Title

Comparing the social service utilization, exposure to violence, and trauma symptomology of domestic violence female "victims" and female "batterers"

Authors

Authors

E. M. Abel

Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Fam. Violence

Keywords

domestic violence; batterer intervention; victims; trauma; FAMILY VIOLENCE; SELF-ESTEEM; WOMEN; IMPACT; ARREST; Psychology, Clinical; Family Studies

Abstract

Although some authors have suggested that women "batterers" may really, be self-defending victims, to date, no research has been initiated to empirically support this assertion. This paper describes the design and outcomes of a research project that investigated the similarities and differences between women adjudicated as domestic violence "batterers" and women identified as domestic violence "victims." Findings indicated group similarities in the areas of exposure to violence and social service utilization. Although both groups reported high levels of trauma symptomology, "victim " scores were significantly higher.

Journal Title

Journal of Family Violence

Volume

16

Issue/Number

4

Publication Date

1-1-2001

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

401

Last Page

420

WOS Identifier

WOS:000172065800006

ISSN

0885-7482

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