Why doesn't he leave? Relationship continuity and satisfaction among male domestic violence offenders

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1366-1387

  Henning, Kris ^a   Connor Smith, Jennifer ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

domestic violence; intimate partner violence; marital interactions; relationship satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; OFFENDER; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SATISFACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRIMINALS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; SPOUSE ABUSE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953782418     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260510369132     Document Type: Article

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