Female Perpetrated Domestic Abuse: A Study Exploring the Hidden Experiences of Male Victims through a Thematic Analysis of Online Blogs

Authors

Louise Hall

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Despite a great deal of academic literature surrounding domestic abuse in general, it is fair to suggest that the majority of research focuses on male perpetrated domestic abuse and the female victim. This therefore neglects the complexity of domestic abuse as a crime, whilst also undermining and causing further implications for the unrecognised and under researched male victim. Considering how much extensive research has been undertaken to explore female victim experiences of domestic abuse, this study sets out to explore the 'hidden' male victim. It will be evidenced through the collection and thematic analysis of eight online male victim blogs, that although little research exists on this area of domestic abuse, the stigmatisation, subjection of abuse, damaging effects and further complications caused by the abuse are just as prominent, if not more prominent and destructive for male victims of domestic abuse than their female counterpart.

Publication Date

2016-01-01

Publication Title

The Plymouth Law & Criminal Justice Review

Volume

8

Issue

1

First Page

260

Last Page

282

ISSN

2054-149X

Deposit Date

April 2011

Embargo Period

2024-11-04

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Hall, Louise (2016) "Female Perpetrated Domestic Abuse: A Study Exploring the Hidden Experiences of Male Victims through a Thematic Analysis of Online Blogs," The Plymouth Law and Criminal Justice Review: Vol. 8, Article 2.
Available at: https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/plcjr/vol8/iss1/2