Little research has addressed the degree to which domestic violence is mutual and whether patterns are stable across women's relationships. Studies that exist have conflicting results. This study addressed these issues and the effects of sustaining past violence on women's expressions of violence in their current relationship. Archival data from a sample of severely psychologically abused community women (N = 92) and a sample of low-income community women (N = 836) were analyzed. Results showed the presence of mutual violence in women's current relationships which was not related to past partners' violence. Results regarding the stability of violence are weak, but indicate that the frequency and severity of violence across relationships sustained by women does not decrease across relationships. Overall, results supported the hypothesis that violence is mutual in the relationships of community women, although specific patterns may differ by ethnicity.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc279075 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Weston, Rebecca |
| Contributors | Marshall, Linda L., Kelly, Kimberly, Harrell, Ernest H. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iv, 77 leaves, Text |
| Coverage | United States - Texas - Dallas County, United States - Texas - Tarrant County |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., Weston, Rebecca |
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