Citation

Khosravipour E, Mohammadkhani P, Dolatshahi B, Pourshahbaz A, Sahraei OA, Yousefnejad M. Procedia Soc. Behav. Sci. 2011; 30: 1221-1229.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.10.237

PMID

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Abstract

The aim of the present study was exploring and comparing most important risk factors of marital violence perpetration in different levels of severity. An analytic and comparative design with 306 married men and women as sample of the study 156 (men and 150 women) who had been lived with each other for at least 6 months was conducted. They were selected from courts and entertainment centers in oriented sampling way. Data was collected through Personal and Relationship Profile, Dyadic Adjust Scale, Conflict Tactics Scale-revised, Demographic Inventory. Results showed significant differences between risk factors of severe and minor marital violence. Anger management and Dominance were most important predictors of minor marital violence and Negative Attribution, Criminal History, Anger management and Age were most important predictors of severe marital violence. There was no significant difference between men and women perpetrators of severe marital violence. The findings of this study indicated differences between risk factors of minor and severe violence. Furthermore, individual risk factors had more important role in perpetration of severe marital violence but relationship-contextual risk factors did not have more important role in perpetration of minor marital violence and men did not perpetrate severe marital violence more than women.