In that, all three of the variables were statistically significant as predictors of males most likely to inflict harm on to others. ... Researchers concluded that controlling behaviors were one of the best predictors of perpetrators inflicting emotional and physical abuse on to their partner. ...
Felson, Messner, Hoskin, and Deane (2002) express their hypothesis by saying: We predict that victims who are involved in any ongoing relationship with the offender should be more likely to call the police to protect themselves. ... "As predicted, females are more likely than males to call the police to protect themselves" (Felson et al., 2002). ...
Domestic violence is a sobering issue. Approximately one out of every four women in the United States has experienced domestic violence by the hands of a current spouse, former spouse, or boyfriend (Black et al. 5). It has many names which include family violence, battering, wife beating, and domest...
It seems most people have an instant negative reaction when they see people stay or return to an abusive relationship; even if they don't say it out loud. Isn't the answer to the problem simple? Can't the victim just pack up and leave the abuser. This was the same opinion I held regarding domestic v...
Introduction According to the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) there has been a steady growth of the elderly in the United States. This growing population of age 65 and older has been predicted to continue to increase due to better conditions and increase of medical help for the seniors. Mortal...
Battered Wife Syndrome is a psychological condition of a wife stemming from prolonged emotional, physical, and/or sexual abuse from their spouse. It is better known as Battered Woman/Person Syndrome, widening the scope of the definition to apply to more cases with similar outcomes. A diagnosis of th...
Teenage dating violence is very common in the early stages of the pre-teenage years, or between 6th to 9th grades. "Dating violence, including sexual abuse, has been found to begin as early as in the seventh grade.(Hokoda,2011:#351) Dating violence can come from teenagers who have been surrounded by...
