Silenced Suffering

The Need for a Better Understanding of Partner Sexual Violence

Dados Bibliográficos

ID19522017
AutoresT K Logan (0000-0001-5984-8573, University of Kentucky, autor correspondente), Robert Walker (0000-0002-7763-3784, University of Kentucky), Jennifer Cole (0000-0002-3054-9438, University of Kentucky)
Ano2015
Volume16
Fascículo2
Páginas111-135
Data de publicação2015-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoTrauma Violence & Abuse (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1524-8380 • E-ISSN: 1552-8324
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1524838013517560
PMID24379191
OpenAlexW2131058362
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas42
Referências citadas234

This article has two overall goals. First, to examine the current state of sexual violence research to highlight several shortcomings in the knowledge on partner sexual violence. Second, to describe several factors to consider in future research to facilitate a more in-depth understanding of partner sexual violence. Shortcomings of the research on partner sexual violence include (1) overreliance on dichotomous yes/no representations of sexual violence experiences; (2) lack of, or inadequate documentation of the scope and nature of partner sexual violence; (3) inadequate ways to account for impairment of consent under different circumstances; (4) difficulties in discriminating unwanted from nonconsensual sexual activities; and (5) limited information about the role sexual violence plays in the larger context of coercive control. In order to facilitate a more in-depth understanding of partner sexual assault, there is a need (1) to better understand the scope and nature of partner sexual assault and (2) to better understand the role partner sexual violence plays in coercive control. By improving the measurement of this phenomenon, victims, researchers, practitioners, and those involved in the justice system might be better equipped to respond to sexual violence among intimate partners

Criminology · Documentation · Domestic violence · Economic Justice · Medical emergency · Poison control · Political science · Sexual violence · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology