The Decision to Leave an Abusive Relationship: Economic Dependence and Psychological Commitment.

Strube, Michael J.; Barbour, Linda S.

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Publication Date: 1983

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The Decision to Leave an Abusive Relationship: Economic Dependence and Psychological Commitment.

Strube, Michael J.; Barbour, Linda S.

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v45 n4 p785-93 Nov 1983

Examined factors in the decisions of 98 battered women to leave or remain in an abusive relationship. Results showed that both economic dependence and psychological commitment were significantly, and independently, related to the decision, and results held for both objective and subjective measures. (JAC)

Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Battered Women, Divorce, Interpersonal Relationship, Motivation

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Language: English

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