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Disagreement about the occurrence of male-to-female intimate partner violence: a qualitative study. Fam Community Health 2001 Apr;24(1):55-75

Date

03/29/2001

Pubmed ID

11275571

DOI

10.1097/00003727-200104000-00008

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0040081624 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   22 Citations

Abstract

This work explored the reasons underlying inter-partner disagreement about the occurrence of intimate partner violence (IPV). Research indicates that partners often do not agree about episodes of conflict in their relationship. We conducted interviews with 48 women and men with and without histories of IPV to investigate this lack of agreement. Participant responses were analyzed and themes were identified about why men and women disagree about episodes of conflict. The main results indicate that participants think women and men remember differently; women remember more than men, both choose what they want to remember, and both remember that they were right in the conflict. This work contributes to understanding the disagreement that occurs between partners. Many of these findings have never been suggested by other IPV researchers. The broad-reaching implications of this study include improvement in the accuracy of measuring IPV.

Author List

Armstrong TG, Heideman G, Corcoran KJ, Fisher B, Medina KL, Schafer J

Author

Krista Lisdahl PhD Assistant Professor in the Psychology department at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adult
Case-Control Studies
Dissent and Disputes
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Qualitative Research
Spouse Abuse
Spouses