Domestic violence, broadly defined, includes violence among children, parents, siblings, intimate partners, and other relatives. Help-seeking behaviors for domestic violence, especially among sexual minority (gay, lesbian, bisexual, and others who are not heterosexual) victims, is not well understood. Using the National Crime Victimization Survey, the current study fills a gap in the literature regarding the relationship between sexual orientation and four types of formal help-seeking among victims of violence perpetrated by a relative or an intimate partner: reporting to the police, seeking psychological care, contacting a victim services agency, and seeking medical assistance. This study additionally examined whether individual and incident level variables are related to formal domestic violence help-seeking among sexual minority victims. Results indicate that sexual orientation was significantly related to seeking psychological care and help from a victim services agency, and the relationship between individual and incident level characteristics varies by type of help-seeking among victims of domestic violence. These results suggest that sexual minority victims’ decisions to access services is likely influenced by the availability of services and victims’ perceptions of how they would be treated within the various systems. Future research should continue to examine the help-seeking process among sexual minority victims of domestic violence in order to develop appropriate policy responses and provide services needed by this population.

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家庭暴力受害人正式求助与性取向的关系

从广义上讲，家庭暴力包括儿童、父母、兄弟姐妹、亲密伴侣和其他亲属之间的暴力行为。家庭暴力的求助行为，尤其是性少数（男同性恋、女同性恋、双性恋和其他非异性恋者）受害者的求助行为，尚不清楚。使用全国犯罪受害调查，目前的研究填补了关于性取向与亲属或亲密伴侣施暴的受害者的四种正式求助之间关系的文献空白：向警方报告，寻求心理帮助护理、联系受害人服务机构以及寻求医疗帮助。本研究还检查了个人和事件水平变量是否与性少数受害者的正式家庭暴力求助有关。结果表明，性取向与向受害者服务机构寻求心理关怀和帮助显着相关，个人和事件水平特征之间的关系因家庭暴力受害者寻求帮助的类型而异。这些结果表明，性少数受害者获得服务的决定可能受到服务的可用性和受害者对他们在各种系统中的待遇的看法的影响。未来的研究应继续检查家庭暴力的性少数受害者的求助过程，以便制定适当的政策应对措施并提供该人群所需的服务。个人特征与事件水平特征之间的关系因家庭暴力受害者寻求帮助的类型而异。这些结果表明，性少数受害者获得服务的决定可能受到服务的可用性和受害者对他们在各种系统中的待遇的看法的影响。未来的研究应继续检查家庭暴力的性少数受害者的求助过程，以便制定适当的政策应对措施并提供该人群所需的服务。个人特征与事件水平特征之间的关系因家庭暴力受害者寻求帮助的类型而异。这些结果表明，性少数受害者获得服务的决定可能受到服务的可用性和受害者对他们在各种系统中的待遇的看法的影响。未来的研究应继续检查家庭暴力的性少数受害者的求助过程，以便制定适当的政策应对措施并提供该人群所需的服务。这些结果表明，性少数受害者获得服务的决定可能受到服务的可用性和受害者对他们在各种系统中的待遇的看法的影响。未来的研究应继续检查家庭暴力的性少数受害者的求助过程，以便制定适当的政策应对措施并提供该人群所需的服务。这些结果表明，性少数受害者获得服务的决定可能受到服务的可用性和受害者对他们在各种系统中的待遇的看法的影响。未来的研究应继续检查家庭暴力的性少数受害者的求助过程，以便制定适当的政策应对措施并提供该人群所需的服务。