Intimate partner violence: a study in men and women from six European countries

• Autor(a) principal: Costa, D
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Soares, JJ, Lindert, J, Hatzidimitriadou, E, Sundin, Ö, Toth, O, Ioannidi-Kapolo, E, Barros, H
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10216/114700
• topic: Intimate partner violence

Objectives: We aimed to assess intimate partner violence (IPV) among men and women from six cities in six European countries. Methods: Four IPV types were measured in a population-based multicentre study of adults (18–64 years; n = 3,496). Sex- and city-differences in past year prevalence were examined considering victims, perpetrators or both and considering violent acts’ severity and repetition. Results: Male victimization of psychological aggression ranged from 48.8 % (Porto) to 71.8 % (Athens) and female victimization from 46.4 % (Budapest) to 70.5 % (Athens). Male and female victimization of sexual coercion ranged from 5.4 and 8.9 %, respectively, in Budapest to 27.1 and 25.3 % in Stuttgart. Male and female victims of physical assault ranged from 9.7 and 8.5 %, respectively, in Porto, to 31.2 and 23.1 % in Athens. Male victims of injury were 2.7 % in Östersund and 6.3 % in London and female victims were 1.4 % in Östersund and 8.5 % in Stuttgart. IPV differed significantly across cities (p < 0.05). Men and women predominantly experienced IPV as both victims and perpetrators with few significant sex-differences within cities. Conclusions: Results support the need to consider men and women as both potential victims and perpetrators when approaching IPV.