A study of male veterans' beliefs toward domestic violence in a batterers intervention program

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1111-1128

  Craig, Mary E ^a   Robyak, James ^a   Torosian, Elaine J ^a   Hummer, John ^a  

^a Bay Pines VA Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambivalent sexism; Batterers; Batterers intervention programs; Domestic violence; Response bias; Social desirability

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CRISIS INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; METHODOLOGY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPOUSE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

AGGRESSION; CRISIS INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; SPOUSES; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 33746556082     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260506290418     Document Type: Article

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