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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health problem among sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals. Not only does IPV among SGMs occur at high rates, but there are also deleterious consequences, thus creating a sense of urgency to identify primary prevention efforts to stop IPV among SGMs. Research suggests that there are myriad individual—(e.g., alcohol use), relational—(e.g., deviant peer association), and community—(e.g., poverty) level risk factors for IPV experiences that have been documented in samples comprised of largely cisgender, heterosexual individuals; although it is presumable that these are similar for IPV in SGM samples. Consistent with the minority stress model, SGM individuals also face unique stressors such as discrimination and internalized homo/trans-negativity, that increases their risk for IPV and can explain the higher rates of IPV among SGM individuals compared to cisgender, heterosexual individuals. Moreover, most primary prevention programs for IPV have been developed for a heterosexual audience, and few studies have examined whether these programs work for SGM individuals which is a critical area for future work. However, IPV-focused programming alone will not eradicate IPV in SGM populations. Effective IPV prevention must also address minority stress, both at its root causes (e.g., eliminating discriminatory policies) and by helping SGM individuals cope with experiences of minority stress. More research is needed to determine how to most effectively prevent IPV in SGMs which must include a focus on eradicating minority stress at all levels of the social ecology in addition to including IPV-focused prevention programming.
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Edwards, K.M., Shorey, R.C., Glozier, K. (2020). Primary Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence Among Sexual and Gender Minorities. In: Russell, B. (eds) Intimate Partner Violence and the LGBT+ Community. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44762-5_9
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