A comparison of women versus men charged with intimate partner violence: General risk factors, attitudes regarding using violence, and readiness to change

Violence and Victims

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 571-585

  Simmons, Catherine A ^a,c   Lehmann, Peter ^b   Cobb, Norman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Change; Female offenders; Intimate partner violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; PARTNER VIOLENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; AGGRESSION; CONFLICT; CONTROL; HUMAN RELATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SPOUSE ABUSE; STEREOTYPING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 58149343833     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.23.5.571     Document Type: Article

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