Why do women initiate more domestic violence than men?

Question

When domestic violence escalates, women often end up more battered, so knowing this why are they much more likely than men to initiate domestic violence?

http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/19133-women-more-likely-to-commit-domestic-violence-studies-show

Answer 1

they have less understanding of the consequences of their actions than men - as a result of how they were treated throughout their lives.

Answer 2

I think it's much deeper than that. Women, especially the younger generation, have been indoctrinated into a though process of desiring men who behave in such a way that would allow them to initiate a domestic dispute. These men often have drinking problems or are hot heads and easily swayed by a woman that behaves in such a manner. These men usually have a lower intelligence level thus are easier targets for women. Once she knows she can initiate such a dispute, she will then play the victim to other men until she finds another man that behaves in such a manner, starting the destructive circle all over again. Women that have been in dysfunctional relationships or hurt very badly, whether conscious or subconsciously, often desire to be with a man that instills dramatics in their life because they have forgotten what it feels like to be in a "normal" relationship or treated well. This comes out in the form of violence or "emotional terrorism" with a man they feel they can control with their own violent inclinations.



Source: Bates E et al. Women more likely to be aggressive than men in relationships. British Psychological Society's Division of Forensic Psychology annual conference in Glasgow.



http://www.medicaldaily.com/domestic-violence-against-men-women-more-likely-be-intimate-terrorists-controlling-behavior-290662

Answer 3

According to some of the studies of DV, women who engaged in it tended to say they felt safe of retaliation; that their partner/opponent (male or female) would not strike her in return.



Some said they felt free from subsequent punishment.



Regardless, it shows that some people react with physical violence when words fail them; either because the other person is not listening, or because they cannot express their feelings adequately.

Answer 4

Because many women know that men are hesitant to hit women or to hit back. They know what they can get away with and how far they can go and that the informal bias in our legal system will most likely side with the woman in any heterosexual relationship.

Answer 5

Probably because it's common for men to not hit a woman back when she hits him first. This causes many women to get used to the idea that they can hit a guy and get away with it. However, in a domestic violence situation, if a woman keeps on hitting a guy day after day, he's eventually going to lose his temper and hit her back...and by then, he will probably be so angry that he will be unlikely to spare her his full force.

Answer 6

My ex wife always initiated the pushing and hitting, the only reason I can think of that women do this is because as young women they never had the crap beat out of them when picking on someone bigger than them. Boys learn at a young age not to pick a fight with someone that can beat you to a pulp.

Answer 7

I think you first need to understand what "initiate domestic violence" meant in this study. These are the two questions asked in this study to determine this:



“How often in the past year have you threatened your partner with violence, pushed or shoved him/her, or thrown something at him/her that could hurt,”

and

“How often in the past year have you slapped, hit, or kicked your partner.”



"Initiating violence" in this case could be as simple as getting upset and raising your voice with some threat. So in this case, it could be her yelling at him and him battering her to the ground and as putting her in hospital. In this study this would be seen the same as her slapping him countless times and him taking it a few times until he snaps and beats her black and blue. Studies like this really are not a good measure because they do not distinguish between different types of violence and probably paint a very false picture. I don't think these two cases are equal - do you?

Answer 8

The science quoted in the story isn't science, so that's a problem.



The fundamentals of why women resort to violence is the same as why men do though, they're not heard.



Use your words, not your hands. Has a cousin: Listen, don't just attack each other verbally, or physically.



People throw punches when they feel they're not gonna be heard, and getting physical is a way to 'make them listen'.

Answer 9

Because women are not normally held accountable for the things they do wrong.

Answer 10

sometimes I like to tease men and get them upset, but never should they lay a hand on me for doing so,.