The College of Education announces the final Dissertation of

Hannah Emery

for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy

May 4, 2017 at 1:00 pm in 103 Ball Hall

Major Advisor: Elin Ovrebo, PhD

The Influence of Gender Role Conflict on Perpetration and Victimization of Intimate Partner Violence in Same Sex Male Relationships

ABSTRACT: Gender role conflict has long been thought to predict perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in heterosexual relationships, but the relationship between gender role conflict and IPV among same sex male relationships has yet to be adequately explored. The current study investigated how gender role conflict predicted both perpetration and victimization of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) among 135 gay men who had experienced some form of partner abuse. Gender role conflict, specifically the Success, Power, and Competition subscale, significantly predicted IPV perpetration. None of the subscales significantly predicted IPV victimization but a positive, significant relationship was found between Restricted Affectionate Behavior Between Men and IPV victimization. Higher scores on the Success, Power, and Competition subscale were also found to predict IPV perpetration above and beyond being the recipient of abuse. Implications of the relationship between these two variables, limitations of the current study, and ideas for future research are also discussed.