Sex Differences in Response to Victimization by an Intimate Partner: More Stigmatization and Less Help-Seeking among Males

SamaelET · 2022-06-15T15:24:23+00:00

Little is known about the unique challenges faced by male victims of intimate partner violence. We explored sex differences in perception of male versus female victims, as well as in one’s willingness to identify as a victim, to minimize or conceal victimization, and to seek help for perceived victimization in a sample of 166 (89 female, 77 male) undergraduates.

In examining experiences with victimization in the current relationship (CTS2 scores), it was found that males and females self-reported being targeted for similar amounts of physical, psychological, and sexual aggression, and being injured by their partners to similar degrees.

It was hypothesized that individuals would hold greater negative attitudes (i.e., more stigma) toward targeted males versus females. Moreover, it was expected that one’s own exposure to partner aggression would not influence one’s own negative attitudes held toward victims of IPV (i.e., we expected targeted males to be stigmatized more regardless of participants’ own experiences). Using a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), differences in stigma toward male versus female targets of partner violence were examined. Results indicated that participants rated targeted males significantly more negatively than they did targeted females

The number of acts that males and females believed would make them feel like a victim of abuse was examined. [...] we found that males considered fewer of each type of act (physical, psychological, sexual, and total acts) as being abusive if directed toward them than did females. [...] Interestingly, results also showed a significant effect for CTS2 scores (ie men who were victims of IPV acts more frequently/severely), whereby participants with higher total CTS2 scores were less likely to perceive aggressive acts against them as abusive.

Univariate main effects for sex showed that females were significantly more likely than males to seek help, [...] and that, conversely, males were significantly more likely than females to conceal or minimize their victimization.

Title	Sex Differences in Response to Victimization by an Intimate Partner: More Stigmatization and Less Help-Seeking among Males
Author	SamaelET
Upvotes	2
Comments	1
Date	June 15, 2022 3:12 PM UTC (4 years ago)
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