The results of a landmark longitudinal study into domestic violence paint a grim picture, but they also point to key solutions, especially before men offend.

The results of a landmark longitudinal study into domestic violence paint a grim picture, but they also point to key solutions, especially before men offend.

  • DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zoneEnglish
    62·
    5 days ago

    My partner came home later than expected and I felt anxious. By this definition, my partner was committing intimate partner violence? What?

    • bignose@aussie.zoneEnglish
      32·
      5 days ago

      No. That is one question they ask. It is not how they define intimate partner violence.

      The definition they use is right there in the report:

      What is intimate partner violence? In this research, we adopt the definition of intimate partner violence set out in the National Plan as:

      Any behaviour within an intimate relationship (including current or past marriages, domestic partnerships or dates) that causes physical, sexual or psychological harm … Intimate partner violence can occur outside of a domestic setting, such as in public, and between 2 people that do not live together. (DSS, 2022, p 37)

      So if the behaviour does not (my emphasis) “cause physical, sexual or psychological harm”, it does not match their definition of intimate partner violence.

      • tau@aussie.zoneEnglish
        6·
        5 days ago

        No. That is one question they ask. It is not how they define intimate partner violence.

        It’s not how they define it in the report but it sure sounds like if you answered yes to that one question they went ahead and classed you as using/experiencing intimate partner violence anyway. It’s right there in the report:

        To understand the use of intimate partner violence, respondents were presented with a series of questions following the prompt, ‘As an adult, how have you behaved towards a past or present partner?’, and asked to respond either ‘yes’ or ‘no’. Respondents were also able to skip answering these questions. The questions included:

        • Have you ever behaved in a manner that has made a partner feel frightened or anxious? (emotional- type abuse)

        Similarly, men were coded as ever having used or experienced forms of intimate partner violence by 2022 if they had responded ‘yes’ to any of the types of violence at either the 2013–14 survey or the 2022 survey.