Title

Comparing The Social Service Utilization, Exposure To Violence, And Trauma Symptomology Of Domestic Violence Female "Victims" And Female "Batterers"

Keywords

Batterer intervention; Domestic violence; Trauma; Victims

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.

Publication Date

12-1-2001

Publication Title

Journal of Family Violence

Volume

16

Issue

4

Number of Pages

401-420

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012276927091

Socpus ID

0035540209 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0035540209

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