Intimate Violence

Correlates of Female Same-sex Intimate Partner Violence

Denise Gosselin, from the Western New England University, made a contribution to the 2012 Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, in the category “Victims and Victimization,” under the title “Correlates of Female Same-sex Intimate Partner Violence”. Here is the abstract: Intimate partner violence is a significant social problem affecting the mental health and physical wellbeing of women and men. Millions of persons in the United States and in nations around the world experience relationship violence every year. The epidemic of intimate partner violence in the lesbian community remains largely hidden and rarely discussed. This presentation will report on research examining the correlates of internalized homophobia, self-esteem, educational levels, and level of income to the use of physical and sexual violence in female same-sex intimate partner violence (FSSIPV) among a group of 134 participants who self-identified as bisexual, mostly lesbian or lesbian. Findings suggest that education level and internalized homophobia are important determinants of violence. The presentation will examine same-sex violence within the context of policy development and response in the United States.[rtbs name=”criminology”]

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• “Correlates of Female Same-sex Intimate Partner Violence”, by Denise Gosselin (Proceedings)