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Domestic Violence: An Investigation of the Psychological Aspects of the Battered Woman.
Arndt, Nancy Y. – 1982
A review of the literature reveals that several common characteristics are used to describe battered women, e.g., low self-esteem, passive, guilty, depressed, dependent. To test the accuracy of these descriptions, the 16 PF Personality Inventory was administered to 30 battered women. Analyses confirmed that abused women exhibited significantly…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Battered Women, Comparative Analysis, Factor Analysis