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

    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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