Literature highlights that intimate partner violence is a social problem. Although there is a gender asymmetry regarding the prevalence of intimate partner violence (i.e., women as the majority of victims), the global statistics point to a considerable number of men who are victims of violence in heterosexual relationships. Although the negative impact of these victimization experiences is known, the specificities of intimate partner violence against men victims are not. Therefore, this systematic review aims to: 1) identify and systematize empirical evidence about heterosexual men's reasons for staying in violent intimate partner relationships; 2) explore, evaluate and critically discuss the results and limitations of the selected articles. This systematic review was carried out in Web of Science, PsycINFO and Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, since 1970 until 2020. The method used was PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta- Analysis), with the following research equation: “battered men OR husband syndrome AND reasons to stay*”.Results revealed that the reasons to stay of heterosexual men are similar to heterosexual women's and men who are in same sex relationships, highlighting: concern for their children, parenting and fear of losing contact; commitment to the relationship and psychological dependence. The results also emphasizes that there are specificities related to the male role in society that prevent men from leaving their relationships, as well as reasons that are not found in the literature, such as guilt, family pressure, fear of not being believed and threats of suicide by their partner. Finally, these results stressed that there is a clear need of an inclusive approach of IPV and a deconstruction of the myths and social stereotypes associated with the male ideals, both in society and with frontline professionals, in order to contribute to more appropriate intervention and political practices.

文献强调亲密伴侣暴力是一个社会问题。尽管亲密伴侣暴力的发生率存在性别不对称（即女性是受害者的大多数），但全球统计数据表明，相当多的男性是异性关系暴力的受害者。尽管这些受害经历的负面影响众所周知，但亲密伴侣暴力侵害男性受害者的特殊性却鲜为人知。因此，本系统综述的目的是：1）确定异性恋男性维持暴力亲密伴侣关系原因的经验证据并将其系统化；2）探索、评估和批判性讨论所选文章的结果和局限性。该系统评价是在Web of Science上进行的、PsycINFO以及心理学和行为科学合集，自 1970 年至 2020 年。使用的方法是 PRISMA（系统评价和荟萃分析的首选报告项目），研究方程式如下：“受虐男子或丈夫综合症和留下的理由*”。结果显示，留下来的原因异性恋男性与同性关系中的异性恋女性和男性相似，强调：对孩子的关心、养育子女以及对失去联系的恐惧；对关系的承诺和心理依赖。研究结果还强调，与男性在社会中的角色相关的特殊性阻碍了男性离开他们的关系，以及文献中未发现的原因，例如内疚、家庭压力、害怕不被相信以及威胁。其伴侣自杀。最后，