Hostile attributional bias, early abuse, and social desirability in reporting hostile attributions among Chinese immigrant batterers and nonviolent men

Violence and Victims

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 773-786

  Jin, Xiaochun ^a   Eagle, Morris ^b   Keat, Jane E ^a  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese immigrant male batterers; Early abuse; Hostile attributional bias; Intimate partner violence; Social desirability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATTERING; CHILD ABUSE; CHINESE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; PARTNER VIOLENCE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 57149087300     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.23.6.773     Document Type: Article

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