A qualitative study to investigate male victims' experiences of female-perpetrated domestic abuse in Jordan.

ABSTRACT: Battered husband syndrome has not been investigated in an Arab context, despite evidence of a significant increase in violence against men by women. This study investigated male victims' experiences of female-perpetrated domestic abuse in Jordan using a qualitative exploratory descriptive approach. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 33 married men from Amman and analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Five themes were identified: 1. causes of domestic abuse against men; 2. types of domestic abuse against men; 3. effects of domestic abuse against men; 4. men's perception of reducing or stopping abuse by their wives; and 5. abusive wives' characteristics. Participants experienced psychological, emotional and verbal abuse, coercive control, emotional

SUBMITTER: Alsawalqa RO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8159248 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature