Multivariate models of men's and women's partner aggression.

O’Leary, K. Daniel; Slep, Amy M. Smith; O’Leary, Susan G.

doi:10.1037/0022-006x.75.5.752

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“…Findings on gender differences in psychological aggression are less conclusive with both males and females reporting high levels of psychological aggression (Jose and O'Leary, 2009). Finally, in general, men experience more cognitive jealousy in relationships than do women (Aylor & Dainton, 2001) and jealousy is a strong predictor of partner aggression for men and women (O'Leary, Smith Slep, O'Leary, 2007). Nevertheless, previous research has not examined how these variables differ in unilaterally vs. bilaterally violent therapy-seeking couples.…”

Section: Jealousy Psychological Aggression and Relationship Satisfacmentioning

confidence: 64%

Violent Couples Seeking Therapy: Bilateral and Unilateral Violence

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Little information is available about couples experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) who voluntarily seek couples therapy. We examined the characteristics of 129 couples who sought therapy for IPV to learn more about this population. A majority of the sample, 74%, experienced bilateral physical violence, 16% experienced unilateral male violence, and 5% experienced unilateral female violence. Conflict theory is used to explain the finding that couples experiencing bilateral violence reported higher levels of physical violence and injury than did those experiencing unilateral violence. Bilaterally violent couples also experienced more jealousy and psychological aggression and less relationship satisfaction than either group of unilaterally violent couples. Implications and suggestions for clinicians are offered, as well as ideas for future research.

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Section: Jealousy Psychological Aggression and Relationship Satisfacmentioning

confidence: 64%

Violent Couples Seeking Therapy: Bilateral and Unilateral Violence

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“…Although existing models do not suggest systematic differences in risk factors for men and women in IPA perpetration (e.g., O'Leary et al, 2007;Riggs & O'Leary, 1996;White et al, 2001), general aggression literature has suggested some differences among genders in levels of perpetration (e.g., Exum, 2006). Therefore, potential gender effects were explored by examining main and interactive effects of gender in each model.…”

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The Effects of Alcohol Intoxication and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies on Lab-Based Partner Aggression

Watkins¹

2014

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Intimate partner aggression (IPA) is a serious national health concern that affects an alarming number of individuals and can lead to substantial psychological and physical suffering. Situational risk factors that arise in the immediate context of IPA reflect statelike influences that trigger aggression. Because these factors are more variable and fluctuate according to the situation, they are potentially promising targets for prevention and intervention efforts (e.g., through cognitive and behavioral interventions). Within this realm, two factors in particular appear to play a prominent role in the etiology of IPA: alcohol intoxication and cognitive emotion regulation strategies. In contrast to prior correlational work, the present study experimentally manipulated alcohol consumption and emotion regulatory strategies to assess their individual and combined effects on IPA, which was measured both observationally and through self-report. It was expected that both alcohol intoxication and anger rumination would increase IPA perpetration, whereas reappraisal would result in decreased IPA perpetration. Further, intoxication and emotion regulation strategies were expected to have interactive effects on IPA perpetration such that rumination would enhance associations between alcohol intoxication and aggression, whereas reappraisal would attenuate the relationship between alcohol and IPA perpetration. Hypotheses for the study were partially supported. Findings show that participants in the alcohol condition generally displayed greater IPA than participants in the placebo condition. Emotion regulation strategy condition was not found to affect IPA. When examining only the effects of alcohol and emotion regulation strategy condition, emotion strategy use did not moderate the relationship between alcohol intoxication and IPA. However, alcohol and emotion regulation strategy conditions were found to interact with trait levels of rumination and reappraisal to predict IPA. The implications of these results, future directions for research, and implications for IPA intervention and prevention strategies are discussed. (Harned, 2002;Straus, 2004).Although most research examining IPA has focused on heterosexual couples, IPA also occurs among heterosexual and same sex couples at similar rates (McClennen, 2005).Further, researchers agree that it is important to systematically examine IPA perpetration among both genders (Holtzworth-Munroe, 2005;Johnson, 2006;Straus, 2006) and among both heterosexual and same-sex couples (Fahmy & Fradella, 2014;McCLennen, 2005). 3University students are particularly at risk for IPA, with past-year prevalence rates ranging from approximately 20% to 50% (Cogan & Fennell, 2007; Forke, Myers, Catallozzi, & Schwartz, 2008;Riggs & O'Leary, 1996;Straus, 2004 Identifying demographic and dispositional risk factors provides invaluable information on which individuals are more likely to be aggressive towards their partners.However, these risk factors do not provide information about the specific circumsta...

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“…This notion is depicted by facilitators' views about the initiation and motivations of DV. Research about partner violence risk factors (e.g., Godbout, Dutton, Lussier, & Sabourin, 2009;Medeiros & Straus, 2006;O'Leary, Smith Slep, & O'Leary, 2007) confirms that violence in the family of origin is an influential risk factor of DV perpetration as well as other individual and dyadic factors (e.g., anger expression, insecure attachment, marital adjustment) more closely related to partner abuse perpetration than the aforementioned factors examined in the intervention protocols. It is therefore suggested that a more comprehensive evidence-based empirical assessment of the associated motivations of partner abuse is required to determine salient factors of DV.…”

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Domestic Violence Intervention Programs for Perpetrators in Latin America and the Caribbean

Esquivel-Santoveña

Silva

2016

Partner Abuse

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Research on intervention programs for domestic violence (DV) perpetrators in the United States and in Europe has started to shed light on these interventions and the challenges they face in determining “what works” in those regions. In Latin America, the research is almost nonexistent. This study presents a literature review of studies and program protocols in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as the results of a continental survey on characteristics and suggested standards for DV perpetrator programs in this region. Findings indicate perpetrator interventions in this part of the world are in their earliest stages along with the remaining challenges these involve. Suggested standards in the areas of program effectiveness, evidence-based intake assessments, tailoring of programs to minority group’s needs, the conceptualization of DV, influential risk factors, and liaisons between academia and practice are discussed.

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Multivariate models of men's and women's partner aggression.

Cited by 211 publications

References 73 publications

Violent Couples Seeking Therapy: Bilateral and Unilateral Violence

Violent Couples Seeking Therapy: Bilateral and Unilateral Violence

The Effects of Alcohol Intoxication and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies on Lab-Based Partner Aggression

Domestic Violence Intervention Programs for Perpetrators in Latin America and the Caribbean

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