men partners [8]. Such symmetry signifies a weak association of gender with perpetration of IPV. However, men’s ego has been developed by the society in such a way that their reporting of violence is generally considered a social stigma. When men attempt to report DV against them, most of the times they are not trusted; instead, they are laughed at and ridiculed for the notion that they are beaten by their wives

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