Perceptions of motives in intimate partner violence: Expressive versus coercive violence

Violence and Victims

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 563-575

  Hamel, John ^a   Desmarais, Sarah L ^b   Nicholls, Tonia L ^c  

^a Simon Fraser University ^*  (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coercive violence; Control; Expressive violence; Intimate partner violence; Motives; Patriarchal paradigm; Research bias; Self defense

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; OFFENDER; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PERCEPTION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; VICTIM;

EID: 36348946344     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/088667007782312113     Document Type: Article

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