@article{ref1,
title="Attributions of Self-Blame and Perceived Control as Moderators of Adjustment in Battered Women",
journal="Journal of interpersonal violence",
year="2000",
author="Kerig, Patricia K. and O'Neill, Melanie L.",
volume="15",
number="10",
pages="1036-1049",
abstract="The present study explored the relationship among attributions of self-blame, perceived control, and psychological adjustment in battered women. A total of 160 women who experienced physical violence in an intimate relationship completed ratings of characterological self-blame, behavioral self-blame, perceived control, and adjustment. Women currently involved with violent partners reported the highest rates of characterological and behavioral self-blame and the lowest level of perceived control. Both dimensions of self-blame were positively correlated with symptoms. Perceived control was associated with lower symptoms. Characterological self-blame, behavioral self-blame, and perceived control moderated the relationship between violence and adjustment. The implications for understanding the process by which self-blame and perceived control moderate psychological adjustment are discussed.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0886-2605",
doi="10.1177/088626000015010002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/088626000015010002"
}