INTIMATE PARTNER ABUSE OF MEN - Edith Cowan University

INTIMATE PARTNER ABUSE OF MEN

Emily Tilbrook ? Alfred Allan ? Greg Dear

Perth Western 2010 Australia

A research project commissioned by the Men's Advisory Network (MAN), supported by a research grant from Lotterywest and executed by researchers of Edith Cowan University An electronic version of this report is available on ecu.edu.au or .au

INTIMATE PARTNER ABUSE OF MEN

Emily Tilbrook Alfred Allan Greg Dear

Perth, Western Australia 2010

A research project commissioned by the Men's Advisory Network (MAN), supported by a research grant from Lotterywest and executed by researchers of Edith Cowan

University An electronic version of this report is available on ecu.edu.au or .au

Intimate partner abuse of men

Steering committee members

Gary Bryant: Men's Advisory Network Judith Chernysh: Family and Domestic Violence Unit, Department for Communities from

August 2008 David Cain: Department for Child Protection David Cain: Same Sex Domestic Abuse Group until September 2007 Samuel Dinah: Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Julie Dixon: Family and Domestic Violence Unit, Department for Community Development

until June 2007 Rob Donovan: Curtin University from July 2007 Mark Glasson: Family and Domestic Violence Unit, Department for Community

Development until March 2008 Lauren Hancock: Rockingham-Kwinana Division of General Practice from September 2007

until December 2007 and continuing as a private citizen Dennis Medley: Crisis Care and Men's Domestic Violence Helpline from January 2008

Terry Melvin: Mensline Australia until July 2007, TL C21 until August 2008 and then Monash University until December 2008

Garreth Meeriman: Curtin University from July 2007 until December 2007 Karen Merrin: Northern Suburbs Community Legal Centre

Sherrilee Mitchell: Family and Domestic Violence Unit, Department for Communities from August 2008

Vlasta Mitchell: Fremantle Multicultural Centre Inc Vivian Pillay: Multicultural Women's Advocacy Unit until September 2008

Yolanda Strauss: DVAS Central from December 2008 Matt Tilley: Crisis Care and Men's Domestic Violence Hotline until December 2007 and

Curtin University from January 2008 Bree Van De Zuidwind: Same Sex Domestic Abuse Group from October 2007 until

December 2007

The steering committee held the first meeting in May 2007 and unless otherwise indicated those mentioned are still serving on the committee.

Research Team

Alfred Allan: Professor of Psychology, Edith Cowan University Greg Dear: Senior lecturer, Edith Cowan University

Emily Tilbrook: PhD candidate and Senior Research Assistant, Edith Cowan University

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Intimate partner abuse of men Acknowledgements We thank the participants who allowed us to interview them about this sensitive topic and those service providers who were prepared to spend time completing the survey instrument. We also wish to thank Julian Krieg and Gary Bryant, the President and Executive Officer of the Men's Advisory Network (MAN), respectively for their professionalism in interacting with the research team by not interfering with, or trying to influence, the research process. We also thank Jo Wilkie who was the Lotterywest liaison person. Finally, we thank the members of the steering committee for their wise counsel and assistance. Emily Tilbrook, Alfred Allan, and Greg Dear School of Psychology and Social Science, Edith Cowan University

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Intimate partner abuse of men

Table of contents

Acknowledgements

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Table of contents

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List of tables

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1.0 Executive Summary

1

2.0 Introduction

4

2.1 Definitions of Intimate Partner Abuse

4

2.1.1 Physical abuse

4

2.1.2 Psychological (emotional and cognitive) abuse

4

2.1.3 Verbal abuse

4

2.1.4 Sexual abuse

5

2.1.5 Financial or economical abuse

5

2.1.6 Social abuse

5

2.1.7 Spiritual abuse

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2.2 Victims of Abuse in Families

5

3.0 Aim of this Study

10

4.0 Stage One

11

4.1 Methodology

11

4.1.1 Design

11

4.1.2 Steering committee

11

4.1.3 Participants

11

4.1.4 Materials

14

4.1.5 Procedure

14

4.2 Findings and Interpretations

14

4.2.1 Forms of abuse

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4.2.1.1 Physical abuse

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4.2.1.2 Psychological abuse

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4.2.1.3 Verbal abuse

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4.2.1.4 Sexual abuse

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4.2.1.5 Financial abuse

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4.3.1.6 Legal or administrative abuse

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4.3.1.7 Social isolation

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4.2.2 Targets of abuse

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4.2.3 Perceived aetiology of abusive behaviour

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4.2.3.1 Perpetrator issues

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