Operational definition of the types of intimate partner violence used in the 2012 NHS
| Physical violence | A woman is considered to have experienced physical violence when she:
|
| Sexual violence | A woman is considered to have experienced sexual violence when she:
|
| Psychological violence | A woman is considered to have experienced psychological violence when she:
|
| Intimate Partner | Husband and/or partner in an intimate relationship such as living together |
| Physical violence | had something thrown at her that could hurt her, was slapped, hit with a fist, kicked or beaten up, choked or burned on purpose was threatened with the use or actual use of a gun, knife or other weapon |
| Sexual violence | was physically forced to have sexual intercourse when she did not want to was forced to do something sexual which she found degrading or humiliating |
| Psychological violence | was insulted or humiliated in front of other people when the perpetrator had done things to scare or intimidate her on purpose by yelling and smashing things |
| Intimate Partner | Husband and/or partner in an intimate relationship such as living together |
Sharing content requires targeting cookies to be enabled. Please update your cookie preferences to use this feature.