@article{ref1,
title="The relationship of intimate partner aggression to head injury, executive functioning, and intelligence",
journal="Journal of marital and family therapy",
year="2012",
author="Walling, Sherry M. and Meehan, Jeffrey C. and Marshall, Amy D. and Holtzworth-Munroe, Amy and Taft, Casey T.",
volume="38",
number="3",
pages="471-485",
abstract="Measures of head injury, executive functioning, and intelligence were given to a community sample composed of 102 male perpetrators of intimate partner aggression (IPA) and 62 nonaggressive men. A history of head injury and lower mean score on a measure of verbal intelligence were associated with the frequency of male-perpetrated physical IPA as reported by male perpetrators and their female partners. Lower mean scores on a measure of verbal intelligence also predicted frequency of psychological IPA perpetration. Using the perpetrator subtypes outlined by Holtzworth-Munroe et al. (2000), analyses revealed that compared with other groups, the most severely aggressive subtypes (i.e., borderline-dysphoric and generally violent-antisocial) were the most likely to report a history of head injury and to have significantly lower mean scores on a neuropsychological test of verbal intelligence. The possible role of neuropsychological factors in IPA perpetration and implications for prevention and intervention programs are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0194-472X",
doi="10.1111/j.1752-0606.2011.00226.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-0606.2011.00226.x"
}