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Personality and biographic data that characterize men who abuse their wives
Author(s) -
Schuerger J. M.,
Reigle N.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198801)44:1<75::aid-jclp2270440116>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - typology , psychology , personality , clinical psychology , psychiatry , domestic violence , poison control , injury prevention , personality disorders , suicide prevention , medical emergency , medicine , social psychology , archaeology , history
Personality and background data were presented on 250 men enrolled in group treatment for wife abuse. Follow‐up data were available for 44 of these men. Standard measures available included 16PF, PSI, and MAST for personality and alcoholism. Background data included self‐reports of level of violence, income, education, occupation, and violence in family of origin. Prior findings that link alcoholism and violence in family of origin to current family violence were confirmed. Level of violence was found to be related to more general pathologies, to alcoholism, and to prior family violence. Otherwise, no typology of violent men emerged in terms of pathology or general personality.