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Bell, Margret E.; Goodman, Lisa A.; Dutton, Mary Ann – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2009
Despite assumptions that leaving the batterer offers the best chance for improvement in battered women's lives, few studies provide conclusive data on this issue. Although many women eventually reunite with partners, also unexamined is the influence of relationship course over time. Five waves of data from 206 low-income, largely Black,…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Females, Low Income, Low Income Groups
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DePrince, Anne P.; Combs, Melody D.; Shanahan, Michelle – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2009
Women exposed to violence early in life are at risk of revictimization. The interpersonal schema hypothesis of revictimization proposes that revictimized women will be more likely to hold negative expectations about intimate relationships, including expectations that relationships involve harm, relative to singly or nonvictimized women. To test…
Descriptors: Females, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Intimacy, Victims of Crime
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Barata, Paula C. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2007
This study used Q methodology to better understand battered women's views about the criminal justice system (CJS). Fifty-eight abused and formerly abused women, representing a broad range of experiences, were involved in the study. Participants sorted 72 statements about domestic violence and the CJS according to how strongly they agreed with each…
Descriptors: Females, Criminals, Q Methodology, Justice
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Koss, Mary P.; And Others – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1988
Examined rape by strangers and by acquaintances, including nonromantic acquaintances, casual dates, steady dates, and family members in 489 rape victims. Acquaintance rape typically involved single offender and multiple episodes, was less often perceived as rape or revealed to anyone, and, except for rapes by family members, was rated less…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), College Students, Crime, Emotional Adjustment
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Rhatigan, Deborah L.; Moore, Todd M.; Stuart, Gregory L. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2005
This investigation examined relationship stability among 60 women court-mandated to violence interventions by applying a general model (i.e., Rusbult's 1980 Investment Model) to predict intentions to leave current relationships. As in past research, results showed that Investment Model predictions were supported such that court-mandated women who…
Descriptors: Females, Intervention, Models, Family Violence
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Koss, Mary P.; Bailey, Jennifer A.; Yuan, Nicole P.; Herrera, Veronica M.; Lichter, Erika L. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2003
Male violence is an enduring feature of women's lives from childhood through old age. The review covers child sexual abuse, rape, and partner violence with emphasis on the prevalence of violence, its mental health consequences, the course of recovery, and mediators and moderators of traumatic impact. The primary focus is depression and…
Descriptors: Health Services, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Females