NCJ Number
151374
Journal
Journal of Family Violence Volume: 9 Issue: 3 Dated: (September 1994) Pages: 195-225
Date Published
1994
Length
31 pages
Annotation
This study examines the issue of continuity of marital violence among a national probability study of female victims and male offenders.
Abstract
Marital violence studies of clinical populations of battered women indicate that, over time, violence becomes a habitual strategy for resolving conflicts, resulting in escalation in frequency and severity of violence. Findings indicate that, among the general population, approximately one-half of all marital violence is suspended over a 3-year period. Predictors of marital violence continuity were also investigated in an exploratory way. Footnotes, tables, appendix, references