Sexual orientation and demographic, cultural, and psychological factors associated with the perpetration and victimization of intimate partner violence among Hispanic men

Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2013 Feb;34(2):103-9. doi: 10.3109/01612840.2012.728280.

Abstract

Hispanics are disproportionately affected by intimate partner violence (IPV). Most of the research describing factors associated with intimate partner violence among Hispanics has focused on Hispanic women or Hispanics in heterosexual relationships. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship among sexual orientation (heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual), and demographic, cultural, and psychological factors and intimate partner violence among Hispanic men. A cross sectional questionnaire was administered to 160 Hispanic heterosexual men and men who have sex with men. Demographic factors (age, education, and income), acculturation, depressive symptoms, and self-esteem were assessed using standardized instruments. Data was analyzed using ANOVA, and simple and multiple logistical regression. Differences in education, income, and self-esteem were noted across participants identifying as heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual. Bisexual Hispanic men had almost four times greater odds of reporting the perpetration of IPV than homosexual Hispanic men, even when differences in education, income, and self-esteem were controlled for (AOR = 3.92, 95%CI = 1.11, 14.19). This study suggests the importance of specifically targeting bisexual Hispanic men in IPV research and services.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acculturation
  • Adult
  • Bisexuality / ethnology
  • Bisexuality / psychology
  • Bisexuality / statistics & numerical data
  • Crime Victims / psychology
  • Crime Victims / statistics & numerical data
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Cultural Characteristics*
  • Depressive Disorder / ethnology
  • Depressive Disorder / nursing
  • Depressive Disorder / psychology
  • Heterosexuality / ethnology
  • Heterosexuality / psychology
  • Heterosexuality / statistics & numerical data
  • Hispanic or Latino / psychology*
  • Homosexuality, Male / ethnology
  • Homosexuality, Male / psychology
  • Homosexuality, Male / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Self Concept
  • Sexual Behavior*
  • Spouse Abuse / ethnology*
  • Spouse Abuse / psychology*
  • Spouse Abuse / statistics & numerical data
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Young Adult