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Peer reviewedRoss, Susan M. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1996
Analysis of data on 3,363 American parents from the 1985 National Family Violence Survey found that marital violence is a statistically significant predictor of physical child abuse and the greater the amount of spousal abuse, the greater the probability of physical child abuse. The relationship was stronger for abusing husbands than for abusing…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Battered Women, Child Abuse, Correlation
Peer reviewedMcKenry, Patrick C.; And Others – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1995
Interviewed and physically assessed 102 married men in an attempt to develop a biopsychosocial model of male domestic violence. Used Tobit analysis to identify significant predictors. Analyzed separately, each domain was significantly related to male domestic violence. When considered together, only the biological and social domains yielded…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Behavior, Biological Influences, Family Life
Peer reviewedPan, Helen S.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1994
Estimated odds of mild and severe husband-to-wife physical aggression in 11,870 white men. Being younger, having lower income, and having alcohol problem significantly increased odds of either mild or severe physical aggression. Drug problem uniquely increased risk of severe physical aggression. Marital discord and depression further increased…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aggression, Alcohol Abuse, Battered Women
