The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2023 Aug;38(15-16):8849-8877. doi: 10.1177/08862605231159632. Epub 2023 Apr 8.
Guided by hegemonic masculinity and intersectionality theories, this descriptive, exploratory study examined Black men's intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization experiences, subsequent help-seeking decisions, and barriers to help-seeking. To begin exploring Black men's experiences, two research questions guided this study: (a) What are Black men's experiences of IPV-related help-seeking? (b) What barriers do Black men face when seeking IPV-related help and support? A total of 54 Black men participated in an online survey on their IPV experiences via the crowdsourcing platform Prolific. Overall, the men who participated in this study experienced relatively low levels of minor and severe physical and sexual violence victimization, as well as lower levels of coercive controlling violence in comparison to nationally representative data, suggesting this sample comprises men who experience situational couple versus coercive controlling violence. All but one participant utilized at least one help-seeking strategy. Informal strategies were most commonly utilized, whereas legal strategies were least commonly utilized. The degree to which participants perceived each strategy as helpful was quite variable, such that staying with friends or family was the most helpful strategy yet 47.8% found it unhelpful. The most common help-seeking barriers (e.g., wanting to solve the problem on their own) overlap with hegemonic masculinity and Black men's experiences with formal and legal systems, relating less to the internalized and anticipated stigma subscales created for women. Broadly, this study helps illustrate the need for researchers to focus on developing measures and interventions tailored to Black men and their experiences.
本描述性、探索性研究以霸权男性气质和交叉性理论为指导，探讨了黑人男性的亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）受害经历、随后的寻求帮助决策以及寻求帮助的障碍。为了开始探索黑人男性的经历，本研究提出了两个研究问题：（a）黑人男性的与 IPV 相关的寻求帮助经历是什么？（b）黑人男性在寻求与 IPV 相关的帮助和支持时面临哪些障碍？共有 54 名黑人男性通过众包平台 Prolific 在线调查了他们的 IPV 经历。总的来说，与全国代表性数据相比，参与本研究的男性经历的轻微和严重身体暴力和性暴力受害以及强制性控制暴力的程度较低，这表明该样本包括经历情境性夫妻暴力而非强制性控制暴力的男性。除了一名参与者外，所有参与者都至少使用了一种寻求帮助的策略。非正式策略最常被使用，而法律策略最不常被使用。参与者对每种策略的帮助程度差异很大，以至于与朋友或家人呆在一起是最有帮助的策略，但仍有 47.8%的人认为它没有帮助。最常见的寻求帮助障碍（例如，想要自己解决问题）与霸权男性气质和黑人男性与正式和法律系统的经历重叠，与为女性创建的内化和预期耻辱感的子量表关系不大。总的来说，这项研究有助于说明研究人员需要专注于为黑人男性及其经历制定有针对性的措施和干预措施。
