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CNN
12 hours ago
- Health
- CNN
One in three Australian men say they have committed intimate partner violence, study reveals
More than one in three men in Australia reported using violence with an intimate partner in a first of its kind study which shows gender-based abuse is rising, despite years of national attention on the issue. The research was part of a longitudinal study called Ten to Men by Australia's Institute of Family Studies, which began in 2013 and now involves around 24,000 boys and men. Intimate partner violence is defined as emotional, physical and sexual abuse. The study found that the number of men using violence with their partners has risen over the past decade. Last time the survey was conducted in 2013-2014, roughly 1 in 4 (24%) men had committed intimate partner violence. That figure rose to 1 in 3 (35%). That equates to about 120,000 men using intimate partner violence for the first time each year, pointing to a worrying trend in a country which has long grappled with how to combat gender-based violence. In 2022, the Australian government launched its 10-year National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children with a majority priority of advancing gender equality. But since January last year, 100 women have been killed in Australia, according to Counting Dead Women. Recent protests have called for the government to do much more to end gender-based violence. 'The fact that one in three men in the study reported using intimate partner violence should shake every Australian,' said Tarang Chawla, a violence against women advocate and co-founder of Not One More Niki. Chawla's siter, Nikita, was killed by her ex-partner in 2015. 'She was one of the women these numbers speak to,' Chawla said. 'We've known this is a crisis, but now we have the data to back what victim-survivors, families and advocates have been saying for years: this is widespread, and it's preventable.' Emotional abuse was the most common form of intimate partner violence reported in the Ten to Men study, with 32% of men reporting they had made an intimate partner 'feel frightened or anxious,' up from 21% in 2013-2014. And around 9% of the men reported they had 'hit, slapped, kicked or otherwise physically hurt' an intimate partner. Men with moderate or severe depressive symptoms were 62% times more likely to use intimate partner violence by 2022 compared to those who had not had these symptoms, while men with suicidal thoughts, plans or attempts were 47% times as likely, the study found. The findings of the Ten to Men study not only underscore the extent of the problem – they also offer key lessons for policymakers looking to tackle the issue, said Sean Martin, a clinical epidemiologist and program lead for the study. While much of the existing research in Australia on intimate partner violence has rightly focused on survivors and their stories, Martin said, this study takes a new approach by studying perpetrators to better understand how to prevent violence. It's the first Australian study to examine how affection in father-son relationships during childhood relate to later use of intimate partner violence. The study found men with higher levels of social support in 2013-2014 were 26% less likely to start using intimate partner violence by 2022, compared to men who had less support. Men with strong father-son relationships were also less likely to become violent. Men who strongly agreed that they had received affection from a father or father figure during childhood were 48% less likely to use intimate partner violence compared to men who strongly disagreed. These findings lend strong support for initiatives to support men's mental health in Australia, as well as community supports and programs for young dads, Martin said. Susan Heward-Belle, a professor at the University of Sydney, said the study shows the importance of fathers modeling respect for women, emotional intelligence, empathy and compassion to their children. 'For a very long time, a lot of that emotional, social, nurturance-type work has been seen as women's responsibilities within families.' Heward-Belle, who was not involved in the Ten to Men study, said it is crucial to explore further how feelings of entitlement and anger can develop. 'We also know that there are some men who perpetrate domestic and family violence who arguably have had good relationships with both parents.'
CNN
13 hours ago
- CNN
One in three Australian men say they have committed intimate partner violence, study reveals
More than one in three men in Australia reported using violence with an intimate partner in a first of its kind study which shows gender-based abuse is rising, despite years of national attention on the issue. The research was part of a longitudinal study called Ten to Men by Australia's Institute of Family Studies, which began in 2013 and now involves around 24,000 boys and men. Intimate partner violence is defined as emotional, physical and sexual abuse. The study found that the number of men using violence with their partners has risen over the past decade. Last time the survey was conducted in 2013-2014, roughly 1 in 4 (24%) men had committed intimate partner violence. That figure rose to 1 in 3 (35%). That equates to about 120,000 men using intimate partner violence for the first time each year, pointing to a worrying trend in a country which has long grappled with how to combat gender-based violence. In 2022, the Australian government launched its 10-year National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children with a majority priority of advancing gender equality. But since January last year, 100 women have been killed in Australia, according to Counting Dead Women. Recent protests have called for the government to do much more to end gender-based violence. 'The fact that one in three men in the study reported using intimate partner violence should shake every Australian,' said Tarang Chawla, a violence against women advocate and co-founder of Not One More Niki. Chawla's siter, Nikita, was killed by her ex-partner in 2015. 'She was one of the women these numbers speak to,' Chawla said. 'We've known this is a crisis, but now we have the data to back what victim-survivors, families and advocates have been saying for years: this is widespread, and it's preventable.' Emotional abuse was the most common form of intimate partner violence reported in the Ten to Men study, with 32% of men reporting they had made an intimate partner 'feel frightened or anxious,' up from 21% in 2013-2014. And around 9% of the men reported they had 'hit, slapped, kicked or otherwise physically hurt' an intimate partner. Men with moderate or severe depressive symptoms were 62% times more likely to use intimate partner violence by 2022 compared to those who had not had these symptoms, while men with suicidal thoughts, plans or attempts were 47% times as likely, the study found. The findings of the Ten to Men study not only underscore the extent of the problem – they also offer key lessons for policymakers looking to tackle the issue, said Sean Martin, a clinical epidemiologist and program lead for the study. While much of the existing research in Australia on intimate partner violence has rightly focused on survivors and their stories, Martin said, this study takes a new approach by studying perpetrators to better understand how to prevent violence. It's the first Australian study to examine how affection in father-son relationships during childhood relate to later use of intimate partner violence. The study found men with higher levels of social support in 2013-2014 were 26% less likely to start using intimate partner violence by 2022, compared to men who had less support. Men with strong father-son relationships were also less likely to become violent. Men who strongly agreed that they had received affection from a father or father figure during childhood were 48% less likely to use intimate partner violence compared to men who strongly disagreed. These findings lend strong support for initiatives to support men's mental health in Australia, as well as community supports and programs for young dads, Martin said. Susan Heward-Belle, a professor at the University of Sydney, said the study shows the importance of fathers modeling respect for women, emotional intelligence, empathy and compassion to their children. 'For a very long time, a lot of that emotional, social, nurturance-type work has been seen as women's responsibilities within families.' Heward-Belle, who was not involved in the Ten to Men study, said it is crucial to explore further how feelings of entitlement and anger can develop. 'We also know that there are some men who perpetrate domestic and family violence who arguably have had good relationships with both parents.'
CNN
13 hours ago
- CNN
One in three Australian men say they have committed intimate partner violence, study reveals
More than one in three men in Australia reported using violence with an intimate partner in a first of its kind study which shows gender-based abuse is rising, despite years of national attention on the issue. The research was part of a longitudinal study called Ten to Men by Australia's Institute of Family Studies, which began in 2013 and now involves around 24,000 boys and men. Intimate partner violence is defined as emotional, physical and sexual abuse. The study found that the number of men using violence with their partners has risen over the past decade. Last time the survey was conducted in 2013-2014, roughly 1 in 4 (24%) men had committed intimate partner violence. That figure rose to 1 in 3 (35%). That equates to about 120,000 men using intimate partner violence for the first time each year, pointing to a worrying trend in a country which has long grappled with how to combat gender-based violence. In 2022, the Australian government launched its 10-year National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children with a majority priority of advancing gender equality. But since January last year, 100 women have been killed in Australia, according to Counting Dead Women. Recent protests have called for the government to do much more to end gender-based violence. 'The fact that one in three men in the study reported using intimate partner violence should shake every Australian,' said Tarang Chawla, a violence against women advocate and co-founder of Not One More Niki. Chawla's siter, Nikita, was killed by her ex-partner in 2015. 'She was one of the women these numbers speak to,' Chawla said. 'We've known this is a crisis, but now we have the data to back what victim-survivors, families and advocates have been saying for years: this is widespread, and it's preventable.' Emotional abuse was the most common form of intimate partner violence reported in the Ten to Men study, with 32% of men reporting they had made an intimate partner 'feel frightened or anxious,' up from 21% in 2013-2014. And around 9% of the men reported they had 'hit, slapped, kicked or otherwise physically hurt' an intimate partner. Men with moderate or severe depressive symptoms were 62% times more likely to use intimate partner violence by 2022 compared to those who had not had these symptoms, while men with suicidal thoughts, plans or attempts were 47% times as likely, the study found. The findings of the Ten to Men study not only underscore the extent of the problem – they also offer key lessons for policymakers looking to tackle the issue, said Sean Martin, a clinical epidemiologist and program lead for the study. While much of the existing research in Australia on intimate partner violence has rightly focused on survivors and their stories, Martin said, this study takes a new approach by studying perpetrators to better understand how to prevent violence. It's the first Australian study to examine how affection in father-son relationships during childhood relate to later use of intimate partner violence. The study found men with higher levels of social support in 2013-2014 were 26% less likely to start using intimate partner violence by 2022, compared to men who had less support. Men with strong father-son relationships were also less likely to become violent. Men who strongly agreed that they had received affection from a father or father figure during childhood were 48% less likely to use intimate partner violence compared to men who strongly disagreed. These findings lend strong support for initiatives to support men's mental health in Australia, as well as community supports and programs for young dads, Martin said. Susan Heward-Belle, a professor at the University of Sydney, said the study shows the importance of fathers modeling respect for women, emotional intelligence, empathy and compassion to their children. 'For a very long time, a lot of that emotional, social, nurturance-type work has been seen as women's responsibilities within families.' Heward-Belle, who was not involved in the Ten to Men study, said it is crucial to explore further how feelings of entitlement and anger can develop. 'We also know that there are some men who perpetrate domestic and family violence who arguably have had good relationships with both parents.'
ABC News
3 days ago
- Health
- ABC News
One in three Australian men report using intimate partner violence, study reveals
More than one in three Australian men reported using intimate partner violence, with social support and strong father-son relationships key to lowering risks, world-first research has revealed. The longitudinal study from the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) has been tracking more than 16,000 boys and men since 2013, asking them about a range of critical issues including family violence. When first surveyed, around one in four men aged 18 to 65 reported using intimate partner violence in their lifetime — including physical, emotional and sexual abuse. By 2022, this number had increased to more than one in three in the same cohort. Emotional abuse was the most common form of violence reported, with 32 per cent of men in 2022 reporting they had made an intimate partner feel "frightened or anxious" in their lifetime. Nine per cent reported "hitting, slapping, kicking or otherwise physically hurting" an intimate partner when they were angry on at least one occasion. The research indicated an estimated 120,000 men nationally were starting to use violence for the first time each year. The study provides the first national estimate of male intimate partner violence perpetration, and is the largest longitudinal study on male health in the world. It revealed men with moderate or severe depressive symptoms were 62 per cent more likely to use intimate partner violence by 2022, compared to men without these symptoms. However, the study also worked to identify "protective" factors. Men who reported high levels of social support "all of the time" were 26 per cent less likely to report using intimate partner violence. Meanwhile those who reported close relationships with a father figure had their risk reduced by half. "They had enough care and concern and a father figure they could confide in who taught them things," program lead Sean Martin said. An additional 10,000 men were added to the study cohort in 2024-25, with the latest wave of data collection expanding to include questions around economic coercion and pornography use. Dr Martin said the study has recently been funded by the Department of Health for a "sixth wave" of data collection. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows women are at least three times more likely than men to experience violence from an intimate partner. Almost 40 per cent of people experience violence by a male perpetrator, compared to 11 per cent by a female perpetrator. On average, one woman a week is murdered by her current or former partner. In 2022, the Albanese federal government, along with the states and territories, pledged to end family and domestic violence in one generation. Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner Micaela Cronin said this latest research would be key in informing next steps. "It gives us some really good insights into where we should be looking to support men and boys who are struggling," she said. Dr Martin said a similar longitudinal study was yet to be completed for women who use intimate partner violence. "That would be something we would like to include [in] future waves is getting an indication of the context in which this partner violence arises," he said. "Our own data suggests that's an important consideration, and that might include information on current partnerships and previous partnerships as well."
RNZ News
3 days ago
- Business
- RNZ News
Australia's lowest paid workers to get above-inflation wage increase
Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about the nation's Fair Work commission ruling Australia's lowest paid workers will recieve an above inflation wage increase, as well as long-term national study that has found a third of Australian men have used some form of intimate partner violence in their lifetime. To embed this content on your own webpage, cut and paste the following: See terms of use.
