Intimate partner violence: A narrative review of the biological and psychological explanations for its causation

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 373-382

  Ali, Parveen Azam ^a   Naylor, Paul B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological explanations; Domestic violence; Intimate partner violence (IPV); Psychological explanations; Theoretical perspective

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANGER; ASSERTIVENESS; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HEAD INJURY; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 84880040989     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: 18736335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2013.01.003     Document Type: Review

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