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Self-Blame and Sex-Role Beliefs in Domestic Violence Victims.
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Valdez, Roberta L. – 1985
A differentiation between two types of self-blame, behavioral and characterological, has been suggested. Behavioral self-blame is control-related and pertains to attributions made to one's behavior, while characterological self-blame is esteem-related and involves attributions made to one's character. To assess the efficacy of separating the…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Battered Women, Behavior, Family Violence
Violence between Intimate Partners: Calling It "Battering" and Allocating Blame.
Sedlak, Andrea J. – 1984
Many questions about how couples construe violence between intimate partners remain unanswered. In order to examine the "labeling" of violence, attitudes about intimate violence, and victims' reactions to assault, 125 undergraduate students completed a three-part questionnaire, including a Battering Empathy Scale (BES), a section…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Attribution Theory, Battered Women, College Students