Researching Same Sex Domestic Violence: Constructing a Survey Methodology

Melanie McCarry, Marianne Hester and Catherine Donovan

Sociological Research Online, 2008, vol. 13, issue 1, 174-187

Abstract: The article discusses the issues and problems that need to be addressed in the development of a comprehensive survey approach to explore same sex domestic violence in relationships involving individuals identifying as lesbian, gay male, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBT&Q). It draws on the most detailed study to date in the UK comparing love and domestic violence in same-sex and heterosexual relationships. The survey methodology built on previous research, attempting in particular to overcome the limitations of earlier studies; and to produce data that could be compared with existing data on domestic violence in both heterosexual and LGBT&Q communities. The result was a questionnaire that reflected a wide range of abusive behaviours; examined impact of the violence alongside a quantification of particular acts; took into account experience of violence from a partner, as well as use of violence against that partner; and incorporated issues related to equality/inequality and dependency. The questionnaire was successfully distributed across the UK to provide a national ‘same sex community’ survey of problems in relationships and domestic violence.

Keywords: Domestic Violence; Same Sex Relationships; Survey Method; Response Rates; Validity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.5153/sro.1650

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