Women's Use of Violence Within Intimate Relationships

Malloy, Kathleen A.; McCloskey, Kathy; Grigsby, Nancy; Gardner, Donna

doi:10.1300/j146v06n02_03

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“…Some other researchers who have analyzed the available research reports are Mallory, McCloskey, Griggsby and Gardner (2003) in order to present a collective account of the issue of aggression (female and wife) in a review research which studies on the use of violence in intimate relationships among women. Based on this, they presented a cumulative account of the issue, including a number of studies which present an account of the increased arrests of women over the reported domestic disputes.…”

Section: Higher Physical Aggression In Women Compared To In Menmentioning

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Review of Research on Female Physical and Psychological Aggression

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Redzuan²,

Mansor³

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Several studies conducted on female aggression (physical and psychological) are the primary concern of the review done in this paper. This article contains three parts -the first part focuses on the findings which show that the rate of aggression for male and female are equal, while the second part focuses on the research that reveal the rate of physical aggression is higher in women than men. The third part concerns on studies which have shown higher level of psychological aggression in women compared to men. According to the existing literatures, the rate of female aggression is equal to those of men, and in some studies, the rates of physical and psychological aggression among women are found to be higher than among men. Thus, it is concluded that the rate of women aggression is not lower than men, but it is either equal to or higher than men.

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Section: Higher Physical Aggression In Women Compared To In Menmentioning

confidence: 99%

Review of Research on Female Physical and Psychological Aggression

Edalati¹,

Redzuan²,

Mansor³

et al. 2010

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“…The finding that women who aggress against their intimate partners do so to defend themselves (Caldwell et al, 2009;Dowd, 2001;Malloy et al, 2003) was mirrored in the participants' feelings of personal offense at their children's disobedience. The finding that women who aggress against their intimate partners do so to gain a sense of control or power in their relationships was evident in the participants' attempts to regain control of both their children and their own emotions.…”

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“…Specifically, in three separate investigations of female aggression in intimate relationships, Caldwell, Swan, Allen, Sullivan, andSnow (2009), Dowd (2001), and Malloy, McClosky, Grigsby, and Gardner (2003), all found that women who aggress against their partners do so to defend themselves and to gain a sense of control or power in their relationships. Malloy et al (2003) further noted that females aggress against their partners to make them pay for their behavior and to get them to take responsibility for their behavior. Caldwell and colleagues (2009) observed that females become aggressive as a result of negative affect, notably anger and frustration.…”

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“…The participants in this study displayed a comparable motive, as each wished to reprimand her child for his or her deliberate defiance. Malloy et al (2003) also noted that females aggress against their intimate partners to get them to take responsibility for their behavior. Similarly, the participants in this study believed that their children needed to be redirected toward a cooperative, trusting style of relating to their maternal figures.…”

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Becoming Verbally Aggressive Toward One's Child: A Study of the Mother's Perspective

DeRobertis

2012

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma

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“…Nevertheless, the motivation, intent, and consequences of violence within intimate relationships are quite different for men and women, and also vary within the context of the multiple inequalities mentioned above (Malloy, McCloskey, Grigsby, & Gardner, 2003). For example, Perilla et al (2003) states that "...the more options and resources that a woman sees as available to her, the more alternatives she will see to the use of violence .…”

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Victim-Defendants in Mandated Treatment: An Ethical Quandary

Gardner

2007

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma

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Battered women are being arrested and convicted of domestic violence-related crimes in higher numbers than ever before. In addition, battered women are being sentenced to treatment as primary perpetrators even though their aggression was in response to the violence perpetrated against them. Many service providers are presently ill-equipped to offer treatment and/or other services that will effectively serve these women in a manner that will truly reduce violence and is not re-victimizing. This article will present key issues surrounding the probDonna Gardner, MA, MSW, is the Clinical Program Director at Artemis Center for Alternatives to Domestic Violence in Dayton, OH. She received an MA in Public Policy and Management and an MSW from the Ohio State University. She is independently licensed as a social worker in the state of Ohio. Prior to working at Artemis, she provided therapy at a community mental health center and worked at a rural domestic violence shelter. For the past ten years, she has provided clinical supervision to victim advocates and child therapists. She has implemented various projects, including the Montgomery County Domestic Violence Hotline and the Women Who Resort to Violence group. She has also trained police officers, prosecutors, physicians, victim advocates, and other professionals on issues concerning intimate partner violence. KEYWORDS.Battered women's use of violence, arrest of victims, intimate partner violence, advocacy, treatment of arrested women I have been providing services to battered women arrested for violent behavior against their abusers for the past nine years. I co-facilitate a group called "Women Who Resort to Violence" (WWRTV) with another facilitator from a local batterer intervention program. The group is held at the Artemis Center for Alternatives to Domestic Violence, an advocacy center in Dayton, OH that has been in operation for over 20 years.It should be noted that the context for beginning and continuing this group has included the recent passage of a preferred arrest statute that often appears to be implemented as if it were a mandatory arrest statute, and a state that has no batterer intervention standards other than a voluntary set of standards endorsed by the Ohio Domestic Violence Network (ODVN). In the Dayton area alone, there are at least seven batterer intervention programs with very different requirements and philosophical foundations. For example, some programs accept both men and women into the same treatment groups, some focus on "anger issues" rather than on power and control dynamics, few are monitored by victim service agencies, and most give little recognition to the over-riding context or motivation for violence when assessing the individuals referred to them. Therefore, even while advocates have continued to educate members of the criminal justice system, it is apparent that victim defendants are still being mandated to intervention programs whether or not that particular program meets the ODVN standards. Within this context, the present articl...

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Women's Use of Violence Within Intimate Relationships

Cited by 28 publications

References 34 publications

Review of Research on Female Physical and Psychological Aggression

Review of Research on Female Physical and Psychological Aggression

Becoming Verbally Aggressive Toward One's Child: A Study of the Mother's Perspective

Victim-Defendants in Mandated Treatment: An Ethical Quandary

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