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Attributions about spouse abuse in cases of bidirectional battering.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8599599     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A particularly misunderstood type of domestic violence is the type of incident where both partners are violent, for example, where one partner is violent and the other is violent in self-defense. The present study examined third-party attributions about such battering. Subjects read a fictitious newspaper report of a domestic battering incident and then filled out rating scales about the participants and the event. The scenario described either an "asymmetric battering" incident where one party instigated the violence and was much more violent than the other, or an incident which was more of a mutual fight (symmetric battering). Both scenarios ended with one person seriously injuring the other. Each scenario had two versions, in which either the husband or the wife instigated the violence. Results showed that the person who had instigated the violence was judged more harshly and was given more responsibility for their actions in both the symmetric and asymmetric battering conditions. The less violent partner in the asymmetric conditions was judged to have more right to use force. In the symmetric battering, both parties were assigned blame.
Authors:
C A Cook; R J Harris
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Violence and victims     Volume:  10     ISSN:  0886-6708     ISO Abbreviation:  Violence Vict     Publication Date:  1995  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-04-30     Completed Date:  1996-04-30     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8916436     Medline TA:  Violence Vict     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  143-51     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Attitude
Battered Women*
Female
Humans
Male
Research
Spouse Abuse*
Spouses
Violence
Wounds and Injuries

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