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- Title
Early Exposure to Violence in the Family of Origin and Positive Attitudes towards Marital Violence: Chinese Immigrant Male Batterers vs. Controls.
- Authors
Jin, Xiaochun; Eagle, Morris; Yoshioka, Marianne
- Abstract
This study examined self-reported early exposure to violence in the family of origin and positive attitudes towards marital violence as risk factors in court-referred Chinese immigrant male batterers ( N = 64) versus controls ( N = 62). Early exposure to violence was positively correlated with marital violence, but it alone did not differentiate the batterers from the controls, as both groups were widely exposed to it. While it was significantly correlated with marital violence in the batterer group, it was significantly correlated with depression in the control group. Positive attitudes towards marital violence were not only correlated with marital violence but also sufficient to differentiate the batterers from the controls. It also partially mediated the effect of early exposure to violence on marital violence. These two risk factors together accounted for 21.9% of the variance in marital violence over and above sociodemographic variables and marital dissatisfaction. Research and treatment implications based on these findings were outlined.
- Subjects
ABUSE of women; BATTERING (Abuse); WIFE abuse; DOMESTIC violence; VICTIMS of domestic violence; MARITAL violence; INTIMATE partner violence; SPOUSAL abuse; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
- Publication
Journal of Family Violence, 2007, Vol 22, Issue 4, p211
- ISSN
0885-7482
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10896-007-9073-3