BMC Public Health February 2023 PMID 36782157

Experience and perpetration of intimate partner violence and abuse by gender of respondent and their current partner before and during COVID-19 restrictions in 2020: a cross-sectional study in 13 countries.

Gail Gilchrist, Laura C Potts, Dean J Connolly, Adam Winstock, Monica J Barratt, Jason Ferris, Elizabeth Gilchrist, Emma Davies

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31
Peak: 12 in Feb 2023
across 3 sources since Feb 2023

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Total likes

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Feb 2023 – Aug 2025

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What people are saying

Several discussions emphasize that IPV occurs in all relationships regardless of gender, with phrases like ‘domestic abuse is not a gendered crime’ and references to how the findings challenge stereotypes. The tone varies from analytical to affirming the importance of balanced research, indicating an overall recognition of the study’s implications for understanding abuse across diverse gender groups.

AgreementModerate agreement

Many discussions recognize the study’s findings that IPV occurs across different gender groups, supporting the idea that abuse is not confined to one gender, as reflected in phrases like 'domestic abuse is not a gendered crime'.

InterestHigh interest

Posts show high curiosity and relevance, especially when mentioning how findings challenge stereotypes or highlight data from multiple countries, indicating engagement with the topic’s importance.

EngagementModerate engagement

Some comments mention the methodology and implications (e.g., calling the research 'balanced' and 'sensible'), demonstrating a moderate, thoughtful level of involvement.

ImpactModerate impact

While many discussions acknowledge the significance of the research, few express that it is a transformative or highly impactful study, though some indicate it challenges prevalent perceptions about IPVA.

Abstract in brief

  • The study examines how intimate partner violence and abuse (IPVA), including controlling, psychological, physical, sexual, and financial abuse, changed before and during COVID-19 restrictions across 13 countries, revealing an overall increase during the restrictions.
  • Data from the Global Drug Survey analyzed self-reported experiences of IPVA among various gender and partnership groups, finding that nonbinary individuals or those with nonbinary partners reported higher rates of experiencing or perpetrating IPVA.
  • The findings highlight that during COVID-19 restrictions, a significant proportion of respondents, especially nonbinary individuals, reported an increase in IPVA experiences and perpetration, with increased chances linked to gender identity and partnership type.]

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GrisA
@grisasexual · X

Las mujeres que salían con hombres fueron las que menos maltratos sufrieron, y los hombres fueron los que más violencia experimentaron. Pero nada, no dejes que la realidad arruine la visión falsa feminista del mundo... https://t.co/GsziKpqxgN

Aug 3, 2025 · 37 likes · 6 shares · 33,108 followers View post →
ManKind Initiative
@ManKindInit · X

Great to see more in-depth academic balanced sensible research proving once again that domestic abuse is not a gendered crime and how by doing so prevents recognition and support for marginalised victims: male, LGBT+ and non-binary. https://t.co/epyrQkVPcC

Feb 21, 2023 · 18 likes · 4 shares · 11,578 followers View post →
Femme
@FemCondition · X

@sianllewellyn17 @JordanWestfall @jk_rowling Ahem. https://t.co/nEoXNLuqM8

Aug 5, 2025 · 2 likes · 21,094 followers View post →
Bobby Smyth
@BobbySmyth4 · X

Experience & perpetration of intimate partner violence & abuse by gender of respondent & their current partner before & during COVID-19 restrictions in 2020 Interesting paper from @GlobalDrugSurvy team Findings perhaps challenge some stereotypes https://t.co/CkLDnxrkjg

Feb 24, 2023 · 2 likes · 1 share · 1,803 followers View post →
ADVANCE Programme
@ADVANCE_PRGM · X

Experience and perpetration of intimate partner violence and abuse by gender of respondent and their current partner before and during COVID-19 restrictions in 2020: a cross-sectional study in 13 countries https://t.co/cayaXIdVlL

Feb 17, 2023 · 2 likes · 2 shares · 145 followers View post →
The Drake Foundation
@thedrakefdn · X

The study covered 13 countries and 5 relationship groupings, concluding that IPV “can occur in all intimate relationships, regardless of gender of the perpetrator or survivor”. Read the study in full via @biomedcentral. https://t.co/uQRBGSjuvP

Feb 16, 2023 · 1 like · 2 shares · 1,803 followers View post →

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Femme
@FemCondition · X

@sianllewellyn17 @JordanWestfall @jk_rowling Ahem. https://t.co/nEoXNLuqM8

Aug 5, 2025 · 2 likes · 21,094 followers View post →
Nimo era agente de la CÍA
@djameqetxpliq61 · X

RT @grisasexual: Las mujeres que salían con hombres fueron las que menos maltratos sufrieron, y los hombres fueron los que más violencia ex…

Aug 4, 2025 · 6 shares · 1,527 followers View post →
GiorgioCapriano
@thedogrb29 · X

RT @grisasexual: Las mujeres que salían con hombres fueron las que menos maltratos sufrieron, y los hombres fueron los que más violencia ex…

Aug 4, 2025 · 6 shares · 387 followers View post →
jota san
@jaimesan1153650 · X

RT @grisasexual: Las mujeres que salían con hombres fueron las que menos maltratos sufrieron, y los hombres fueron los que más violencia ex…

Aug 3, 2025 · 6 shares · 19 followers View post →
Jeremías
@Jeremias_Navi · X

RT @grisasexual: Las mujeres que salían con hombres fueron las que menos maltratos sufrieron, y los hombres fueron los que más violencia ex…

Aug 3, 2025 · 6 shares · 8,382 followers View post →
Eternalguaje
@eternal_guaje · X

RT @grisasexual: Las mujeres que salían con hombres fueron las que menos maltratos sufrieron, y los hombres fueron los que más violencia ex…

Aug 3, 2025 · 6 shares · 166 followers View post →
GrisA
@grisasexual · X

Las mujeres que salían con hombres fueron las que menos maltratos sufrieron, y los hombres fueron los que más violencia experimentaron. Pero nada, no dejes que la realidad arruine la visión falsa feminista del mundo... https://t.co/GsziKpqxgN

Aug 3, 2025 · 37 likes · 6 shares · 33,108 followers View post →
PINOCHUD 1973 19/83
@Madds_19_83 · X

@_Irumy_ @AquinoMcLennon @hitsdfferent https://t.co/f9c1pbTMjq https://t.co/m32Jelw379 https://t.co/sRXLgk9VuT

Feb 21, 2025 · 1 like · 115 followers View post →
kerber Kerber
@kerberKerber2 · X

@kaminarejiro https://t.co/QZcv7tP7QB(pesquisa que abrange isso na época do covid) 22,0% dos nao binários ou tinham um parceiro não binário 19,5% dos homens x homens 18,9% dos homens que faziam parceria com mulheres 17,1% das mulheres x mulheres 16,6% das mulheres x homens

May 20, 2024 · 10 followers View post →
たく、男性サバイバー福岡/Male survivor fukuoka JP
@MaleSexual · X

RT @MaleSurvivorORG: Experience and perpetration of intimate partner violence and abuse by gender of respondent and their current partner b…

Mar 6, 2023 · 1 share · 923 followers View post →
MaleSurvivor
@MaleSurvivorORG · X

Experience and perpetration of intimate partner violence and abuse by gender of respondent and their current partner before and during COVID-19 restrictions in 2020: a cross-sectional study in 13 countries https://t.co/WpIC58gvLG

Mar 6, 2023 · 1 share · 11,918 followers View post →
Jason Ferris (he/him)
@JasonFerris22 · X

RT @thedrakefdn: The study covered 13 countries and 5 relationship groupings, concluding that IPV “can occur in all intimate relationships,…

Mar 5, 2023 · 2 shares · 1,138 followers View post →
Jason Ferris (he/him)
@JasonFerris22 · X

RT @ADVANCE_PRGM: Experience and perpetration of intimate partner violence and abuse by gender of respondent and their current partner befo…

Mar 5, 2023 · 2 shares · 1,138 followers View post →
Jason Ferris (he/him)
@JasonFerris22 · X

RT @ManKindInit: Great to see more in-depth academic balanced sensible research proving once again that domestic abuse is not a gendered cr…

Mar 5, 2023 · 4 shares · 1,138 followers View post →
Jason Ferris (he/him)
@JasonFerris22 · X

@BobbySmyth4 @GlobalDrugSurvy Here's the link https://t.co/i4AmT5glhK

Mar 5, 2023 · 1,138 followers View post →
Jason Ferris (he/him)
@JasonFerris22 · X

RT @BobbySmyth4: Experience & perpetration of intimate partner violence & abuse by gender of respondent & their current partner before & du…

Mar 5, 2023 · 1 share · 1,138 followers View post →
Drugs Library
@HRBdrugslibrary · X

[New to the library, open access article] Experience and perpetration of intimate partner violence and abuse by gender of respondent and their current partner before and during COVID-19 restrictions in 2020: a cross-sectional study in 13 countries. https://t.co/KhkCaaBAY8 https://t.co/22mjDQLYhN

Feb 24, 2023 · 3,064 followers View post →
Bobby Smyth
@BobbySmyth4 · X

Experience & perpetration of intimate partner violence & abuse by gender of respondent & their current partner before & during COVID-19 restrictions in 2020 Interesting paper from @GlobalDrugSurvy team Findings perhaps challenge some stereotypes https://t.co/CkLDnxrkjg

Feb 24, 2023 · 2 likes · 1 share · 1,803 followers View post →
Paul Lavelle Foundation
@paullavellefoun · X

RT @ManKindInit: Great to see more in-depth academic balanced sensible research proving once again that domestic abuse is not a gendered cr…

Feb 22, 2023 · 4 shares · 3,819 followers View post →
Phil Mitchell:Specialist Working With Abused Males
@PhilMitchell83 · X

RT @ManKindInit: Great to see more in-depth academic balanced sensible research proving once again that domestic abuse is not a gendered cr…

Feb 21, 2023 · 4 shares · 22,753 followers View post →
Spirit Hart
@Ahkvelar · X

RT @ManKindInit: Great to see more in-depth academic balanced sensible research proving once again that domestic abuse is not a gendered cr…

Feb 21, 2023 · 4 shares · 399 followers View post →
ManKind Initiative
@ManKindInit · X

Great to see more in-depth academic balanced sensible research proving once again that domestic abuse is not a gendered crime and how by doing so prevents recognition and support for marginalised victims: male, LGBT+ and non-binary. https://t.co/epyrQkVPcC

Feb 21, 2023 · 18 likes · 4 shares · 11,578 followers View post →
Qutba Al Ghafri
@qalghafri295 · X

RT @ADVANCE_PRGM: Experience and perpetration of intimate partner violence and abuse by gender of respondent and their current partner befo…

Feb 17, 2023 · 2 shares · 249 followers View post →
ADVANCE Programme
@ADVANCE_PRGM · X

Experience and perpetration of intimate partner violence and abuse by gender of respondent and their current partner before and during COVID-19 restrictions in 2020: a cross-sectional study in 13 countries https://t.co/cayaXIdVlL

Feb 17, 2023 · 2 likes · 2 shares · 145 followers View post →
PINK Concussions
@PinkConcussions · X

RT @thedrakefdn: The study covered 13 countries and 5 relationship groupings, concluding that IPV “can occur in all intimate relationships,…

Feb 16, 2023 · 2 shares · 9,483 followers View post →
The Drake Foundation
@thedrakefdn · X

The study covered 13 countries and 5 relationship groupings, concluding that IPV “can occur in all intimate relationships, regardless of gender of the perpetrator or survivor”. Read the study in full via @biomedcentral. https://t.co/uQRBGSjuvP

Feb 16, 2023 · 1 like · 2 shares · 1,803 followers View post →
Oxford Psychiatry
@OxPsychiatry · X

Experience and perpetration of intimate partner violence and abuse by gender of respondent and their current partner before and during COVID-19 restrictions in 2020: a cross-sectional study in 13 countries https://t.co/UNlaheTrXd

Feb 14, 2023 · 22,073 followers View post →
#Transgender
@Transgender_Sci · X

Experience and perpetration of intimate partner violence and abuse by gender of respondent and their current partner before and during COVID-19 restrictions in 2020: a cross-sectional study in 13 countries https://t.co/YWTFgylMtV #PubMed #Transgender

Feb 14, 2023 · 193 followers View post →