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040			_aAFVC
100			_aDixon, Louise _99183
245			_aExamining men’s experiences of abuse from a female intimate partner in four English-speaking countries _cLouise Dixon, Gareth J. Treharne, Elizabeth M. Celi, Denise A. Hines, Alexandra V. Lysova and Emily M. Douglas
260			_bSage, _c2022
500			_aJournal of Interpersonal Violence, 2022, 37(3-4): 1311 - 1337
520			_aThis qualitative study explores the experiences of men who self-report victimization from a female intimate partner in four English-speaking countries. Forty-one men who reported any type of intimate partner abuse (IPA) from a female partner were recruited via targeted advertising in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Twelve online focus groups were conducted across countries using a phenomenologically informed design. Thematic analysis was carried out from an inductive and realist epistemological position and themes identified at a semantic level. This approach was taken to directly reflect the men’s experiences and perspectives, ensuring the voices of this hard-to-reach and overlooked population were heard. Three themes were identified across the countries: an imbalanced experience of harm; living with sustained abuse; and knowledge is power for men experiencing IPA. It was found that most participants underwent physical harm in the context of coercive control and experienced abuse over long periods of time. They were slow to recognize the magnitude of their partners’ behavior and act upon it for a range of reasons that are described in detail. In addition, promoting knowledge about the victimization of men by women, using appropriate language and active learning, was found to be important in helping the men gain autonomy and agency to break the pattern of abuse and aid their recovery. The implications of the findings for developing male-friendly IPA policy, practice, and services are discussed, in addition to the need for innovative research methodology to access hard-to-reach populations. (Authors' abstract). Record #6695
650			_aABUSED MEN _924
650			_aDISCLOSURE _9199
650			_aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650			_aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _9431
650			_aPERPETRATORS _92644
650			_aQUALITATIVE RESEARCH _9485
650		4	_aVICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9624
650		0	_aWOMEN'S USE OF VIOLENCE _94412
651			_aINTERNATIONAL _93624
651		4	_aAUSTRALIA _92597
651		4	_aCANADA _92602
651			_aENGLAND _92636
651		4	_aUNITED KINGDOM _92604
651		4	_aUNITED STATES _92646
700			_aTreharne, Gareth J. _98358
700			_aCeli, Elizabeth M. _99184
700			_aHines, Denise A. _91359
700			_aLysova, Alexandra V. _99181
700			_aDouglas, Emily M. _93866
773	0		_tJournal of Interpersonal Violence, 2022, 37(3-4): 1311 - 1337
830			_aJournal of Interpersonal Violcnce _99185
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520922342 _yDOI: 10.1177/0886260520922342
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE