Citation

Barrera M, Palmer S, Brown R, Kalaher S. J. Fam. Violence 1994; 9(4): 333-345.

Affiliation

Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; School of Social Work, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/BF01531943

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The characteristics of court involved (CI) (n=86) and non-court-involved (NCI) men (n=42) who abused their wives and attended a treatment program were investigated. The groups experienced similar childhoods concerning family violence. The NCI men had more years of education, were more likely to be employed full-time, and tended to earn more money than the CI men. The NCI men also had more social support and scored higher on interpersonal problems than the CI men. The CI men were more likely to be separated, more reported drinking during their most recent assaultive occasion. Compared to the norms on the Basic Personality Inventory, both groups scored significantly higher on depression, anxiety, feelings of alienation, hypochondriasis, and impulse expression. CI men had higher denial and social introversion scores and NCI men had higher interpersonal problem scores than the norm. These findings have some implications for the planning of treatment programs.