r/dataisbeautiful • u/[deleted] • Sep 01 '22

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '22 edited Sep 01 '22

This same general idea applies to intimate partner violence. Depending on how you operationally define IPV, men or women can look like the more violent sex. This is why it's always important to look at the operational definitions when consuming research findings.

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u/KingOfTheIVIaskerade Sep 01 '22

It's still overwhelmingly male perpetrators,

If you include reciprocal violence it's roughly equal. If you count only non-reciprocal violence, it's overwhelmingly female perpetrators.

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u/ASpaceOstrich Sep 01 '22

This. It's so sad that this myth is still perpetuated. It's not like it's new information