Distribution of “Yes” Answers to Violence-Related Questions by All Men in Relationships Who Completed the IPV Questions on the Computer Survey (N = 712)
IPV Questions | No. (%) |
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IPV=intimate partner violence. | |
Victimization | |
Within the past year has a partner slapped, kicked, pushed, choked, or punched you? | 119 (16.7) |
Within the past year has a partner forced or coerced you to have sex? | 48 (6.7) |
Within the past year has a partner threatened you with a knife/gun to scare/hurt you? | 40 (5.6) |
Within the past year has a partner made you afraid you would be physically hurt? | 33 (4.6) |
Within the past year has a partner used words/yelled/screamed in a way that frightened you? | 133 (18.7) |
Total disclosing any IPV victimization | 221 (31.0) |
Perpetration | |
Do you feel like you always need to be in control of your partner? | 61 (8.5) |
When you get angry, does it make your partner afraid? | 110 (15.5) |
Have you hit/pushed/shoved your partner in the past year? | 86 (12.1) |
Do you think there are times when it’s OK to physically hurt your partner? | 20 (2.8) |
Have you physically hurt your partner in the past year? | 30 (4.2) |
Are you worried you might physically hurt your partner? | 34 (4.8) |
Do you think your partner should have sex when he/she doesn’t want to? | 119 (16.7) |
Have you made your partner have sex when he/she didn’t want to? | 33 (4.6) |
Total disclosing any IPV perpetration | 117 (16.4) |
Total disclosing both victimization and perpetration | 77 (10.8) |
Total with any IPV | 261 (36.7) |