Abstract
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health and widespread problem, and perpetrator programmes are in a unique position to work towards the end of gender-based violence. However, in order to promote safe perpetrator work, it is crucial to focus on the impact of IPV on the victims and survivors. In this context, little research has triangulated data by including both, victim’s perspectives on the impact that IPV has on them and also men’s level of awareness of the impact of their violent behaviour. In this paper, results from the “Impact Outcome Monitoring Toolkit (Impact Toolkit)” from one perpetrator treatment programme in the UK are presented. Participants were 98 in total; 49 men that were following treatment in a perpetrator program and their (ex-) partners. The differences in their perceptions of the IPV, but also on the impact of this abusive behavior on the victims, is described. Finally, recommendations for research and practice are discussed.
Highlights
María del Mar Sánchez-Fuentes and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO)as “any behaviour within an intimate relationship that causes physical, psychological or sexual harm to those in the relationship” [1] (p. 1)
Research on the impact of violence has found that even if the short-term psychological consequences might be similar for partner and non-partner physical and sexual violence, the long-term psychological consequences are greater when the violence comes from a partner than when it is from a non-partner, emphasizing the consequences of a pattern of repeat victimization in IPV [6]
In line with this paper’s aim to compare men’s and partners’ perceptions of IPV at the beginning of a training programme, in this study we focus on the responses to the questionnaire for perpetrators and partners at T1, and on two scales of the questionnaire: violent/abusive behaviour and impact of violence/abuse
Summary
María del Mar Sánchez-Fuentes and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO)as “any behaviour within an intimate relationship that causes physical, psychological or sexual harm to those in the relationship” [1] (p. 1). Women are much more likely to suffer major impacts and consequences of IPV compared with men, such as being injured or killed by an intimate partner [8]. Research on the impact of violence has found that even if the short-term psychological consequences might be similar for partner and non-partner physical and sexual violence, the long-term psychological consequences are greater when the violence comes from a partner than when it is from a non-partner, emphasizing the consequences of a pattern of repeat victimization in IPV [6]. The main physical health outcomes from IPV refer to (a) short-term and/or direct physical impacts such as homicide, and physical injuries [9]; and (b) long-term and/or indirect physical impacts such as traumatic brain injury, memory loss, adverse pregnancy outcomes, chronic pain syndromes, among
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