Experiences of Reporting Family Violence Among LGBTQ + Adults in Australia

Findings from the Private Lives 3 National Survey

Bibliographic Data

ID6435537
AuthorsNatalie Amos (0000-0001-6558-2580, La Trobe University, corresponding author), Adam Hill (0000-0001-5874-9821, La Trobe University), Matthew Parsons (0000-0002-2428-3215, La Trobe University), Stephanie Lusby (0000-0002-4080-9520, La Trobe University), Anthony Lyons (0000-0001-9569-6909, La Trobe University), Marina Carman (0000-0002-3697-3539, La Trobe University), Amanda Bourne (0000-0001-5299-8835, UNSW Sydney)
Year2023
Volume40
Issue1
Pages197-207
Publication date2023-08-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Family Violence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0885-7482 • E-ISSN: 1573-2851
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s10896-023-00612-9
OpenAlexW4385496146
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited25

Purpose LGBTQ + people who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) and family of origin violence (FOV) are known to face significant barriers to reporting or seeking support for these experiences and may not always feel supported when do so. Method Data from 4,607 participants of a nationwide survey of LGBTQ + adults in Australia who indicated having ever experienced IPV or FOV was analysed. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify factors associated with reporting the most recent experience of IPV or FOV and with feeling supported when reporting. Results In total, 1,188 (25.9%) participants indicated that they reported their most recent experience of IPV or FOV and 1,112 (84.6%) of those felt supported. Participants’ sexual orientation, level of education, engagement with a regular general practitioner (GP), experience of homelessness and country of birth were associated with reporting their most recent experience of IPV or FOV. Of those who reported their experience, participants were most likely to feel supported if they had a regular GP and least likely to feel supported if they had ever experienced homelessness. Conclusion The findings of this study highlight inadequacies in family violence frameworks in promoting or facilitating access to services that could benefit this population. Encouraging LGBTQ + people to engage with a regular GP, establishing family violence services that cater to the specific needs of LGBTQ + people, and training family violence responders and service providers to recognise diverse relationship dynamics may improve support outcomes for LGBTQ + survivors of family violence

Domestic violence · Feeling · Lesbian · Medical emergency · Poison control · Population · Sexual orientation · Suicide prevention · Homelessness and Social Issues · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Social Psychology