Evidence of Gender Asymmetry in Intimate Partner Violence Experience at the Population-Level.

ABSTRACT: Claims of "gender symmetry" in intimate partner violence (IPV) prevalence are contested, with resolution of the issue complicated by methodological and measurement challenges. This study explores gendered differences in the distribution of IPV exposure at the population-level, considering multiple types of IPV exposure. The subjects comprised of 1,431 ever-partnered women and 1,355 ever-partnered men. Data from a nationally representative population-based cross-sectional survey were used to compare men and women's IPV experiences. Twenty-three IPV acts were assessed across IPV types (moderate physical, severe physical, sexual, psychological, controlling behaviors, economic). Proportions were presented by gender for the number of individual IPV acts experienced per IPV type, and the frequen

SUBMITTER: Fanslow JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10668541 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature