Conjugal Violence: What 33 Men Report*

Coleman, Karen Howes

doi:10.1111/j.1752-0606.1980.tb01307.x

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“…In fact it is reported that abusive men simultaneously desire and fear emotional intimacy with their partners (Coleman, 1980). Therefore, unbalanced dependency on an intimate partner may be related to an internal strnggle between the desire to be intimate and the fear of intimacy with their intimate partners.…”

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The relationship of group support, majority status, and interpersonal dependency in predicting intimate partner violence

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2000

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Specifically, it is unknown whether and how individual characteristics interact with intervention group dynamics to facilitate change. To better understand this gap in the literature, this study investigated the relationship between social support, group majority-min01ity status, and interpersonal dependency in predicting intimate partner violence. The study utilizes data collected for a larger study sampling 180 men enrolled in a batterer intervention program in Portland, Oregon. It was hypothesized that partner violence is positively related to interpersonal dependency and negatively related to group social support. Furthe1more, it was hypothesized that maj01ity-minority group status moderates the relationship between group social 2 support and intimate partner violence. As predicted, men who were more dependent on their partners also reported higher levels of psychological aggression perpetrated against their partners during the past 6-months. However, this relationship did not exist between interpersonal dependency and conflict tactics related to physical assault, injury, or sexual coercion. Further, perceived social support in the group did not predict partner violence as hypothesized. However, among men who had attended nine or fewer BIP sessions, both group social support and interpersonal dependency were positively associated with psychological aggression. Finally, among men who were involved in an intimate relationship at the time of data collection, interpersonal dependency was positively related to psychological aggression and physical assault.

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The relationship of group support, majority status, and interpersonal dependency in predicting intimate partner violence

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2000

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“…Apparently, for some males, being outdistanced and overshadowed in a career was difficult to accept. As Coleman (1980) noted, abusive males believed that to be a man "one must be strong and dominant, superior and successful. Feelings of inadequacy in any of these areas were devastating to the mens' self-esteem and self-regard" (p. 211).…”

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“…If he did not want her, she could not entice him. (p. 68) Coleman (1980) administered a questionnaire concerning domestic violence to 33 abusive male volunteers at the Marriage and Family Clinic at Texas Research Institute of Mental Sciences (TRIMS). From the questionnaire data and therapy sessions, the author found batterers felt "that to be a man, one must be strong and dominant, superior, and successful.…”

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“…An expectation that others, especially his wife, are expected to assist him in presenting and maintaining an ideal image of himself. Coleman (1980) also found the batterer avoided expression of his feelings while acknowledging those of his spouse (Sonkin & Durphy 1982).…”

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“…This need to put up a strong and "macho" facade was seen as causing males to repress their feelings of vulnerablity in their personalities. Coleman (1980) noted difficulties in expressing anxieties and maintaining a "stoic posture" can make men vulnerable to displays of emotion during a crisis situation, an area in which he can generally display control. Rigidity in sex-role stereotypes has also been addressed by Kahn and Greenberg (1980).…”

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Beyond the evil empire: Horseplay and aggression

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1990

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The dominant mode of studying the antecedents of human aggression in psychology has been to look for these precursors in negative life events, for example, being physically punished, observing models using aggressive means, or experiencing forms of privation or frustration. In contrast, within the ethological literature, certain playful activities, in particular “play fighting,” have been interpreted as crucial precursors of later social activities, both aggressive and nonaggressive. Among humans, horseplay, which may be considered synonymous with play fighting, has only rarely been mentioned in psychological literature and scarcely ever in relation to aggression. Within this study, college students rated the extent to which they had engaged in horseplay and in aggressive acts with same‐sex friends and boyfriends or girlfriends over the past 3 years. Analyses indicated that a broad range of playful and aggressive activities was reported by a large proportion of the sample. Results also indicated strong relationships between the tendency to horseplay and to aggress. The relationship was strongest for men with men friends and for women with boyfriends. In general, having steady relationships increased the likelihood that both horseplay and aggressive acts would occur. Weekend alcohol consumption was related to playful activities; heavier use correlated with greater aggressive activities of men with men only. The study suggests that it is useful to broaden the base for conceptualizing aggression to take into account the ways in which playful and friendly activities can facilitate those that are regarded as antisocial and aggressive.

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Conjugal Violence: What 33 Men Report*

Cited by 94 publications

References 4 publications

The relationship of group support, majority status, and interpersonal dependency in predicting intimate partner violence

The relationship of group support, majority status, and interpersonal dependency in predicting intimate partner violence

Counseling the batterer

Beyond the evil empire: Horseplay and aggression

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