Concordance in the reporting of intimate partner violence among male-male couples

R Stephenson^{1

2}, A Sharma^{1

2}, M J Mimiaga^{3

4

5

6}, R Garofalo^{7

8}, E Brown⁶, A Bratcher⁹, T Wimbly⁹, M A Hidalgo^{10

11}, S Hoehnle^{7

8}, J Thai⁸, P S Sullivan⁹, N A Suarez^{2

12}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Behavior and Biological Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
² Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
³ Center for Health Equity Research, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
⁴ Departments of Behavioral and Social Health Sciences and Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA.
⁵ Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
⁶ The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Boston, MA, USA.
⁷ Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁸ Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁹ Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
¹⁰ Center for Trans Youth Health and Development, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
¹¹ Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
¹² The Center for Sexuality and Health Disparities, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

PMID: 32773962
PMCID: PMC7413602
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-019-00076-w

Concordance in the reporting of intimate partner violence among male-male couples

R Stephenson et al. J Fam Violence. 2019 Oct.

. 2019 Oct;34(7):677-686.

doi: 10.1007/s10896-019-00076-w. Epub 2019 Jun 11.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Behavior and Biological Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
² Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
³ Center for Health Equity Research, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
⁴ Departments of Behavioral and Social Health Sciences and Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA.
⁵ Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
⁶ The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Boston, MA, USA.
⁷ Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁸ Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁹ Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
¹⁰ Center for Trans Youth Health and Development, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
¹¹ Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
¹² The Center for Sexuality and Health Disparities, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

PMID: 32773962
PMCID: PMC7413602
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-019-00076-w

Abstract

Intimate partner violence (IPV) among male couples is increasingly recognized as a public health concern. Research on IPV in opposite sex couples indicates frequent underreporting of IPV and high levels of discordance in reporting among dyads. Concordance studies inform refinement methods to measure the experience of IPV among dyads; however the lack of dyadic studies of male couples impedes our understanding of the extent to which IPV is differentially reported in male-male dyads. This study utilized baseline data from a randomized controlled trial of a behavioral intervention to optimize antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence among 160 sero-discordant male couples in three US cities and provides the first analysis of concordance in reporting IPV among male couples. Low degrees of concordance in the reporting of IPV were identified among male dyads, with a greater proportion of men reporting violence perpetration than experiencing violence. The greater reporting of IPV perpetration may be linked to adherence to concepts of masculinity. The results underscore the unique experiences of IPV among male couples and the need to reexamine current IPV measurement and intervention strategies.

Keywords: Intimate partner violence; concordance; dyadic; men who have sex with men.

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Concordance in the reporting of intimate partner violence among male-male couples

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