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A TYPOLOGY OF MEN WHO BATTER: Three Types Derived From Cluster Analysis

Author(s) -

Saunders Daniel G.

Publication year - 1992

Publication title -

american journal of orthopsychiatry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.959

H-Index - 93

eISSN - 1939-0025

pISSN - 0002-9432

DOI - 10.1037/h0079333

Subject(s) - typology , cluster (spacecraft) , psychology , variance (accounting) , social psychology , developmental psychology , geography , computer science , archaeology , programming language , accounting , business

Important theoretical and treatment implications may be revealed when men who batter their intimate partners are categorized according to type. Data on 165 batterers were cluster analyzed, and three types identified: family‐only aggressors, generalized aggressors, and emotionally volatile aggressors. The clustering variables explained 90% of the variance in category assignment. Implications for treatment are discussed.

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