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Overview

Denise A. Hines is affiliated with George Mason University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on issues related to intimate partner and family violence, sexual assault and victimization studies, and related health and psychological topics.

The scientist's recent publications reflect a concentration on male victims of partner violence, barriers to help seeking, injury patterns related to intimate partner violence, and health studies involving young adults. Notable recent papers include:

  • Internal and External Barriers to Help Seeking: Voices of Men Who Experienced Abuse in the Intimate Relationships (2020), published in the International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
  • Male victims of female-perpetrated partner violence: A qualitative analysis of men's experiences, the impact of violence, and perceptions of their worth (2020), published in Psychology of Men & Masculinity
  • Injury patterns and associated demographics of intimate partner violence in men presenting to U.S. emergency departments (2021), published in Aggressive Behavior
  • Protocol for the Mason: Health Starts Here prospective cohort study of young adult college students (2021), published in BMC Public Health
  • The Mason: Health Starts Here Prospective Cohort Study (2020), published in Research Square

Their frequent co-authors include Alexandra Lysova, Emily M. Douglas, Louise Dixon, Elizabeth M. Celi, and Alison Evans Cuellar. Collaboration with these researchers suggests a network focused on violence prevention, psychological well-being, and public health research.

Denise A. Hines has contributed to several publication venues, with multiple papers appearing in Partner Abuse and Psychology of Men & Masculinity. Other venues include International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Aggressive Behavior, and BMC Public Health.

  • Partner Abuse
  • Psychology of Men & Masculinity
  • International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
  • Aggressive Behavior
  • BMC Public Health

Their research fields span broadly across social sciences and psychology, with subfields including health, gender studies, general health professions, clinical psychology, and demography. The main topics addressed comprise:

  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
  • Elder Abuse and Neglect
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Health and Lifestyle Studies
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

This research profile outlines a focus on applying interdisciplinary methods to understand violence and health-related challenges across demographics, emphasizing victim experiences and health outcomes.

Best Publications

  • Gender differences in psychological, physical, and sexual aggression among college students using the revised conflict tactics scales.

    Denise A. Hines;Kimberly J. Saudino

  • Characteristics of Callers to the Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men

    Denise A. Hines;Jan Brown;Edward Dunning

  • The Helpseeking Experiences of Men Who Sustain Intimate Partner Violence: An Overlooked Population and Implications for Practice

    Emily M. Douglas;Denise A. Hines

  • Predictors of Sexual Coercion Against Women and Men: A Multilevel, Multinational Study of University Students

    Denise A. Hines

  • Psychological Effects of Partner Abuse Against Men: A Neglected Research Area

    Denise A. Hines;Kathleen Malley-Morrison

  • Pathways Between Marriage and Parenting for Wives and Husbands: The Role of Coparenting

    Melinda Ippolito Morrill;Denise A. Hines;Sehar Mahmood;James V. Córdova

  • Intimate terrorism by women towards men: does it exist?

    Denise A. Hines;Emily M. Douglas

  • Family Violence in the United States: Defining, Understanding, and Combating Abuse

    Denise A. Hines;Kathleen Malley-Morrison;Leila B. Dutton

  • Family Violence in a Cultural Perspective: Defining, Understanding, and Combating Abuse

    Kathleen Malley-Morrison;Denise A. Hines

  • Women's Use of Intimate Partner Violence against Men: Prevalence, Implications, and Consequences

    Denise A. Hines;Emily M. Douglas

  • A Closer Look at Men Who Sustain Intimate Terrorism by Women.

    Denise A Hines;Emily M Douglas

  • Intergenerational Transmission of Intimate Partner Violence: A Behavioral Genetic Perspective

    Denise A. Hines;Kimberly J. Saudino

  • Gender Differences in Sexual Assault Victimization Among College Students

    Denise A. Hines;Jessica L. Armstrong;Kathleen Palm Reed;Amy Y. Cameron

  • Parental alienating behaviors: An unacknowledged form of family violence.

    Jennifer J. Harman;Edward Kruk;Denise A. Hines

  • Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Men Who Sustain Intimate Partner Violence: A Study of Helpseeking and Community Samples.

    Denise A. Hines;Emily M. Douglas

  • Binge drinking and violence against dating partners: the mediating effect of antisocial traits and behaviors in a multinational perspective.

    Denise A. Hines;Murray A. Straus

  • Help-seeking and needs of male victims of intimate partner violence in Portugal.

    Andreia Patrícia Guimarães Machado;Denise Hines;Marlene Matos

  • Statutory sex crime relationships between juveniles and adults : A review of social scientific research

    Denise A. Hines;David Finkelhor

  • Attending to the Role of Race/Ethnicity in Family Violence Research

    Kathleen Malley-Morrison;Denise A. Hines

  • Personality and intimate partner aggression in dating relationships: the role of the "Big Five".

    Denise A. Hines;Denise A. Hines;Kimberly J. Saudino

  • Genetic and environmental influences on intimate partner aggression: a preliminary study.

    Denise A. Hines;Kimberly J. Saudino

  • 'Characteristics of callers to the domestic abuse helpline for men': Erratum

    Denise A. Hines;Jan Brown;Edward Dunning

Frequent Co-Authors

Kimberly J. Saudino
Kimberly J. Saudino Boston University
Murray A. Straus
Murray A. Straus University of New Hampshire
Michael J. Lyons
Michael J. Lyons Boston University
Abbie E. Goldberg
Abbie E. Goldberg Clark University
Melissa K. Holt
Melissa K. Holt Boston University
Lisa M. Jones
Lisa M. Jones University of New Hampshire
Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling
Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling University of North Carolina at Charlotte
David Finkelhor
David Finkelhor University of New Hampshire
James R. Mahalik
James R. Mahalik Boston College

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