Thesis (M.S.) in Human Development--University of Maine, 2008. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 45-47).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Harvard University, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 250-264).

Thesis supervisor: Elaine M. Smith. Includes bibliographic references (p. 187-222).

Thesis (M.A.I.S.)--Oregon State University, 2006. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 78-80). Also available on the World Wide Web.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 2003. / Title from title page screen, viewed October 17, 2005. Dissertation Committee: Adena B. Meyers (chair), Karla Doepke, Daniel Graybill, Connie B. Horton, Cheri Miller. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 118-132) and abstract. Also available in print.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 2006. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains xii, 151 p. : ill., col. map. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-150).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on October 16, 2007) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Dissertation (DPhil)--University of Stellenbosch, 2007. / Bibliography. Also available via the Internet.

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This study, drawing from theories of structural power and exchange, verified the hypotheses that the mechanisms, dynamics, and direction of violence in intimate relationships depends on the resources of each partner, the ratio of such resources, and their summative effects. Specifically, this study developed a framework that integrates the factors found related to domestic violence and defined as resources, and took into account their reward power, with reference to the status quo of the partners, to determine each partner's power within the relationship. The resources considered have included variables from four domains, individual, relational, social structural, and sociocultural. Existing gender-based and race-based theories have been challenged with the belief that a unidimensional representation of victims and perpetrators does not exist. Building on Molm's Theory of Coercive Power in Exchange, couple data from the National Survey of Family and Households, Wave 1, were used to test the hypothesis that the probability of a partner's initiation of coercive power depends on his/her power disadvantage in the relationship. The results showed a 75.3% accurate prediction of the presence of violence and an 84% accurate prediction of the direction of violence and supported the hypotheses of this study. The finding suggest the usefulness of utilizing couple data and multiple predictors from different domains.