Research on Male Victims of Domestic Abuse

There is a range of leading academics, publications and research on male victims of domestic abuse (remember to go to the statistics page for the latest). These are highlighted below and if you know of any more please email chairman@mankind.org.uk

Key Publications

Research Summary Presented at ManKind Initiative Annual Conference 2021 by Dr Elizabeth Bates

Media Coverage of Male Victims of Domestic Abuse (2007 to 26 Sept 2023) – including court cases

Intimate Partner Violence: New Perspectives in Research and Practice (Elizabeth A. Bates, Julie C. Taylor)

Break the Silence: a support guide for male victims of domestic abuse (Lee Marks)

Springer Hub: Partner Abuse (Journal/Directory) and Overview plus  Partner Abuse Summary of 70+ Studies (male victims) (latter link being reviewed)

Help-seeking by male victims of domestic violence and abuse (DVA): a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis.

Key UK Academics

(1) Dr Elizabeth Bates, Principal Lecturer in Psychology and Psychological Therapies, University of Cumbria.

• Walking on Eggshells
• Domestic Homicide Reviews   – Analysis of 22 Domestic Homicide Reviews (press release)
• Hidden Victims and 20 Voices video
• “No one would ever believe me”: an exploration of the impact of intimate partner violence victimization on men. Psychology of Men and Masculinity 
• Men’s experience of domestic abuse in Scotland: An Update
• Gendered Stereotypes and intimate violence 
• Testing Predictions  (research on younger people’s views including showing younger women more likely to commit DA than younger men – see slide show)

(see website for more information and publications)

(2) Professor Nicola Graham-Kevan, Professor of Criminal Justice Psychology, University of Central Lancashire

• Male Victims of Coercive Control (Professor Nicola Graham-Kevan, Deborah Powney and ManKind Initiative) – and  a two page summary (Male Victims of Coercive Control 2021 (Summary))
• List of Publications

(3) Dr Ben Hine, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of West London

• “I Have Guys Call Me and Say ‘I Can’t Be the Victim of Domestic Abuse’”: Exploring the Experiences of Telephone Support Providers for Male Victims of Domestic Violence and Abuse (Ben HIne, Elizabeth Bates, Sarah Wallace)
• Invisible Men
• Hine, Ben , Noku, Ledja, Bates, Elizabeth and Jayes, Kealey (2020) But, who is the victim here? Exploring judgments towards hypothetical bidirectional domestic violence scenarios. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. ISSN 0886-2605 (In Press): https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/6816/

(see website for more information and publications)

(4) Dr Siobhan Weare, Lecturer, Lancaster University

• Forced to Penetrate

(5) Dr Mohammad Mazher  “Maz” Idriss

• Men, Masculinities and Honour-Based Abuse
• The forgotten male victims of honour-based violence

(5) Natalie Quinn-Walker

• Domestic Abuse is a Public Health Concern
• Are male victims of domestic abuse heard?
• Male victims and sleep deprivation

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Other UK Research

• (2021)  Map of Gaps for LGBT+ victims, Galop and DA Commissioner
• (2021) Nicole Westmarland, Stephen Burrell, Alishya Dhir,
  Kirsten Hall, Ecem Hasan, Kelly Henderson ‘Living a life by permission’ – The experiences of male victims of domestic abuse during Covid-19
• Mike Brogden and Saranjit K Nijhar: Abuse of Adult Males in Intimate Partner Relationships in Northern Ireland
• Alyson L Huntley, Lucy Potter, Emma Williamson, Alice Malpass, Eszter Szilassy,Gene Feder: Help-seeking by male victims of domestic violence and abuse (DVA): a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis
• Dr Brian Dempsey (Abused Men in Scotland): Men’s Experience of Domestic Abuse in Scotland
• Parity UK: Domestic abuse in London: Numbers of male victims and services available
• Daryll Sweet (Men’s Advisory Project Northern Ireland – MAPNI):Towards Gender Equality.
• Dr Sarah Wallace: Men who experience domestic abuse: A service perspective
• Dr Jesscia McCarrick:New Voices: The ‘Minority’ Man?
• William Collins: Domestic Abuse and the Family Courts
• Safe Lives: http://www.safelives.org.uk/policy-evidence/policy-and-research-library
• Dewar 4 Research:http://www.dewar4research.org/

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Key International Research

(1) Dr Denise Hines, Research Associate Professor, Clark University

• Relative Influence of Various Forms of Partner Violence on the Health of Male Victims: Study of a Helpseeking Sample
• Parental Alienating Behaviors: An Unacknowledged Form of Family Violence (Jennifer J. Harman, Edward Kruk Denise A. Hines)
• Overlooked Victims of Domestic Violence: Men
• Influence of Intimate Terrorism, Situational Couple Violence, and Mutual Violent Control on Male Victims (Hines DA, Douglas EM)
• Children’s Exposure to Partner Violence in Homes Where Men Seek Help for Partner Violence Victimization (Hines DA, Douglas EM)

(see website for more information and publications)

Other (you may need an EBSCO account to access)

Australia

Male Victims of Domestic Violence (Donald G. Dutton, Katherine R. White)

Canada

Help seeking experiences of survivors of intimate partner violence in Canada: The role of gender, violence severity, and social belonging. (Barrett, B. J., Peirone, A., & Cheung, C. H)

Norway

Men’s Experiences of Violence in Intimate Relationships (Lien, Marianne Inéz, Lorentzen, Jørgen)

USA

Associations Between Intimate Partner Violence Victimization and Employment Outcomes Among Male and Female Post-9/11 Veterans (Rachel M. Maskin, VA Boston Healthcare System, Katherine M. Iverson, Dawne Vogt, and Brian N. Smith

I’m Strong for Her’ versus ‘I Rely on Him’: male and female victims’ reasons for staying reflect sex-gender conflations  (Jessica J. Eckstein)

Perceptions of harm, criminality, and law enforcement response: Comparing violence by men against women and violence by women against men. (Allen, E., & Bradley, M. S)

Women as active agents: Female perpetrators of sexual harassment and domestic abuse (Douglass, M. D., D’Aguanno, S., & Jones, S)

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Dissertations and Posters

The charity is not responsible for the content of these dissertations and they are the views of the authors.

Grace Gudgeon: Are Male Victims Forgotten About in a System Originally Designed for Women?

Adrian Wilk: Male victims of domestic abuse seeking help

Toni Holt: A Critical Exploration of Why Men Are Failing to Report Domestic Abuse

Natasha Summers: Poster 1

Abby James: Examining Issues Surrounding Public Attitudes and Awareness in Relation to Domestic Violence Against Males

Michelle Wells: It’s deemed unmanly’: men’s experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV)

Marie Hunter: Female Perpetrated Domestic Abuse

Laura Geall: The Underepresentation of male victims

Khawaja Akbar: Law and the Male Victim of Domestic Violence (Khawaja Akbar)

Lydia Stoneman: The Current Social Issue of Stigmatisation towards Male Victims of Intimate Partner

Zoe Garratt: Domestic Violence Against Men – Is it a Forgotten Crime?

Dr Simon Josolyne: Men’s experiences of violence and abuse from a female intimate partner:

Katie Lambert: Broken Men Break The Silence

Christopher Stephenson: Fathers’ Experiences of Domestic Violence

Suzanne Baines: Criminal Justice Response to Male Victims

Mark Brooks: The Seven Challenges Male Victims Face

Media coverage, publicised research, court rulings and examples of male victims of domestic abuse (2007 to March 2020)

Media Coverage of Male Victims of Domestic Abuse (including court cases) – 2007 to Feb 2022