The importance of male batters' attributions in understanding and preventing domestic violence

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 655-660

  Wallach, Helene S ^a   Sela, Tsipi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b THE MAX STERN YEZREEL VALLEY COLLEGE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attributions; Battering men; Domestic violence; Domestic violence causes; Domestic violence treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 49249127787     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-008-9189-0     Document Type: Article

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