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Wife abuse as it affects work behavior in a center for mentally retarded persons
Author(s) -
Poteat G. Michael,
Cope John O.,
Choate Connie,
Grossnickle William F.
Publication year - 1989
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(198903)45:2<324::aid-jclp2270450222>3.0.co;2-7
Subject(s) - psychology , mentally retarded , wife , center (category theory) , clinical psychology , psychiatry , developmental psychology , chemistry , political science , law , crystallography
This study examined differences between conjugally abused and nonabused female employees at a state‐supported ICF/MR residential facility in relation to the potential for client abuse, absenteeism rates, and performance ratings. The research was conducted at a rural institution for mentally retarded persons at which approximately 72% of the workforce was female. A survey package composed of demographic questions, the Child Abuse Potential Inventory (Milner, 1980), and other self‐report questions that concerned abuse was distributed to all permanent female employees. The survey return rate was 31.7%. Analysis of the data indicated a significant difference between CAP scores for emotionally and physically abused women and their nonabused counterparts ( p <.01). When a CAP score of 215 was used as a cut‐off, 44% of the abused women were classified into the potential abuser category. No significant differences were revealed between categories of abuse and measures of absenteeism or performance appraisal scores.