Violent Couples Seeking Therapy: Bilateral and Unilateral Violence

Autor:	Sandra M. Stith, Cynthia J. Thomsen, Chelsea A. Madsen, Eric E. McCollum
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Gender Studies Clinical Psychology medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Psychotherapist Social Psychology medicine Domestic violence Psychiatry Psychology Law
Zdroj:	Partner Abuse. 3:43-58
ISSN:	1946-6579 1946-6560
DOI:	10.1891/1946-6560.3.1.43
Popis:	Little information is available about couples experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) who voluntarily seek couples therapy. We examined the characteristics of 129 couples who sought therapy for IPV to learn more about this population. A majority of the sample, 74%, experienced bilateral physical violence, 16% experienced unilateral male violence, and 5% experienced unilateral female violence. Conflict theory is used to explain the finding that couples experiencing bilateral violence reported higher levels of physical violence and injury than did those experiencing unilateral violence. Bilaterally violent couples also experienced more jealousy and psychological aggression and less relationship satisfaction than either group of unilaterally violent couples. Implications and suggestions for clinicians are offered, as well as ideas for future research.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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