A Rutgers study discovered that LGBTQ people who experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) in their present relationship prior to the COVID-19 pandemic saw an increase in IPV frequency after the pandemic started. The findings highlight the requirement for tailored IPV interventions and resources for LGBTQ individuals, particularly throughout times of nationwide crisis, as their experiences and partner dynamics differ from those of heterosexual and opposite-sex couples.
A Rutgers research study found a boost in intimate partner violence (IPV) frequency amongst LGBTQ individuals after the COVID-19 pandemic started. The research highlights the requirement for tailored IPV interventions and resources for the LGBTQ neighborhood, specifically during times of nationwide crisis, as their experiences vary from heterosexual couples.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people who experienced intimate partner violence in their present relationship prior to COVID-19 had a boost in the frequency of victimization after the pandemic began, according to a Rutgers research study.
While nationwide emergencies, crises, and pandemics increase the frequency of health threats and intimate partner violence few research studies have actually considered the nuances of psychological and social elements, such as socioeconomic attributes and psychological health, in discussing the increase in intimate partner violence during times of crisis.
A Rutgers study found that LGBTQ people who experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) in their present relationship prior to the COVID-19 pandemic saw an increase in IPV frequency after the pandemic began. Researchers discovered that IPV was more prevalent in the southern United States and associated with greater depressive sign intensity. The findings highlight the need for tailored IPV interventions and resources for LGBTQ individuals, particularly throughout times of nationwide crisis, as their experiences and partner characteristics differ from those of opposite-sex and heterosexual couples.
” To date, the majority of programs on intimate partner violence concentrate on opposite sex and heterosexual couples,” said Perry N. Halkitis, dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health and senior study author. “However, same-sex couples are different in regards to partner characteristics, and hence interventions require to attend to these differences.”
The research study, released online ahead of print in the Journal of Gay & & Lesbian Social Services in April 2023, discovered that almost one in 5 LGBTQ individuals reported intimate partner violence in their present romantic or sexual relationship, which increased following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study also found those in the southern United States were more likely to report a boost in intimate partner violence frequency which intimate partner violence was associated with greater seriousness of depressive signs.
The Rutgers scientists conducted to the very best of their knowledge the very first analysis that reported the frequency of intimate partner violence victimization considering that the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in a national sample of LGBTQ grownups and examined associations in between sociodemographic characteristics such as area, education, age, race, ethnic culture, gender identity, sexual identity, and mental health states.
These findings likewise support calls for increased intimate partner violence-related resources offered for and customized to the requirements of LGBTQ individuals, especially throughout times of nationwide crisis.
” Intimate partner violence interventions need to resolve that LGBTQ individuals are not monolithic in terms of many factors, consisting of environments in which they live. Now more than ever provided the attacks on LGBTQ people by political leaders, the work we are doing at our research study center CHIBPS is as important as ever,” Halkitis stated.
Recommendation: “Sociodemographic characteristics, depressive signs, and increased frequency of intimate partner violence among LGBTQ people in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic: A quick report” by Christopher B. Stults, Kristen D. Krause, Richard J. Martino, Marybec Griffin, Caleb E. LoSchiavo, Savannah G. Lynn, Stephan A. Brandt, David Tan, Nicolas Horne, Gabin Lee, Jessie Wong and Perry N. Halkitis, 26 August 2022, Journal of Gay & & Lesbian Social Services.DOI: 10.1080/ 10538720.2022.2116140.
Other study authors include Christopher B. Stults, Kristen D. Krause, Richard J. Martino, Marybec Griffin, Caleb E. LoSchiavo, Savannah G. Lynn, Stephan A. Brandt, David Tana, Nicolas Hornea, Gabin Lee and Jessie Wong.