Perpetration of Minor Domestic Violence
Among University Students in 32 Countries

Copyright © Eric L. Nelson, The Judicial War on Men, 2019

RESEARCH

Hundreds of research studies conducted around the world demonstrate that men and women are equally likely to engage in domestic violence. These studies have been summarized in a number of reviews:

Adults:

• Esteban Eugenio Esquivel-Santoveña et al: Partner Abuse Worldwide
  • Findings At-a-Glance
• Nicola Graham-Kevan: The Gendered Perspective of Domestic (Intimate Partner) Violence: A Review of the Evidence
• Martin Fiebert: References Examining Assaults by Women on Their Spouses or Male Partners
• John Archer: Sex Differences in Aggression Between Heterosexual Partners: A Meta-Analytic Review
• Andreia Machado, Catarina Sousa, Olga Cunha: Bidirectional Violence in Intimate Relationships: A Systematic Review
• DAVIA: Around the World, Similar Levels of Domestic Violence Seen Between Men and Women

Same-Sex Couples:

• Luca Rollè: A Review of Same Sex Intimate Partner Violence
• DAVIA: Abused Lesbian Women, Re-Victimized by Feminist Ideology 

Teenagers and University Students:

• Wincentak, K., Connolly, J., & Card, N.: Teen Dating Violence: A Meta-Analytic Review of Prevalence Rates
• Murray A. Straus: Dominance and Symmetry in Partner Violence by Male and Female University Students in 32 Nations  — see graph at top of this page.

Region- and Country-Specific:

• Africa
• Asia
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
• Europe:
  • Britain
  • Six European Cities
  • Abuse of Older Men in Seven European Countries
  • Compilation of 16 Studies
• Latin America and the Caribbean
• North America:

• • Canada
  • United States

Coercive Control:

• Australian Institute of Family Studies: What the Research Evidence Tells Us about Coercive Control Victimisation

Concealment and Distortion:

• Murray Straus: Processes Explaining the Concealment and Distortion of Evidence on Gender Symmetry in Partner Violence

FAMILY-RELATED RESEARCH:

Child Abuse:

• Administration for Children and Families: Child Victims by Perpetrator Relationship
• Robert Whelan: Broken Homes and Battered Children
• Janice Fiamengo: When Feminism is Child Abuse

Effects of Marriage on Domestic Violence:

• DAVIA: Marriage Is One of the Strongest Safeguards Against Domestic Abuse.

Shared Parenting and Domestic Violence:

• Anja Steinbach, Lara Augustijn, Gerrit Corkadi: Joint Physical Custody and Adolescents’ Life Satisfaction in 37 North American and European Countries
• Spain: Bargaining under Threats: The Effect of Joint Custody Laws on Intimate Partner Violence
• USA: Shared Parenting Law Having a Positive Effect on Domestic Violence
• Video: Shared Parenting Reduces Intimate Partner Violence

Effects of Father Presence:

• Linda Nielsen: Joint Versus Sole Physical Custody: Outcomes for Children Independent of Family Income or Parental Conflict
• Fix Family Courts: Fatherless Single Mother Home Statistics

Parental Alienation:

• Jennifer Harman, Richard Warshak, Demosthenes Lorandos, Matthew Florian: Developmental Psychology and the Scientific Status of Parental Alienation

Fetal Abduction and Child Homicides:

• Heidi Stöckl et al: Child Homicide Perpetrators Worldwide: A Systematic Review
• Michael Welner et al: Fetal Abduction by Maternal Evisceration
• Administration on Children, Youth, and Families: Child Maltreatment, 2021, Table 4-4.

Male Victims of Rape:

• Jessica Persaud: Victims With Responsibilities: Requiring Male Victims Of Statutory Rape To Pay Child Support With No Escape

Sextortion:

• Roberta Liggett O’Malley: Short-Term and Long-Term Impacts of Financial Sextortion on Victim’s Mental Well-Being
• Australia
• United States