University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2013 Sep;28(14):2813-30. doi: 10.1177/0886260513488694. Epub 2013 May 24.
Despite efforts to use behavior modification interventions for male perpetrators, intimate partner violence (IPV) remains a significant problem in some male-female relationships. Childhood exposure to traumatic violent experiences, especially when untreated, can influence adult behaviors. Little is known about these possible factors in the lives of male perpetrators of IPV and if they influence their violent behavior against female intimate partners. This study's aim was to explore the life perspective of men who have been violent with their female intimate partners using Gadamer's hermeneutic phenomenology. Nine men with a history of female IPV were interviewed twice over a 5-month period. Interview content focused on their experiences in childhood and adult lives. Four themes emerged from the qualitative interviews: (a) childhood and family issues, (b) school and mental health issues, (c) substance abuse and (d) legal issues. Traumatic violent experiences in childhood, such as physical and sexual abuse, frequently led to school problems, misuse of substances, and arrests for a spectrum of crimes. These results highlight the importance of identifying traumatic violent exposures through a brief two-question screen of all children in primary care. Implications for individualized mental health treatment of male perpetrators and recommendations for further research are addressed.
尽管已经努力采用行为修正干预措施来针对男性犯罪者，但在一些男女关系中，亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）仍然是一个严重的问题。儿童时期经历创伤性暴力事件，特别是如果得不到治疗，可能会影响成年人的行为。对于 IPV 男性犯罪者的生活中是否存在这些可能的因素，以及这些因素是否会影响他们对女性亲密伴侣的暴力行为，人们知之甚少。本研究旨在使用伽达默尔的解释学现象学来探讨对女性亲密伴侣实施过暴力行为的男性的生活观点。对 9 名有过女性 IPV 史的男性进行了两次采访，时间间隔为 5 个月。采访内容集中在他们的童年和成年生活经历上。从定性访谈中得出了四个主题：（a）童年和家庭问题，（b）学校和心理健康问题，（c）药物滥用和（d）法律问题。童年时期的创伤性暴力经历，如身体和性虐待，经常导致学校问题、药物滥用以及因一系列犯罪被捕。这些结果强调了通过对所有初级保健儿童进行简短的两问题筛查来识别创伤性暴力暴露的重要性。针对男性犯罪者的个性化心理健康治疗的影响以及对进一步研究的建议也得到了探讨。
