A Psychiatric Study of the Wives of Convicted Felons: An Example of Assortative Mating

Guze, Samuel B.; Goodwin, Donald W.; Crane, John S.

doi:10.1176/ajp.126.12.1773

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“…Studies of selected clinical and incarcerated samples have provided additional support for partner similarity in antisocial behavior, documenting significant relationships between spouses for property offenses (Baker et al, 1989), personality disorders (Rutter and Quinton, 1984a), and antisocial personality or sociopathy (Cloninger et al, 1975;Crowe, 1974;Guze et al, 1970). Examining 982 couples from both a community and a treatment sample, Han et al (2003) demonstrated high levels of similarity on scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 that relate to problem behavior, including the Psychopathic Deviance scale (which measures characteristics associated with antisocial behavior) and the Addiction Admission Scale (which includes specific substance abuse behaviors).…”

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confidence: 99%

Problem Behavior and Romantic Relationships: Assortative Mating, Behavior Contagion, and Desistance

Rhule-Louie

McMahon

2007

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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Antisocial behavior and substance misuse are forms of problem behavior demonstrating considerable continuity over time. Accordingly, problem behavior influences interpersonal contexts across the life course, which may result in the replication of coercive interactions and a problem behavior lifestyle within romantic relationships. Furthermore, theories of self-selection, and associated research, suggest that individuals pick companions compatible with, and supportive of, their behavior, leading to high levels of similarity between romantic partners and the potential reinforcement of problem behavior over time. However, some research suggests that romantic relationships may play a positive role and facilitate desistance from problem behavior. The purpose of this paper is to explore how antisocial behavior and substance use both influence and are influenced by romantic relationships in late adolescence and early adulthood. We first review research regarding the extent of, and processes underlying, partner similarity in problem behavior. Next, we examine how romantic relationships may promote the desistance of problem behavior. Finally, we discuss possible moderators of the association between problem behavior and romantic relationships, as well as limitations, intergenerational implications, and recommended future directions of the reviewed research.

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Section: Clinical and Incarcerated Samplesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Problem Behavior and Romantic Relationships: Assortative Mating, Behavior Contagion, and Desistance

Rhule-Louie

McMahon

2007

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

161

207

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“…[25][26][27] According to this cross-trait assortative mating hypothesis, the association between maternal depression and children's ASB may come about because dually affected couples, regardless of specific psychiatric diagnoses, create more dysfunctional family environments for their children. 27,28 Moreover, antisocial fathers often provide conflictual, abusive, and socioeconomically disadvantaged family environments that increase the likelihood of children's antisocial outcomes.…”

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Maternal Depression and Children’s Antisocial Behavior

Kim‐Cohen

Moffitt

Taylor

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Arch Gen Psychiatry

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“…The assumption that women's risk of victimization is lessened over the life course because they engage in fewer activities at night and away from home as they age seems unreasonable in light of their high rates of victimization by intimates. This concern also highlights the need to link routine activity research with the research on assortative mating (e.g., Guze et al, 1970) and cooffending by explicating how differences within and between genders in offending lifestyles also influence the observed gender differences in victimization.…”

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Contributions of quantitative methods to the study of gender and crime, or bootstrapping our way into the theoretical thicket

Kruttschnitt

1996

J Quant Criminol

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Researchers concur on the importance of gender to the study of crime but not on the particular methodological strategy that should be used when studying the gender-crime relationship. This paper examines the actual and potential contributions of quantitative methods for unpacking the gender-crime relationship. Three bodies of literature pertaining to the gender-crime relationship are examined: (i) offending, (ii) victimization, and (iii) criminal justice processing. The findings from this review indicate that while much knowledge about the gender-crime relationship has been uncovered with quantitative data, a commensurate amount of theoretical knowledge does not exist. The author concludes with substantive and methodological suggestions for furthering our understanding of the gendercrime relationship.

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A Psychiatric Study of the Wives of Convicted Felons: An Example of Assortative Mating

Cited by 31 publications

References 4 publications

Problem Behavior and Romantic Relationships: Assortative Mating, Behavior Contagion, and Desistance

Problem Behavior and Romantic Relationships: Assortative Mating, Behavior Contagion, and Desistance

Maternal Depression and Children’s Antisocial Behavior

Contributions of quantitative methods to the study of gender and crime, or bootstrapping our way into the theoretical thicket

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