Partner abuse and its association with emotional distress: A study exploring LGBTI relationships.

Ireland, JL; Birch, P; Kolstee, J; Ritchie, A

Partner abuse and its association with emotional distress: A study exploring LGBTI relationships.

Ireland, JL Birch, P

Kolstee, J Ritchie, A

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 2017, 54, pp. 107-117
Issue Date:: 2017-09

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dc.contributor.author	Ireland, JL
dc.contributor.author	Birch, P https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6517-5897
dc.contributor.author	Kolstee, J
dc.contributor.author	Ritchie, A
dc.date.accessioned	2022-09-06T04:37:14Z
dc.date.available	2017-06-08
dc.date.available	2022-09-06T04:37:14Z
dc.date.issued	2017-09
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 2017, 54, pp. 107-117
dc.identifier.issn	0160-2527
dc.identifier.issn	1873-6386
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dc.description.abstract	This study examines partner abuse in LBGTI relationships, with focus on the associations with emotional distress and protective factors. Two hundred and eighty-seven participants took part. Partner abuse (victimisation) comprised three factors; conflict orientated aggression; hostile ignorance and control of communication; and social control and possessiveness (including threats to possessions). Perpetration factors were similar. Significant differences across sexuality or gender were limited to the perpetration of abuse relating to suspicion and possessiveness, where men were more likely to report this than the other gender groups, and women were less likely to report this. Of those reporting abuse in their current relationship, over half reported experiencing abuse in a primary relationship previously, with 60% reporting exposure to abuse as a child. Partner abuse in their current relationship predicted current levels of increased emotional distress, with reduced satisfaction with the current relationship having an indirect impact on this association. Resilience traits were not a predictor or mediator. The results demonstrate the similarity in abuse across LGBTI communities despite the diversity of genders, sexualities and experiences within these groups. The results are discussed with regard to directions for future research and implications for practice.
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dc.subject	1701 Psychology, 1801 Law
dc.subject.classification	Criminology
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Aggression
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dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Crime Victims
dc.subject.mesh	Depression
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dc.subject.mesh	Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
dc.subject.mesh	Regression Analysis
dc.subject.mesh	Sex Distribution
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dc.subject.mesh	Male
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dc.subject.mesh	Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
dc.subject.mesh	Regression Analysis
dc.subject.mesh	Sex Distribution
dc.subject.mesh	Sexual and Gender Minorities
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dc.subject.mesh	Social Control, Informal
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dc.subject.mesh	Regression Analysis
dc.subject.mesh	Aggression
dc.subject.mesh	Depression
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dc.subject.mesh	Anxiety
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dc.subject.mesh	Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
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dc.subject.mesh	Social Control, Informal
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dc.title	Partner abuse and its association with emotional distress: A study exploring LGBTI relationships.
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Abstract:

This study examines partner abuse in LBGTI relationships, with focus on the associations with emotional distress and protective factors. Two hundred and eighty-seven participants took part. Partner abuse (victimisation) comprised three factors; conflict orientated aggression; hostile ignorance and control of communication; and social control and possessiveness (including threats to possessions). Perpetration factors were similar. Significant differences across sexuality or gender were limited to the perpetration of abuse relating to suspicion and possessiveness, where men were more likely to report this than the other gender groups, and women were less likely to report this. Of those reporting abuse in their current relationship, over half reported experiencing abuse in a primary relationship previously, with 60% reporting exposure to abuse as a child. Partner abuse in their current relationship predicted current levels of increased emotional distress, with reduced satisfaction with the current relationship having an indirect impact on this association. Resilience traits were not a predictor or mediator. The results demonstrate the similarity in abuse across LGBTI communities despite the diversity of genders, sexualities and experiences within these groups. The results are discussed with regard to directions for future research and implications for practice.

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