1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«The goal of the present article is to describe the IPV [intimate partner violence] that gay men in the Province of Québec are subjected to in an overall separation context and to identify the different consequences.» (p. 91)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«At the time of the data collection, the 23 gay men of the first sample ranged from 26 to 72 years old, with a median age of 37. All of them identified as cisgender gay men, except for one who identified as heterosexual and another who was questioning about his gender identity and sexual orientation.» (p. 81)

Instruments :
Guide d’entretien semi-directif

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse de contenu

3. Résumé

«Regarding violence, we observed that, in most cases, it was already present in the commitment period but, in rare cases, it was during the ambivalence phase that it was noted for the first time. Nonetheless, none of the participants reported having begun to experience violence during or after the definitive separation. In the literature, it is not clear whether IPV can actually begin after the relationship has ended (Hotton, 2001), or whether it is instead the continuity of violence that was already present during their relationship.» (p. 92) In addition, results show «a decrease in violence during the separation phrase. This difference might be due to the fact that researchers and practitioners do not distinguish between temporary break-ups and definitive separations; or that the violence already present before the separation was not recognized at that time.» (p. 92) Finally, «[o]ur results show that it was during the ambivalence phase that the violence was particularly pronounced and showed an increase in severity. The considerable number of back and forths and the length of the ambivalence phase for some of the participants made this a critical period that increased the risks of more severe and longer victimization.» (p. 92)