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Peer reviewedAndrews, Bernice; Brewin, Chris R. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1990
Assessed degree of placing blame on self and on partner for violence in women (N=70) who had experiences marital violence. Found characterological self-blame was shown to be most highly associated with repeated physical or sexual abuse in childhood, lack of social support, and high rate of depression once out of the relationship. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Battered Women, Child Abuse, Depression (Psychology)
Peer reviewedGelles, Richard J.; Conte, Jon R. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1990
Reviews research on family violence and sexual abuse of children in the 1980s. Examines family violence rates, intergenerational transmission of violence, effects of violence on children and women, and effectiveness of interventions. Review of child sexual abuse examines defining sexual abuse, its prevalence, research on sexual offenders and risk…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Childhood Needs, Family Life, Family Violence
Peer reviewedMagdol, Lynn; Moffitt, Terrie E.; Caspi, Avshalom; Silva, Phil A. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1998
Partner abuse among 21-year olds was compared between cohabitors and daters. Individual, relationship, and social control factors were studied. Cohabitors were more abusive than daters. Factors that differentiate cohabitors from daters were identified, and models were tested for prediction of abuse. Findings are discussed in terms of age and…
Descriptors: Cohabitation, Dating (Social), Family Violence, Interpersonal Relationship
