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Peer reviewedLloyd, Sally A. – Family Relations, 1991
Reviews literature on physical violence and sexual exploitation between premarital partners. Suggests that two features of dating encourage exploitative behavior: different context of courtship for males versus females encourages male control of relationships and female compliance, and highly romanticized nature of courtship encourages partners to…
Descriptors: Dating (Social), Interpersonal Relationship, Sex Differences, Sexual Abuse
Peer reviewedDeMaris, Alfred; Swinford, Steven – Family Relations, 1996
Employed data from the National Family Violence Survey to explore predictors of fear of future abuse among married or cohabitating women (n=356) whose partners abused them. Fear was higher in women whose partners initiated the violence; subjected them to forced sex or; made them afraid to retaliate in violence. (SNR)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Battered Women, Family Environment, Family Violence
Peer reviewedMilner, Joel S.; Murphy, William D. – Family Relations, 1995
Reviews assessment approaches used to evaluate child physical and sexual abuse offenders. Discusses interview and observational methods and problems. Reviews and critiques selected personality measures used to assess child abuse offenders. Reviews offender specific measures. Problems related to the lack of measure specificity and selectivity are…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Children, Criminals, Evaluation
