Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Domestic violence in Australia: are men and women equally violent?
Other Titles:	Australian social monitor
Authors:	Scott, Dorothy Headey, Bruce de Vaus, David
Keywords:	Measurement;Health;Men as victims
Year:	1999
Publisher:	Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
Citation:	2 (3), July 1999
Notes:	Australian study using the International Social Science Survey/Australia 1996/97 which tested 4 commonly held views about physical domestic violence. Found that men were just as likely to report being physically assaulted by their partners as women; men and women reported experiencing about the same levels of pain and need for medical attention as a result of domestic violence; violence runs in couples; and people who had violent parents were significantly more likely than others to be violent to their own partners and to be victims of violence themselves. (However, the vast majority whose parents were violent do not assault their partners). Since the first 2 findings run counter to conventional wisdom, the authors suggest that the study should be replicated.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/14371
ISSN:	14404842
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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