NCJ Number
125723
Journal
Journal of Family Violence Volume: 5 Issue: 3 Dated: (September 1990) Pages: 215-224
Date Published
1990
Length
10 pages
Annotation
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between a batterer's perception of his partner's power and the severity of violent tactics.
Abstract
Subjects for this study were 21 males, who had been arrested for domestic assault. Batterers whose educational level was higher than their partners used more severely violent tactics in assault. A correlation was found between reward power and severity of abuse, indicating that batterers perceive their partners as having a high ability to reward. 41 references. (Publisher abstract)