This study analyzes variables related to the context and consequences of women's use of violence as well as a wide range of violent behaviors used and experienced by court-ordered English- and Spanish-speaking women. Data were derived from intake assessments of 125 court-ordered women over 24 months. Almost all of the women reported a history of…

Researchers in both Japan and in the United States have documented that bullying is a common and potentially damaging form of violence among children. The authors' review highlights distinct cross-cultural patterns of personal, family, peer, and school characteristics that predict gender differences in bullying and victimization. Cross-cultural…

Reviews the research on the effects of family violence on the psychological/behavioral adjustment of children in shelters for battered women. Offers several recommendations based on this research for serving preschool and school-age children residing in these shelters. (BB)

This article focuses on group counseling as a re-education and training effort for people who are abusive and violent. The analysis presented examines the effectiveness of one approach to this problem, in which a group format was adopted, fourteen 8-week group sessions were conducted, and a post-group survey was given to participants to obtain…

This report describes seven categories of violent crime in Phoenix, Arizona, and provides causes, facts, preventative programs, and lessons learned pertaining to each category of violence. The categories are: (1) prenatal and early childhood; (2) families; (3) individual youth; (4) schools; (5) neighborhood and community; (6) workplace; and (7)…

A number of studies have found evidence suggesting that being a witness to violence puts a child at risk of developing social and psychological problems. However, most of these studies used populations of severely battered women and did not control for confounding with other family characteristics. This study analyzed male and female responses…

Examines a homeless population (N=227) requesting social services including similarities and differences for women and men. Findings indicated women and men experienced homelessness somewhat differently. Women were more likely to become homeless because of eviction and domestic violence, whereas men were more likely to become homeless as a result…

Explored violence toward parents among 1,545 white male high school youth. The overall incidence of this violence is relatively low and does not increase over time. However, more violence is directed toward fathers than mothers, and the proportion of violence directed toward fathers rises considerably in the senior year. (Author/BL)

Explores variation between first marriages and remarriages in the incidence of spouse abuse. Experiences of individuals prior to remarriage account for higher rates of spouse abuse in remarried families, regardless of complexity, than in intact, never-divorced families. (Author/ABL)

While a great deal has been written on domestic violence, the focus has been primarily on the violence of men against their current or former wives or girlfriends. Yet studies have shown that partner abuse is as common and severe among same-sex couples as among heterosexual couples. This book examines a broad range of issues that confront victims…

Tests A. Holtzworth-Munroe and G. L. Stuart's (1994) typology of male batterers in a community sample. Analyses based on severity of physical aggression, generality of violence, and psychopathology partially replicated the Holtzworth-Munroe and Stuart typology by identifying 3 types of violent men: family-only, medium-violence, and generally…

Women with disabilities experience abuse at similar or higher rates than women in the general population. To promote awareness of this problem, this article offers a brief overview of the general domestic violence literature and a critical review of existing research regarding the abuse of women with disabilities. Offers an overview of practical…

Provides an overview of current knowledge in the areas of child abuse, wife battering, and elder abuse. Points out the need to go beyond individual explanations of the problem and look to the family and larger social values and institutions for a broader perspective. (Author/JOW)

Examined psychological aggression by self and partner, physical aggression by partner, and marital dissatisfaction as longitudinal predictors of instances of physical aggression during marriage from a sample of engaged couples. Found that psychological aggression by self and partner predicted initial incidents of physical aggression in marriage,…

Contends that men use battering to silence women; that women, once abused, are unlikely to speak honestly in situations, such as family therapy, where doing so invites re-abuse. Sees therapists as rarely perceiving, labeling, or dealing effectively with male violence toward women. Urges therapists to learn to detect abuse, separate couple, and…