March 8, 2021

COVID-19 and the Risk for Increased Intimate Partner Violence Among Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Mental Health and Personal Impact

Keywords (Tags): mental health personal impact

• Results from a survey of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) conducted online from April to May 2020 indicated that in March-May 2020, 12.6% of participants reported experiencing any intimate partner violence (IPV), with higher rates of emotional IPV (10.3%) than sexual (2.2%) or physical (1.8%) IPV. Among those who reported being victims of IPV during lockdown, nearly half reported this was their first IPV experience. 

Stephenson et al. (Mar 2021). COVID-19 and the Risk for Increased Intimate Partner Violence Among Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260521997454