Gender Differences in Risk Markers for Perpetration of Physical Partner Violence: Results from a Meta-Analytic Review

• Published in: Journal of family violence Vol. 31; no. 8; pp. 981 - 984
• Main Authors: Spencer, Chelsea, Cafferky, Bryan, Stith, Sandra M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01-11-2016; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Clinical Psychology; Conjugal violence; Criminology and Criminal Justice; Demographic aspects; Domestic violence; Gender differences; Intimate partner violence; Law and Psychology; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Meta-analysis; Original Article; Personal relationships; Psychological aspects; Psychotherapy and Counseling; Quality of Life Research; Risk; Risk factors; Sex differences; Sex differences (Psychology); Social aspects; Systematic review; New York; Kansas; United States > US; Loma Linda California; Gender; Intimate partner violence perpetration; IPV; Meta-analysis
• ISSN: 0885-7482; 1573-2851
• DOI: 10.1007/s10896-016-9860-9

There is a lack of consensus on whether the use of intimate partner violence (IPV) is distinctly different between men and women, or if men and women share similar risk markers for perpetrating IPV. In this study, we compared 60 different risk markers for IPV perpetration for men and women using a meta-analysis. We found three out of 60 risk markers significantly differed between men and women. Our results suggest that there are more similarities between men and women than there are differences in risk markers for IPV perpetration.