TY - JOUR
T1 - Women's use of intimate partner violence against men
T2 - Prevalence, implications, and consequences
AU - Hines, Denise A.
AU - Douglas, Emily M.
PY - 2009/9
Y1 - 2009/9
N2 - Evidence showing that women use intimate partner violence (IPV) against their male partners has existed since the 1970s when IPV was first systematically examined. This article discusses the various sources of prevalence rates of IPV by women against men, the dominant theoretical explanation for IPV in general, and its implications for female perpetrators and male victims in the social service and criminal justice systems, as well as the current evidence of the consequences of women's use of IPV to the men who sustain it. Finally, we discuss directions for future research, including our own study focusing on men who sustain IPV.
AB - Evidence showing that women use intimate partner violence (IPV) against their male partners has existed since the 1970s when IPV was first systematically examined. This article discusses the various sources of prevalence rates of IPV by women against men, the dominant theoretical explanation for IPV in general, and its implications for female perpetrators and male victims in the social service and criminal justice systems, as well as the current evidence of the consequences of women's use of IPV to the men who sustain it. Finally, we discuss directions for future research, including our own study focusing on men who sustain IPV.
KW - Domestic violence
KW - Female perpetrators
KW - Male victims
KW - Mental health
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=71149095865&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10926770903103099
DO - 10.1080/10926770903103099
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:71149095865
SN - 1092-6771
VL - 18
SP - 572
EP - 586
JO - Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma
JF - Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma
IS - 6
ER -