Breakthrough Study: Female Batterers and their Male Victims
The current issue of Partner Abuse journal features an article by Denise Hines and Emily Douglas titled “A Closer Look at Men who Sustain Intimate Terrorism by Women.†As they say, this one is a real game-changer.
The study is based on the reports by 302 men who had sustained severe domestic violence in the previous year at the hands of a female partner. Over half (56%) of the men were still in a relation with their batterer, three-quarters of men had minor children from the relationship, and the majority had at least some college.
These were the types of aggression and percentage of female batterers who employed each type of aggression:
- Minor Psychological – 100.0%
Severe Psychological – 96.0%
Controlling Behaviors – 93.4%
Insisting on Sex – 41.1%
Minor Physical – 98.7%
Severe Physical – 90.4%
Very Severe Physical – 54.0%
Total Physical (Minor and Severe) – 100.0%
Source: Hines DA, Douglas EM. A closer look at men who sustain intimate terrorism by women. Partner Abuse Vol. 1, No. 3, 2010. Table 3. http://www.clarku.edu/faculty/dhines/Hines%20&%20Douglas%20Dec_7_2009_closer_look_at_abused_men.pdf
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