The purpose of this study was to describe and analyze IntimatePartner Violence (IPV). How does contemporary science illustrate men as victimsand women as perpetrators in these relationships? Ten articles were presentedand analyzed in a systematic literature study. The results show that men beingabused by their female intimate partner, do exist and that they in many ways doconform to abused women. There are many underlying causes to the violence inclose relationships. There are also many shapes and degrees in violence and inIntimate Partner Violence (IPV). Furthermore, Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) exhibitssymmetry in socio-demographic characteristics, such as gender and ethnicity. Thefindings also points out that Common Couple Violence (CCV) are a much morecommon form of violence than Intimate Terrorism (IT) and that both forms areused by men and women. Finally, violence is ambiguous, includes many aspectsand is not easy to explain among cultural values, norms and social contexts.Still, violence is a universal human issue which demands social interventions.

Cette recherche étudie les processus de victimation dans les contextes de violences conjugales en distinguant les violences situationnelles, mutuelles et le terrorisme patriarcal, violence unilatérale témoignant d'une volonté de domination. Cette étude est centrée sur l'influence des facteurs contextuels, psychopathologiques et cognitivo-émotionnels. Notre échantillon est féminin (n=80). Nous avons utilisé une méthodologie mixte. L'évaluation quantitative permet une approche objective des variables contextuelles, de personnalité, émotionnelles et des variables associées aux évènements de vie et aux indices symptomatologiques. L'approche qualitative permet une approche subjective des processus de victimation au sein du couple à travers l'interprétation et l'analyse syntaxique et thématique des productions discursives des sujets. / This research examines victimization processes in domestic violence contexts by distinguishing between two forms of violence against women: common couple violence and patriarchal terrorism, reflecting a will to dominate. Our sample is composed of 80 women. This study focuses on the influence of contextual, psychopathology and cognitive-emotional factors. The methodology relies on both quantitative and qualitative study. Quantitative evaluation focuses on variables of social context, personality, emotional and variables associated with life events and symptomatology. Qualitative evaluation examines discursive productions through the interpretation and both syntactic and thematic analysis.