Who initiates domestic violence more, men or women?

Question

The CDC says the women initiate it more often but end up getting injured when it escalates. Why isn't this publicized more as a key to reducing DV injuries to women?

http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/short/97/5/941

http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/42/15/31-a

Answer 1

50-------------------------50

Answer 2

Mishkin's answer shows such ignorance. Men can't handle their testosterone. That's like saying a woman couldn't be president cause she'll be PMSing all the time and start a war every month.

Women DO start it more. Stats support it and everything I've seen throughout my life affirms it as well. Women start it. And while I agree men shouldn't hit women, what makes it ok for a woman to hit a man? Cause she's "had a tough day"?

Women have such entitlement issues.

Edit: Mystchic99 has it right. That's what I saw too, and more, and in most other families I've stayed with and in my non-immediate family. It's absolutely true.

Answer 3

I would say it is equal on both parts, yeah the woman usually has the marks and the police look at the man as being bigger, but n ow they are starting to arrest both. One way I am different I would hit the sob back. About 25 years ago he slapped me and told me to shut up in front of friends but I stood up and punched him in the face and said don't you ever hit me again you ******** and to this day he never laid a finger on me.

Answer 4

women, they think they are tha shiznit

I find it quite amusing when a girl gets all up in some guys face, Not long ago you were allowed to hit women, but now something about the laws

Answer 5

According to the study, "71 percent of the instigators in nonreciprocal partner violence were women. This finding surprised Whitaker and his colleagues, they admitted in their study report."

There's no stigma associated with a women hitting a man.  So, they feel free-er to do it. "Don't start none, won't be none" is the moral of this story.

Answer 6

nope i believe it. women probably do start out the domestic violence and men just react. women do this because they know d**n well they have no chance thinking a man wont react. But just like women men can only take so much before they hit you back which 9 times outa 10 they end up hurt calling the cops. And then they feel justified in what they do when they should both be locked up!

Answer 7

One must not be bias over gender.It is we the human beings!

Answer 8

Interesting question! It's probably important to define what determines domestic violence. Emotional, psychological or physical abuse? Perhaps just one, or a combination of both or even all three?

Is demanding to know who you're with all the time just as bad as slapping you for doing something? Is manipulating someone when they're in a weak emotional state abusive?

From personal experience, it's the woman that initiates it. First psychologically, then physically. My mother abused my father and I, and the ONE time he stood up to her, she went to the police and screamed domestic violence!

Sadly, until men go on record as saying that they're being abused by women, they'll continue to echo the stereotype as being the perpetrator.

Great question though! Really thought provoking.

Answer 9

So it's her fault she gets the c**p beat out of her? Nice. Granted, people should take a step back and cool off, but to blame women for being beaten is ludicrous!

Answer 10

Yes, women should just keep their mouths shut and then their partners wouldn't break their ribs!

Answer 11

I know in my last relationship she would sit there and push and shove and try to pin me in a room until i shoved her out of the way, then she'd start screaming about me beating her

Answer 12

They both can. Domestic violence doesn't just mean the man is beating the woman, it can go the other way around too. But as a victim of domestic violence in the past, I will say that I did not initiate getting beaten by my father, and my mom did not initiate getting beat by him either.  

Answer 13

Did you actually read the full studies? And according to the abstracts what you are alleging is not so- I teach research methods so I understand how they are reporting their "findings".    

Answer 14

whatever - the men are the ones who usually hit women, they are the ones who can't handle their testostorone  -  yeah women can get on your nerves but there is no reason good enough to hit a woman!!!  only pathetic losers would raise they hand at a girl

Answer 15

no =s

couples argue.

its men who need to control their anger and rage.

how can they say women initiate it?

should women tiptoe around these women beaters so not to annoy them

its ridiculous

its studies like that which makes women not come forward to say they are beaten

pathetic, we shouldnt excuse men who are too "big" and "brave" to start a fight with a man, they instead pick on women who arent strong enough to defend themselves. its sick.

Answer 16

The article answers the question - women do most often. In my experience women frequently use "non serious" violence, such as slapping, pushing, etc.

Where serious injury is concerned it is men that are most often the perpetrators.

I put this down to the taboo of any violence against women; most men won't hit a woman even when hit themselves. The real violent psychos are more often men though.  

Answer 17

men, most definitely