Abstract
Objective: We present an analysis of the main characteristics of male sexual violence in partner relationships (types of sexual behaviour, male coercion methods and women’s reactions) as well as their prevalence. Method: The sample consisted of 110 women who attended public specialist support centres for women over 12 months. For the study, the women were grouped according to whether or not they mentioned partner violence (PV or NPV respectively), in an ex post facto design. Semi-structured interviews were used for the Exploration of Sexual Violence (ESV). Results: Descriptive, statistical and comparative analysis of the information showed no statistically significant differences in the types of sexual violence, that the most common method of coercion used is physical force, and that the most significant reactions are explicit refusal in the case of the PV group and active participation and feigning enjoyment in the NPV group. Conclusions: Our data shows that, when it is explored, both the PV and the NPV groups describe the male sexual violence exerted by their partners.
Highlights
In all cases the Exploration of Sexual Violence (ESV) was conducted by professionals from the fields of psychology and sexology with over five years of experience working with women experiencing partner violence
It was expected that statistically significant differences between the two groups would be seen in the variables that make up the characteristics of sexual violence: types of forced sexual behaviour, male coercion methods used by partners, women's reactions and the prevalence of sexual violence
For women's reactions to sexual violence, the analysis shows that 73.8% of the women in the PV group (59 W) and 26.7% (8 W) of the not experienced gender violence (NPV) group said they reacted with explicit refusal
Summary
A total of 110 women attending a public specialist support centre for women (local authority and/or community-based) were studied over 12 months. Intentional sampling was used with a selection strategy based on the following criteria for PV (n= 80), excluding women whose attendance related to sexual abuse or sexual assault outside the partner relationship, such as abuse suffered in childhood, sexual assault at work, etc. In the NPV group (n= 30), those attending the centres for other reasons, such as for problems with their children, work-related issues, etc., were excluded. The instrument used was the semi-structured interview for the exploration of sexual violence towards women in partner relationships (ESV) (MartínezSanz et al 2016), designed to explore sexual violence in heterosexual relationships and based on work by Echeburúa et al 2010, Labrador, Rincón, De Luis & Fernández-Velasco (2004) and Matud, Padilla & Gutiérrez (2009)
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