Citation

Rothman EF, Mandel DG, Silverman JG. Violence Against Women 2007; 13(11): 1179-1191.

Affiliation

Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801207308260

PMID

17951591

Abstract

Little is known about how intimate partner violence (IPV) abusers perceive the effect of their violence on their children. Analyzing the attitudes and behavioral intentions of 464 partner-abusive fathers, biological fathers were found to be more likely than social fathers to express concern about the effects of their abuse on their children. However, biological fathers were no more likely than social fathers to report intentions to stop their violence or otherwise take action to mitigate the harm of IPV exposure to their children. The findings suggest that fathers' statements of concern may be poor indicators of their intentions to refrain from abusive behavior.

Language: en