Intimate partner violence among lesbian, gay, and bisexual veterans.

Warren AR, Relyea MR, Gross GM, Eleazer JR, Goulet JL, Brandt CA, Haskell SG, Portnoy GA. Intimate partner violence among lesbian, gay, and bisexual veterans. Psychological Services. 2023 Aug 21.

Related HSR&D Project(s)

• CDA 19-234 – Developing Comprehensive Screening and Treatment for Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration

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The present study describes intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration and victimization alongside theoretically associated variables in a sample of lesbian, gay, and bisexual veterans. We conducted bivariate analyses (chi-square tests and independent t test) to examine whether the frequencies of IPV perpetration and victimization varied by demographic characteristics, military sexual trauma, alcohol use, and mental health symptoms. Out of the 69 lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) veterans who answered the questions on IPV, 16 (23.2%) reported some form of IPV victimization in the past year, and 38 (55.1%) reported past-year perpetration. Among the 43 veterans who reported psychological IPV, roughly half (48.9%) reported bidirectional psychological IPV, 39.5% reported perpetration only, and 11.6% reported victimization only. LGB veterans who reported bidirectional psychological IPV in their relationships were younger and reported greater symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and depression. The results presented here call for universal screening of IPV perpetration and victimization to both accurately assess and ultimately intervene among all veterans. Inclusive interventions are needed for all genders and sexual orientations, specifically interventions that do not adhere to gendered assumptions of perpetrators and victims. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).