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Park, Soo Kyung; Kim, Jae Yop; Cho, Choon Bum – Adolescence (San Diego): an international quarterly devoted to the physiological, psychological, psychiatric, sociological, and educational aspects of the second decade of human life, 2008
This study investigated the prevalence of Internet addiction among South Korean adolescents and explored family factors associated with such addiction. The study participants were middle and high school students residing in Seoul. One-tenth (10.7%) of the 903 adolescents surveyed scored at least 70 on the Internet Addiction Scale. These youths…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Prevention, Parent Responsibility, Family Influence
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Thompson, Martie P.; Kingree, J. B. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2006
Alcohol use increases the risk of intimate partner violence (IPV), yet little research has examined its role in victimization outcomes (e.g., physical injury, police reporting). This study examined the roles of perpetrator and victim incident-specific alcohol use in IPV outcomes. The sample included 501 men and 1,756 women who had experienced an…
Descriptors: Victims of Crime, Females, Males, Drinking
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Hlavka, Heather R.; Kruttschnitt, Candace; Carbone-Lopez, Kristin C. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2007
Research on women's experiences of interpersonal violence has grown dramatically and, as a result, the ethical issues surrounding this research are a concern. Although regulatory procedures ensure that research participants are protected from undue risk, little is known about the impact of victimization research on participants. In this study, the…
Descriptors: Victims of Crime, Females, Ethics, Family Violence
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O'Leary, K. Daniel; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1989
Assessment of community couples (N=272) revealed that more women than men reported physically aggressing against their partners at premarriage and 18 months. At 30 months, men and women did not report significantly different rates of aggression. Likelihood of physical aggression at 30 months given aggression before marriage and at 18 months was…
Descriptors: Aggression, Family Violence, Incidence, Longitudinal Studies
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Carden, Ann D. – Counseling Psychologist, 1994
Reviews clinical, theoretical, and empirical literature on wife abuse/abusers. Presents historical and contextual information, overview of domestic violence, prevalence data, and descriptions of evolution and current status of public and professional awareness and response. Proposes integrative model for understanding etiologic, dynamic, and…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Counseling Techniques, Criminals, Etiology
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Hansen, Nancy E. – Counseling Psychologist, 1994
Responds to previous article (Carden, this issue) that reviewed clinical, theoretical, and empirical literature on wife abuse and abusers. Contends that, although Carden did excellent job of summarizing available information on batterers, she did not take a stance and defend it, both in regard to existing literature and her proposed integrative…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Counseling Techniques, Criminals, Etiology
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Stevens, Mark A. – Counseling Psychologist, 1994
Responds to previous article (Carden, this issue) that reviewed clinical, theoretical, and empirical literature on wife abuse and abusers. Sees Carden's article as excellent and much-needed example of counseling psychology mainstreaming issues of violence against women. Focuses comments on fear of blaming the victim and stopping male violence. (NB)
Descriptors: Battered Women, Counseling Techniques, Criminals, Etiology
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Bograd, Michele – Counseling Psychologist, 1994
Responds to previous article (Carden, this issue) that reviewed clinical, theoretical, and empirical literature on wife abuse/abusers. Notes that Carden capably and fairly highlights distinctions between different theories of battering. States that no current theory is sufficient for exploring wife abusers and that theorizing and practice should…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Counseling Techniques, Criminals, Etiology
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Sprenkle, Douglas H. – Counseling Psychologist, 1994
Responds to previous article (Carden, this issue) that reviewed clinical, theoretical, and empirical literature on wife abuse and abusers. Argues that Carden's version of systems theory is too narrow and makes implications about causality and responsibility for wife abuse that would be rejected by most contemporary family therapists including…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Counseling Techniques, Criminals, Etiology
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Stith, Sandra M.; And Others – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1991
Assessed substance abuse and domestic violence in family therapy clients. Findings from 262 case records revealed that 12 percent of clients originally presented domestic violence as main issue and 3 percent presented substance abuse as main issue. However, 40 percent had domestic violence as therapeutic issue during treatment, and 30 percent had…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Family Counseling, Family Violence, Incidence
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Stets, Jan E. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1991
Examined role of social isolation in greater incidence of aggression in cohabiting couples than married persons using national survey data from 13,017 respondents. Claims these factors are related to cohabitors' aggression: they are likely to be youthful and black; lack social control associated with participation in organizations; and tend to…
Descriptors: Aggression, Cohabitation, Family Violence, Incidence
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Yount, Kathryn M.; Carrera, Jennifer S. – Social Forces, 2006
We evaluate the effects of marital resources and early-life experiences on recent domestic violence and attitudes about wife abuse among 2,074 married Cambodian women. Household standard of living was negatively associated with physical domestic violence. Women with 8-13 fewer years of schooling than their husbands more often experienced physical…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Spouses, Females, Foreign Countries
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Paterson, Janis; Feehan, Michael; Butler, Sarnia; Williams, Maynard; Cowley-Malcolm, Esther Tumama – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2007
Maternal reports of intimate partner violence (IPV) were obtained from a cohort of Pacific mothers living in New Zealand. The Conflict Tactics Scale was completed by 1,095 women who had given birth in the past 12 months, and who were married or living with a partner as married. The 12-month prevalence of "victimization" through verbal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Victims of Crime, Family Income, Incidence
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Fanslow, Janet L.; Robinson, Elizabeth M.; Crengle, Sue; Perese, Lana – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2007
Objective: The objective is to describe the prevalence of child sexual abuse (CSA) among women in New Zealand, document ethnic specific rates, and outline the frequency of abuse experienced and the most commonly identified perpetrators. Associations between CSA and later adverse consequences were also explored. Methods: Retrospective report from a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Ethnic Groups, Age
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Hicks, Madelyn Hsiao-Rei – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2006
A community probability-sampled survey was done of 181 Chinese American women to investigate the prevalence and nature of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Chinese Americans. Of participants, 42% knew a Chinese woman who had experienced IPV. Also, 14% had experienced IPV themselves in their lifetime (8% severe and 6% minor), 3% in the previous…
Descriptors: Incidence, Family Violence, Chinese Americans, Females
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