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Overall, this suggests men are surprisingly commonly the victims of intimate partner violence, roughly on par with women. | Overall, this suggests men are surprisingly commonly the victims of intimate partner violence, roughly on par with women. | ||
Furthermore, the rates of male victimization were found to be rising while the rates of female victimization were falling, which may mean men are now experiencing slightly more violence than women. | Furthermore, the rates of male victimization were found to be rising while the rates of female victimization were falling, which may mean men are now experiencing slightly more violence than women. | ||
Taken the data on the previous 12 months together from 2010-2015, and only considering physical violence, men indeed experienced slightly more violence (4.4% vs 3.6%), which is significant at p < 0.001. | |||
In both reports, women reported about 2.4 times as often a psychological or life impact of their victimization experiences (such as being fearful, concerned for safety, PTSD, injury, need for medical care, housing services, victim advocate services, legal services, missed at least one day of work or school, and contacting a crisis hotline), which is in line with women's overall higher anxiety levels. | In both reports, women reported about 2.4 times as often a psychological or life impact of their victimization experiences (such as being fearful, concerned for safety, PTSD, injury, need for medical care, housing services, victim advocate services, legal services, missed at least one day of work or school, and contacting a crisis hotline), which is in line with women's overall higher anxiety levels. |