@article{ref1,
title="Bidirectional same-gender and sexual minority intimate partner violence",
journal="Violence and gender",
year="2018",
author="Messinger, Adam M.",
volume="5",
number="4",
pages="241-249",
abstract="While research repeatedly finds that intimate partner violence (IPV) rates are elevated in same-gender relationships (SG-IPV) and in the relationships of sexual minorities (SM-IPV), it is less clear whether this abuse tends to be &quot;unidirectional,&quot; with one perpetrator, or &quot;bidirectional,&quot; with two perpetrators. This article offers a systematic review of the SG-IPV and SM-IPV (SGSM-IPV) directionality literature, including calculating weighted and unweighted prevalence rate estimates, as well as a critical assessment of methodological limitation and IPV motivation research. <br><br>FINDINGS indicate that, while approximately half of those who experience an SGSM-IPV relationship have both used and received abusive tactics--similar to findings in the literature on different-gender IPV and IPV in the relationships of heterosexuals--labeling this as &quot;mutual abuse&quot; may mask complexities in the data, including, but not limited to a dearth of relationship-level analysis, a lack of standardization in how SGSM-IPV is operationalized, and newly emerging research on the prevalence of self-defense as a motive in bidirectional SGSM-IPV. Directions for future research are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2326-7836",
doi="10.1089/vio.2018.0001",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/vio.2018.0001"
}