@article{5a7cc023a19f426fb86a2d0f5c2b78b9,
title = "He Said, She Said_ Comparing Men{\textquoteright}s and Women{\textquoteright}s Descriptions of Men{\textquoteright}s Partner Violence",
abstract = "More than one in three women and one in four men in the United States report victimization by intimate partner violence. Women and men often disagree about the frequency or severity of violent acts, and researchers have proposed various reasons for discordant reports. Using daily surveys and qualitative interviews, we compared men{\textquoteright}s and women{\textquoteright}s reports about men{\textquoteright}s partner aggression and examined language they used to describe their experiences. Fifteen heterosexual couples in violent relationships completed an 8-week study that involved daily telephone surveys about violent behaviors and household environment; baseline and end-of-study surveys addressing predictors and outcomes of violence; and qualitative end-of-study interviews to provide perspective about their relationships. Most participants were Latinos with low income. Relationship length was 5.5 years, median. In daily surveys, both partners reported similar frequencies of men{\textquoteright}s physical violence (4% of days), but men reported more physical violence by women than women did (8% vs. 3% of days). The qualitative analysts compared men{\textquoteright}s and women{\textquoteright}s accounts of male-to-female violence and observed gender-specific variations in style of reporting. Men used indirect language to describe their violent behavior, implied definitions of abuse, and justified their aggression. These findings have implications for clinical guidelines to screen and intervene with victims and perpetrators of intimate partner violence in primary care and emergency settings. Future research should focus on perpetrators of violence and examine effective ways for health care providers to identify and manage their care.",
keywords = "intimate partner violence, perpetrators of violence, primary care settings, qualitative research methods, routine screening",
author = "Jasmine Rodriguez and Burge, {Sandra K.} and Johanna Becho and Katerndahl, {David A.} and Wood, {Robert C.} and Ferrer, {Robert L.}",
note = "Funding Information: The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This project was supported with a grant from the National Institute for Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (No. R21 AA021939). Funding Information: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9443-1658 Rodriguez Jasmine MPH 1 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1131-7957 Burge Sandra K. PhD 1 Becho Johanna MA, MS, LMFT-A 1 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4814-1457 Katerndahl David A. MD, MA 1 Wood Robert C. DrPH 1 Ferrer Robert L. MD, MPH 1 1 University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA Jasmine Rodriguez, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, MC 7795, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA. Email: rodriguezj33@uthscsa.edu 11 2019 0886260519888537 {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2019 2019 SAGE Publications More than one in three women and one in four men in the United States report victimization by intimate partner violence. Women and men often disagree about the frequency or severity of violent acts, and researchers have proposed various reasons for discordant reports. Using daily surveys and qualitative interviews, we compared men{\textquoteright}s and women{\textquoteright}s reports about men{\textquoteright}s partner aggression and examined language they used to describe their experiences. Fifteen heterosexual couples in violent relationships completed an 8-week study that involved daily telephone surveys about violent behaviors and household environment; baseline and end-of-study surveys addressing predictors and outcomes of violence; and qualitative end-of-study interviews to provide perspective about their relationships. Most participants were Latinos with low income. Relationship length was 5.5 years, median. In daily surveys, both partners reported similar frequencies of men{\textquoteright}s physical violence (4% of days), but men reported more physical violence by women than women did (8% vs. 3% of days). The qualitative analysts compared men{\textquoteright}s and women{\textquoteright}s accounts of male-to-female violence and observed gender-specific variations in style of reporting. Men used indirect language to describe their violent behavior, implied definitions of abuse, and justified their aggression. These findings have implications for clinical guidelines to screen and intervene with victims and perpetrators of intimate partner violence in primary care and emergency settings. Future research should focus on perpetrators of violence and examine effective ways for health care providers to identify and manage their care. intimate partner violence qualitative research methods perpetrators of violence routine screening primary care settings National Institute for Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse R21 AA021939 edited-state corrected-proof Authors{\textquoteright} Note After the study was completed, Dr. Burge retired from UTHSCSA and Ms. Becho moved to the Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Declaration of Conflicting Interests The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. Funding The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This project was supported with a grant from the National Institute for Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (No. R21 AA021939). ORCID iDs Jasmine Rodriguez https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9443-1658 Sandra K. Burge https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1131-7957 David A. Katerndahl https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4814-1457 Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2019.",
year = "2021",
month = nov,
doi = "10.1177/0886260519888537",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "36",
pages = "NP11695--NP11716",
journal = "Journal of Interpersonal Violence",
issn = "0886-2605",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Inc.",
number = "21-22",
}