College of Professional and Continuing Education, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.
Department of Social Work, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong.
Violence Vict. 2021 Feb 1;36(1):92-109. doi: 10.1891/VV-D-19-00129. Epub 2020 Dec 18.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) literature has addressed differential socialization for designing interventions, mainly helping female victims and male perpetrators. From a gender-specific perspective, this study examines the abused men's postponed decisions to disclose victimization or seek help. Through individual interviews, 10 Chinese male IPV survivors in Hong Kong described their help-seeking journey. A three-pillar approach is applied to guide the analysis in terms of psychological factors, cultural barriers, and decisional challenges when men are seeking help. Results reveal negative influences bearing on male survivors' help-seeking behaviors and support how men can rebuild positive personal strengths after experiencing the impact of abuse on oneself and the family. Service providers must identify barriers of delayed help-seeking decisions and treat IPV survivors with respect and acceptance to facilitate abuse disclosure.
亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）文献探讨了差异化的社会化干预设计，主要帮助女性受害者和男性施暴者。本研究从性别特定的角度出发，考察了受虐男性延迟披露受害或寻求帮助的决定。通过个人访谈，10 名在中国香港的 IPV 男性幸存者描述了他们的寻求帮助的历程。采用三支柱方法从心理因素、文化障碍和决策挑战三个方面指导分析，当男性寻求帮助时，这些因素会对他们的帮助寻求行为产生负面影响。研究结果支持了男性在经历了对自己和家庭的虐待影响后如何重新建立积极的个人力量的观点。服务提供者必须识别延迟寻求帮助决定的障碍，并以尊重和接受的态度对待 IPV 幸存者，以促进虐待披露。
