Male perpetrators of intimate partner violence and implicit attitudes toward violence: Associations with treatment outcomes

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 291-301

  Eckhardt, Christopher I ^a   Crane, Cory A ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ADDICTIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Implicit associations; Intimate partner violence; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXPECTANCY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; OFFENDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RECIDIVISM; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84902546072     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: 15732819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-013-9593-5     Document Type: Article

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