Definition of Roles in Abusive Lesbian Relationships

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ID12398701
AuthorsBecky Marrujo (Ramah Navajo School Board, corresponding author), Mary Kreger (0000-0001-6943-952X, IS practice)
Year1996
Volume4
Issue1
Pages23-34
Publication date1996-05-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1053-8720 • E-ISSN: 1540-4056
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j041v04n01_03
OpenAlexW1487456514
LanguageEN
Citations received11

Most studies of domestic violence, both heterosexual and homosexual, focus on two roles for the parties involved-that of either perpetrator or victim. However, research indicates that women who are abused, either by a male or a female partner, also often use physical violence in their intimate relationships. The present paper seeks to understand these latter cases by analyzing clinical data derived from the private treatment of 62 lesbian clients who self-identified as either victims or perpetrators of partner abuse. The analysis reveals that in addition to the two traditional roles of perpetrator and victim in abusive relationships, there is a third rold, that of participant. Participants are lesbians who establish a pattern of fighting back against their partners with the intent to hurt and/or injure them. The clinical implications of these findings are explored

Abusive relationship · Developmental psychology · Domestic violence · Lesbian · Medical emergency · Poison control · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology

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