Male survivors of domestic violence, challenges in cultural response, and impact on identity and help-seeking behaviors: A systematic review
McLeod, David Axlyn Ozturk, Burcu Butler-King, Renea L. Peek, Hayden
McLeod, David Axlyn
Ozturk, Burcu
Butler-King, Renea L.
Peek, Hayden
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2023-06-05
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Domestic violence,Intimate partner violence,Relational violence,Family violence,Male survivors,Male victims
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McLeod, D. A., Ozturk, B., Butler-King, R. L., & Peek, H. (2023). Male Survivors of Domestic Violence, Challenges in Cultural Response, and Impact on Identity and Help-Seeking Behaviors: A Systematic Review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380231177318
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Male experiences of domestic and relational violence have been only marginally explored in the literature. In connection to this, attitudes in the community and among service providers and criminal justice system entities can vary dramatically. This variance in attitudes creates an instability which has a differential impact on the help-seeking behaviors of victims. Additionally, help-seeking behaviors are often influenced by internalized shame and confusion on the part of the survivors themselves when their social constructions of masculinity do not align with lived experience. More is needed to understand the nature of male survivorship in situations of relational violence. A systematic review was conducted to begin organizing the data on the topic. This review started with 15,547 peer-reviewed articles. Those were systematically narrowed to a total of 16 of the most recent pieces of empirical science on the topic. The final articles were thematically analyzed. Findings suggest (a) cultural stigma around constructions of masculinity, (b) fear of disclosure, and (c) negative experiences with criminal justice and support system responses, among the highest drivers for the disparate experience and hesitation to seek help.
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SAGE Publications
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Trauma, Violence, & Abuse
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2023
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1524-8380