Characteristics of Callers to the Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men |
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| Authors: | Denise A Hines Jan Brown Edward Dunning |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Criminal Justice, University of Massachusetts-Lowell, 870 Broadway St., Lowell, MA 01801, USA;(2) Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women, P.O. Box 252, Harmony, ME 04942, USA;(3) Family Interventions Project, 464 Sutton Way, Grers Valley, CA 96945, USA |
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| Abstract: | Intimate partner violence (IPV) by women against men has been the subject of much debate. Feminists typically argue that IPV
is committed only by men against women. Others argue that violence is a human problem and women also commit much IPV. To resolve
these debates, IPV has been classified into two categories: common couple violence captured by population-based studies, and
patriarchal terrorism, captured by studies of battered women. This typology ignores male victims of extreme IPV. The current
study addresses this omission by describing 190 male callers to the Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men. All callers experienced
physical abuse from their female partners, and a substantial minority feared their wives’ violence and were stalked. Over
90% experienced controlling behaviors, and several men reported frustrating experiences with the domestic violence system.
Callers’ reports indicated that their female abusers had a history of trauma, alcohol/drug problems, mental illness, and homicidal
and suicidal ideations.
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| Keywords: | Abused men Intimate partner violence Domestic violence Female violence |
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