Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration and Victimization Among Young Adult Sexual Minorities.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Intimate partner violence (IPV) among sexual minority young adults has been understudied, and victimization and perpetration estimates are needed.

Methods

Data on 13,653 women and men aged 24-32 who participated in Wave 4 of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health were used to examine associations between sexual orientation and IPV perpetration and victimization in respondents' current or most recent relationship. Logistic regression analyses were used to identify associations between respondent characteristics and three IPV categories (physical violence, threatened violence and forced sex).

Results

Some 94% of males and 80% of females identified as 100% heterosexual; 4% of males and 16% of females as mostly heterosexual; 1% of males and

SUBMITTER: Swiatlo AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7669537 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature