Characteristics of Domestic Violence Offenders: Associations with Childhood Exposure to Violence |
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Authors: | Amy R Murrell Karen A Christoff Kris R Henning |
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Institution: | (1) University of North Texas, P.O. Box 311280, Denton, TX 76203-1280, USA;(2) Department of Psychology, University of Mississippi, 307 Peabody Building, University, MS 38677, USA;(3) Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA |
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Abstract: | Many women are abused by intimate partners, millions of children witness such acts, and many of these children are physically
abused. Children who are exposed to violence often evidence difficulties, including violent behavior, as adults. One hypothesized
mode of intergenerational transmission is modeling. There is evidence that witnessing and/or experiencing violence are related
to different patterns of abusive behavior and, perhaps, psychopathology, but the extent of the relationship is unclear. This
study examined differences in generality, frequency, and severity of violent offenses, nonviolent criminal behavior, and psychopathology
within a battering population of 1,099 adult males with varying levels of exposure to violence as children. Generality, frequency,
and severity of violence and psychopathology all increased as level of childhood exposure to violence increased. Modeling
theory was supported by the findings that men who witnessed domestic violence as children committed the most frequent domestic
violence, and men who were abused as children were more likely to abuse children. Men who were abused also committed more
general violence. |
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Keywords: | Domestic violence Offenders Modeling |
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