Phelan Mary Beth, Hamberger L Kevin, Guse Clare E, Edwards Shauna, Walczak Suzanne, Zosel Amy
Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53266, USA.
Violence Vict. 2005 Apr;20(2):187-206.
Gender differences among a cohort of injured patients seeking emergency medical services were examined with respect to their experiences as perpetrators and/or victims of domestic violence. Contextual issues, including violence initiation, emotional and behavioral responses to partner-initiated violence, and injury frequency and severity were analyzed. Women reported male partner-initiated violence more frequently than men reported female partner-initiated violence. Behavioral responses to partner initiated violence varied. Women were more likely to report using force back and to involve law enforcement. Women were more likely to be injured in a domestic assault over their lifetime, within the last year, and at the time of recruitment. Comparison of injury severity revealed that women reported higher rates of injuries than men in all possible severity categories. Women also reported experiencing more fear than men during partner-initiated violence, as well as being subjected to larger numbers of dominating and controlling behaviors, and greater intimidation secondary to their partner's size. Understanding contextual differences in partner violence for women and men has significant implications for policy development, identification, treatment, and referral of patients identified as living in violent relationships.
对一组寻求紧急医疗服务的受伤患者在作为家庭暴力实施者和/或受害者方面的性别差异进行了研究。分析了包括暴力起因、对伴侣发起的暴力的情绪和行为反应以及受伤频率和严重程度等背景问题。女性报告男性伴侣发起的暴力比男性报告女性伴侣发起的暴力更为频繁。对伴侣发起的暴力的行为反应各不相同。女性更有可能报告进行反击并报警。在一生中、过去一年以及招募时，女性在家庭攻击中更有可能受伤。对受伤严重程度的比较显示，在所有可能的严重程度类别中，女性报告的受伤率都高于男性。女性还报告说，在伴侣发起的暴力中比男性更恐惧，并且遭受更多的支配和控制行为，以及由于伴侣体型而受到更大的恐吓。了解男女在伴侣暴力方面的背景差异对于政策制定、识别、治疗以及为被确定处于暴力关系中的患者提供转诊具有重要意义。
