“Walking on egg shells”: A qualitative examination of men’s experiences of intimate partner violence.

Abstract

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Sexual Violence as a Form of Abuse in Men’s Experiences of Female-Perpetrated Intimate Partner Violence

“…The findings presented in this article contribute to a body of research that explores men's experiences of sexual and domestic victimization perpetrated by women (see, for example, Bates, 2019c;Fisher & Pina, 2013;Struckman-Johnson & Struckman-Johnson, 1998;Weare, 2018a). In particular, this article has contributed further evidence to challenge pervasive stereotypes around male victimization, particularly the (im)possibility of men being sexually victimized by women, including being forced to have sex against their will.…”

“…As noted in the introduction, data from two separate studies were brought together for analysis. Study 1 (see Bates, 2019bBates, , 2019c qualitatively explored men's experiences of domestic abuse perpetrated by their female partners, specifically recruiting a nonhelp-seeking sample (i.e., participants were not recruited through a help-seeking service). Participants were asked to complete an online survey about their experiences of abuse, aggression, and control from a female partner using open questions.…”

“…Although men's experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) within heterosexual relationships have been considered (e.g., see Archer, 2000;Hines et al, 2007), the scope of this research is much more limited, with very little attention given to men's experiences of sexual violence within this context. This article adds to the research on men's experiences of IPV perpetrated by women by bringing together and analyzing data gathered from two empirical studies in the United Kingdom-one exploring men's experiences of being forced-topenetrate (FTP) women (Weare, 2018a(Weare, , 2018b and another investigating men's experiences of female-perpetrated IPV (Bates, 2019b(Bates, , 2019c. Drawing upon and analyzing the data from these studies, this article explores links between sexual violence and other forms of abuse experienced by men in heterosexual IPV relationships.…”

Domestic abuse orders: risk, vulnerability and training

“…Furthermore, making a judgement to use a DVPO based on victim engagement, DASH grading, and poor overall risk analysis will be flawed. Additionally, placing a great emphasis on violence when deciding to use a DVPO may also be problematic, given that 13 coercive and controlling behaviors have been identified as characteristic of much of the abusive behavior observed, which may not inherently feature violence (Robinson, et al, 2018;Bates, 2019;Walby and Towers, 2018).…”

“…The current study may support these genres originating from years of informal, or 'in house' training (table: 5) which may have in-built bias. Victim accounts can often feature in research (e.g., see Baumeister et al, 1990;Bates, 2019) but there is still resistance from the police to move to academic collaborations with limited evidence of the effects that this may have on the personal development of Police Officers and staff (Tong and Wood, 2011). Arguably the result is that research and expert experience is not as influential in police learning as it might be (Kebbell et al, 2007;CJJI, 2015;HMIC, 2015).…”