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.

  • tau@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    4 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.