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Alexandre, Gisele Caldas; Nadanovsky, Paulo; Wilson, Margo; Daly, Martin; Moraes, Claudia Leite; Reichenheim, Michael – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2011
Objective: Paternity is uncertain, so if paternal feelings evolved to promote fitness, we might expect them to vary in response to variables indicative of paternity probability. We therefore hypothesized that the risk of lapses of paternal affection, including abusive assaults on children, will be exacerbated by cues of non-paternity. Methods:…
Descriptors: Cues, Child Abuse, Mother Attitudes, Drug Use
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Shurman, Lauren A.; Rodriguez, Christina M. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2006
A model of women's readiness to terminate an abusive relationship was examined, using cognitive and emotional factors to predict readiness to change as conceptualized in the transtheoretical model. Factors previously identified in the domestic violence literature were selected to represent cognitive predictors (attribution and attachment style)…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Females, Family Violence, Models