@article{ef4e7dd86e76477e98d0cc83b9f58635,
title = "The Role of Food and Food Behaviors in Intimate Partner Violence",
abstract = "There is a paucity of research that systematically examines how food behaviors play a role in intimate partner violence (IPV). Therefore, this qualitative study aims to answer the broad question, what role do food behaviors play in intimate relationships? Food behavior narratives emerging from participants of court-mandated domestic violence (DV) offender treatment programs were analyzed using grounded theory methods. Five themes emerged. Two described inflammatory/harmful roles: (1) food as a trigger for anger and violence and (2) food as a mechanism of “othering.” One theme described the role of food behaviors in promoting unequal and equal relationships: (3) food as an embodiment of gender roles. Two themes described reconciliatory/beneficial roles: (4) food as a mechanism of recognition and (5) and food as a representation of group rapport. Food behaviors can escalate into conflicts but can also be used as a tool to resolve conflicts. Limitations and the need for future research are further discussed.",
keywords = "communication, domestic abuse/violence, food and food behaviors, gender & family, intimate relationships, power dynamics, qualitative",
author = "Rei Shimizu and Briana Barocas and Jessamin Cipollina and Michaela Cotner and Nancy Murakami and Yangjin Park and Sejung Yang and Munson, {Michelle R.}",
note = "Funding Information: The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the National Science Foundation [grant number R0964821]; National Institute of Justice [grant number 2011-WG-BX-0002]. Funding Information: First and foremost, we would like to acknowledge and express our sincerest gratitude to the study participants for allowing us to be present and for sharing their narratives with us as this study would not be possible without their willingness to participate. We would also like to thank Linda G. Mills, the founder and executive director of the Center on Violence and Recovery for her years of commitment to the field of DV/IPV intervention research. This study was also not possible without the invaluable partnerships with key constituent groups. We would like to thank the two courts and the local treatment provider that partnered with us for these studies. We are also grateful to all the other members of the research team who worked on this project from the University of Utah and the University of Cambridge. We would also like to thank the former interns, Milica Gaji{\'c} and Nela Noll, at the Center on Violence and Recovery, New York University, who also worked on this project, as well as Hila Avieli for her keen insight and qualitative expertise. The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the National Science Foundation [grant number R0964821]; National Institute of Justice [grant number 2011-WG-BX-0002]. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2021.",
year = "2023",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1177/0192513X211064863",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "44",
pages = "1572--1596",
journal = "Journal of Family Issues",
issn = "0192-513X",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Inc.",
number = "6",
}