TY - JOUR
T1 - Minority Stress and Intimate Partner Violence Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Atlanta
AU - Stephenson, Rob
AU - Finneran, Catherine
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016.
PY - 2017/7/1
Y1 - 2017/7/1
N2 - Intimate partner violence (IPV) rates are disproportionately high among sexual minority populations. Few studies have examined the plausible relationship between minority stress and IPV among men who have sex with men. This study examines the associations between IPV and three indicators of minority stress: internalized homophobia, sexuality-based discrimination, and racism, in a large venue-based sample of gay and bisexual men from Atlanta, USA. Each of the minority stress measures was found to be significantly associated with increased odds of self-reporting any form of receipt of IPV. Significant associations were also identified between perpetration of IPV and minority stressors, with most types of IPV perpetration linked to internalized homophobia. This study confirms findings in a growing body of research supporting the relationship between minority stress and increased prevalence of IPV among men who have sex with men, and points to the need to address structural factors in IPV prevention programs for male–male couples.
AB - Intimate partner violence (IPV) rates are disproportionately high among sexual minority populations. Few studies have examined the plausible relationship between minority stress and IPV among men who have sex with men. This study examines the associations between IPV and three indicators of minority stress: internalized homophobia, sexuality-based discrimination, and racism, in a large venue-based sample of gay and bisexual men from Atlanta, USA. Each of the minority stress measures was found to be significantly associated with increased odds of self-reporting any form of receipt of IPV. Significant associations were also identified between perpetration of IPV and minority stressors, with most types of IPV perpetration linked to internalized homophobia. This study confirms findings in a growing body of research supporting the relationship between minority stress and increased prevalence of IPV among men who have sex with men, and points to the need to address structural factors in IPV prevention programs for male–male couples.
KW - intimate partner violence
KW - minority stress
KW - MSM
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85021049847&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1557988316677506
DO - 10.1177/1557988316677506
M3 - Article
C2 - 27821702
AN - SCOPUS:85021049847
SN - 1557-9883
VL - 11
SP - 952
EP - 961
JO - American Journal of Men's Health
JF - American Journal of Men's Health
IS - 4
ER -