Resistance among domestic violence offenders: Measurement development and initial validation

Violence Against Women

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 158-184

  Levesque, Deborah A ^a   Velicer, Wayne F ^b   Castle, Patricia H ^a   Greene, R Neil ^a  

^a Pro Change Behavior Systems Incorporated   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence offenders; Resistance; Stage of change

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS; CRIMINOLOGY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DENIAL; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; CONSCIOUSNESS; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38349131395     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801207312397     Document Type: Article

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