Citation

Winstok Z, Eisikovits Z, Karnieli-Miller O. Violence Against Women 2004; 10(9): 1036-1055.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

This study examined the differential influence of the father's level of aggression toward the mother on adolescents' perceptions of their parents and of themselves and how these perceptions are interrelated. This study consisted of a probability sample of 1,014 Jewish Israeli youth between the ages of 13 and 18. The findings indicate that in cases in which there was no father-to-mother aggression, adolescents held a coherent image structure of the family members. With the emergence and increase in aggression, the coherence deteriorated. In cases of mild aggression, youths tended to identify with their fathers. As aggression intensified, in cases of severe aggression, the identification with the aggressor was increasingly difficult, and the youths tended to identify with their mother. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Violence Against Women, 2004. Copyright © 2004 by SAGE Publications)

Adult Female
Adult Victim
Female Victim
Adult Aggression
Adult Male
Adult Parent
Adult Offender
Adult Violence
Physical Aggression
Male Aggression
Male Offender
Male Violence
Father Offender
Mother Victim
Juvenile Perceptions
Self Perceptions
Partner Violence
Violence Against Women
Domestic Violence Victim
Domestic Violence Effects
Domestic Violence Offender
Spouse Abuse Effects
Spouse Abuse Victim
Spouse Abuse Offender
Parent Offender
Parent Victim
Aggression Effects
Children of Battered Women
Late Adolescence
Early Adolescence
Israel
Foreign Countries
Jewish
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