TY - JOUR
T1 - Intimate Partner Violence Among Men Who Have Sex With Men
T2 - A Systematic Review
AU - Finneran, Catherine
AU - Stephenson, Rob
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This original research was supported by funding from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Insitute of Child Health & Human Development, grant #5R21HD066306-02.
PY - 2013/4
Y1 - 2013/4
N2 - This article presents results from a systematic review of the literature on intimate partner violence (IPV) among U.S. men who have sex with men (MSM). From 576 reviewed studies, a total of 28 met inclusion criteria and were included in the analysis. The population characteristics of each study, definitions of IPV, prevalences of different forms of IPV, and statistically tested correlates of IPV are summarized for each study. The results indicate that all forms of IPV occur among MSM at rates similar to or higher than those documented among women, although data on perpetration rates of IPV are scant, and consensus as to IPV correlates among MSM is absent. This review also finds significant limitations in the reviewed literature, notably the lack of a standardized, validated definition of IPV among MSM; use of unspecific recall periods for IPV; a lack of attention to nonphysical, nonsexual forms of IPV; and near-universal use of cross-sectional, convenience samples of urban MSM. Researchers should develop and validate an MSM-specific definition of IPV, use more rigorous epidemiological methods to measure IPV and its effects, and clarify the mental and physical health outcomes associated with both receipt and perpetration of IPV.
AB - This article presents results from a systematic review of the literature on intimate partner violence (IPV) among U.S. men who have sex with men (MSM). From 576 reviewed studies, a total of 28 met inclusion criteria and were included in the analysis. The population characteristics of each study, definitions of IPV, prevalences of different forms of IPV, and statistically tested correlates of IPV are summarized for each study. The results indicate that all forms of IPV occur among MSM at rates similar to or higher than those documented among women, although data on perpetration rates of IPV are scant, and consensus as to IPV correlates among MSM is absent. This review also finds significant limitations in the reviewed literature, notably the lack of a standardized, validated definition of IPV among MSM; use of unspecific recall periods for IPV; a lack of attention to nonphysical, nonsexual forms of IPV; and near-universal use of cross-sectional, convenience samples of urban MSM. Researchers should develop and validate an MSM-specific definition of IPV, use more rigorous epidemiological methods to measure IPV and its effects, and clarify the mental and physical health outcomes associated with both receipt and perpetration of IPV.
KW - domestic violence
KW - GLBT
KW - sexual assault
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84874441622&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1524838012470034
DO - 10.1177/1524838012470034
M3 - Review article
C2 - 23271429
AN - SCOPUS:84874441622
SN - 1524-8380
VL - 14
SP - 168
EP - 185
JO - Trauma, Violence, and Abuse
JF - Trauma, Violence, and Abuse
IS - 2
ER -