St Pierre Melissa, Senn Charlene Y
Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, ON, Canada.
Violence Vict. 2010;25(4):536-52. doi: 10.1891/0886-6708.25.4.536.
While understanding of intimate partner abuse (IPA) in gay and lesbian relationships has increased within the past decade, there remain several gaps in the help-seeking research. In particular, research examining the external barriers to help-seeking encountered by gay and lesbian victims of IPA has been largely atheoretical. To address this gap, an application of The Barriers Model was undertaken. This mixed-methods study surveyed 280 gay, lesbian, and/or queer participants living in Canada. Findings revealed that victims encountered external barriers in the environment (i.e., Layer 1 of the model), such as lack of availability of gay and lesbian specific services. Results also suggested that barriers due to family/socialization/role expectations (i.e., Layer 2 of the model), such as concealment of sexual orientation, had an impact on help-seeking.
在过去十年中，人们对男同性恋和女同性恋关系中的亲密伴侣虐待（IPA）的认识有所提高，但在寻求帮助的研究方面仍存在一些差距。特别是，关于男同性恋和女同性恋IPA受害者在寻求帮助时遇到的外部障碍的研究在很大程度上缺乏理论依据。为了填补这一空白，我们应用了障碍模型。这项混合方法研究调查了280名居住在加拿大的男同性恋、女同性恋和/或同性恋参与者。研究结果表明，受害者在环境中遇到了外部障碍（即模型的第1层），例如缺乏针对男同性恋和女同性恋的特定服务。结果还表明，由于家庭/社会化/角色期望导致的障碍（即模型的第2层），如隐瞒性取向，对寻求帮助产生了影响。
