Statistics and Research Research on Male Victims of Domestic Abuse

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

The Survivorship Experiences of Men and Boys of Crimes Categorised as Crimes of Violence Against Women and Girls (Professor Nicola Graham Kevan, Mark Brooks et al)

Office for National Statistics – Core Domestic Abuse Research

Research Summary Presented at ManKind Initiative Annual Conference 2021 (Associate Professor Elizabeth Bates)

Media Coverage of Male Victims of Domestic Abuse (2007 to 24 Feb 2025)

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.

The Domestic Abuse Training Needs of Local Magistrates (Executive Summary and Full Report) – shows the difference in how local magistrates assess risk and harm of domestic abuse on men and women – in the same scenarios.

Key UK Academics

(1) Associate Professor Elizabeth (Liz) Bates, Associate Professor in Psychology and Psychological Therapies, University of Cumbria.

Barriers to Men’s Help Seeking for Intimate Partner Violence

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) Professor Ben Hine, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of West London

Latest projects here

Full Library here

“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/

(7) Dr Steven Maxwell, Research Associate in Health and Social Sector Leadership (Unversity of Glasgow)

The invisible story of intimate partner violence against gay and bisexual men in Scotland

(8) Dr Kennath Widanaralalage Don

“I didn’t feel i was a victim”: a phenomenological analysis of the experiences of male-on-male survivors of rape and sexual abuse. Victims & Offenders, 17(8), 1147-1172. Widanaralalage, B. K., Hine, B. A., Murphy, A. D., & Murji, K. (2022).

Male victims of sexual violence and their welfare in the criminal justice system. In Men and Welfare (pp. 140-150). Routledge. Widanaralalage, B. K., Hine, B. A., & Murphy, A. D. (2022).

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Other UK Research

Male Victims of Domestic Abuse and Covid-19

Ending the stigma of male domestic violence and abuse victims: A mixed-methods study. (Paige Ambrozewicz et al) 2024) shows the difference in how the public view domestic abuse on men and women – in the same scenarios

Providing the right support and care for male victims of domestic abuse. British journal of nursing, 32(1), 20-28. Barber, C. (2023).

. Identifying demographics of high risk male and LGBTQ+ survivors of domestic abuse from acute London hospital referrals – case review. International Journal of STD and AIDS., 34(1), 31–36. Smith, Baker, E., Hepworth, E., Melendez-Torres, G., Nicholas, R., & Cohen, C. E. (2023)

What about the men? A critical review of Men’s experiences of intimate partner violence. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 15248380211043827. Scott-Storey, K., O’Donnell, S., Ford-Gilboe, M., Varcoe, C., Wathen, N., Malcolm, J., & Vincent, C. (2022)

(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 Males in Intimate Partner Relationships – 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

Examining Men’s Experiences of Abuse From a Female Intimate Partner in Four English-Speaking Countries (Dixon et al 2020)

Experience and perpetration of intimate partner violence and abuse by gender of respondent and their current partner before and during COVID-19 restrictions in 2020: a cross-sectional study in 13 countries (Gilchrist et al 2023)

(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)

Male victims’ experiences with and perceptions of the criminal justice response to intimate partner abuse. Journal of interpersonal violence, 37(15-16), NP13067-NP13091. Dim, E. E., & Lysova, A. (2022)

Experiences of physical and psychological violence against male victims in Canada: A qualitative study. International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology, 65(9), 1029-1054. Dim, E. E. (2021).

Denmark

Men’s Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence and Their Experiences With a Crisis Center in Denmark. Partner Abuse, 14(1), 133-156. Lassen, B., Nielsen, N. H., Winther, M., & Bates, E. A. (2022)

Finland

Gender and police response to domestic violence (Monica Fagerlund)

Jordan

Study from Jordan: A qualitative study to investigate male victims’ experiences of female-perpetrated domestic abuse in Jordan. Current psychology, 42(7), 5505-5520. Alsawalqa, R. O. (2023).

Norway

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

Trinidad and Tobago

Suffering in Silence, Shame, Seclusion, and Invisibility: Men as Victims of Female Perpetrated Domestic Violence in Trinidad and Tobago. Journal of Family Issues., 42(8), 1805–1830. Joseph-Edwards, & Wallace, W. C. (2021).

USA

Injury patterns and associated demographics of intimate partner violence in men presenting to U.S. emergency departments (Khurana 2022)

Male Victims of Female-Perpetrated Partner Violence: A Qualitative Analysis of
Men’s Experiences, the Impact of Violence, and Perceptions of Their Worth (Andreia Machado, Denise Hines, Emily M. Douglas 2020)

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)

Media Coverage of Male Victims of Domestic Abuse (2007 to 27 Oct 2024)

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