An Empirical Test of Johnson's Typology of Intimate Partner Violence in Two Samples of Men

Partner Abuse ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 180-198
Author(s):  
Denise A. Hines ◽  
Emily M. Douglas
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Empirical Test ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Male Victims ◽  
Intimate Terrorism ◽  
Couple Violence ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Situational Couple Violence

Johnson's typology of intimate partner violence (IPV) postulates four types: intimate terrorism (IT), situational couple violence (SCV), violent resistance (VR), and mutual violent control (MVC). Johnson asserts that IT (i.e., severe violence is part of the perpetrator's use of coercive control and power) is primarily perpetrated by men and can be solely explained by patriarchal theory and MVC is rare. These assertions are based on results from samples that included data only on women and victimization. This study tests Johnson's typology using a population-based sample of men and a sample of male IPV victims. Results showed that women were the primary perpetrators of IT, while men primarily used VR. SCV was more common in the population-based sample than in the male victims sample. MVC was just as common as IT in the population-based sample, while IT was more common than MVC in the male victims sample. We compare our results with Johnson's and discuss issues of sampling biases and the need for more complex underlying theories.

Intimate Partner Violence: Gendered Discourses Within a Human Context

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-169
Author(s):  
Sarah Hopkins
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Cultural Discourses ◽  
Couple Violence ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
Femininity And Masculinity ◽  
The Media ◽  
Situational Couple Violence ◽  
Male Perpetration

Dominant cultural discourses of femininity and masculinity may intersect to perpetuate the high incidence of intimate partner violence, thereby framing the phenomena as a human issue. Our understanding of female and male perpetration of violence is thwarted by several complications, thereby convoluting understandings of bi-directional violence perpetration. Situational couple violence also provides evidence that IPV is a shared human issue. Dominant cultural discourses related to masculinity and femininity uncovered through the media, the justice system, and types of service provision show intersections that perpetuate IPV experiences. Recommendations to better support both offenders and victims drawn from the examination of discourses are suggested.

Sex, Gender, and Relationship Type in the Relational Uncertainty of Victims of Partner Violence

Partner Abuse ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica J. Eckstein
Keyword(s):  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Relational Uncertainty ◽  
Relationship Type ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Intimate Terrorism ◽  
Couple Violence ◽  
Situational Couple Violence ◽  
And Gender

Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects victims in ways beyond initial abuse experiences. This study examines one of these victim experiences, that of relational uncertainty. Former IPV (N = 345, n = 106 males, 239 females) victims completed surveys based on their former heterosexual romantic relationships. Results indicated that male and female relational uncertainty experiences differed and corresponded with type of IPV relationship (i.e., situational couple violence [SCV] or intimate terrorism [IT]) and gender (i.e., masculinity) affiliation. Results are discussed in terms of how they both reinforce and challenge current theorizing about IPV and relational uncertainty. Both scholarly implications and practical applications to victims are presented.

Intimate Partner Violence Among Married Male U.S. Army Soldiers: Ethnicity as a Factor in Self-Reported Perpetration and Victimization

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 607-622 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leora N. Rosen ◽  
Angela Moore Parmley ◽  
Kathryn H. Knudson ◽  
Peggy Fancher
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Intimate Terrorism ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Couple Violence ◽  
Common Couple Violence ◽  
Army Soldiers ◽  
Married Male

Correlates of self-reported intimate partner violence (IPV) were examined among 488 married male U.S. Army soldiers. Study results were examined within the framework of Johnson’s (1995) typology, which proposes that there are two main types of IPV, common couple violence and intimate terrorism. We predicted that poor marital adjustment would be associated with minor violence, hypothesized to be indicative of common couple violence. We also predicted that psychological and behavioral characteristics associated with perpetrators of IPV would be more strongly correlated with severe inflicted aggression—a pattern hypothesized to be indicative of intimate terrorism. The results, based on a multivariate analysis of covariance, generally supported our hypotheses. Furthermore, the higher levels of IPV reported by Black respondents in this study were associated with the pattern hypothesized to be characteristic of common couple violence.

Male victims of female-perpetrated intimate partner violence, help-seeking, and reporting behaviors: A qualitative study.

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arlene Walker ◽  
Kimina Lyall ◽  
Dilkie Silva ◽  
Georgia Craigie ◽  
Richelle Mayshak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Male Victims ◽  
Reporting Behaviors

DO MALE VICTIMS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE (IPV) DESERVE HELP? SOME REFLECTIONS BASED ON A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (01n02) ◽  
pp. 51-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
WALLACE WAI-HUNG TSANG
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Real Problem ◽  
Male Victims ◽  
Service Barriers

Based on a systematic review of 32 articles on help-seeking by male victims of intimate partner violence (IPV), this study attempts to understand why men tend not to seek help in IPV. The review of the selected literature establishes that male victimization in IPV is a real problem. However, men tend not to seek help for a variety of reasons, most of which are attributable to either psychological factors or external service barriers. Based on the findings of this study, the implications of the failure to deliver social services to men suffering various forms of domestic violence are discussed.

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