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Gender Differences in Risk Markers for Perpetration of Physical Partner Violence: Results from a Meta-Analytic Review

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There is a lack of consensus on whether the use of intimate partner violence (IPV) is distinctly different between men and women, or if men and women share similar risk markers for perpetrating IPV. In this study, we compared 60 different risk markers for IPV perpetration for men and women using a meta-analysis. We found three out of 60 risk markers significantly differed between men and women. Our results suggest that there are more similarities between men and women than there are differences in risk markers for IPV perpetration.

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  1. Kansas State University, 2801 Goodrich Circle, Manhattan, KS, 66502, USA

    Chelsea Spencer

  2. Loma Linda University, Griggs Hall, Office 203, 11065 Campus Street, Loma Linda, CA, 92350, USA

    Bryan Cafferky

  3. Kansas State University, 101 Campus Creek Complex, 1405 Campus Creek Road, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA

    Sandra M. Stith

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Spencer, C., Cafferky, B. & Stith, S.M. Gender Differences in Risk Markers for Perpetration of Physical Partner Violence: Results from a Meta-Analytic Review. J Fam Viol 31, 981–984 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-016-9860-9

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