TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Attributions of Self-Blame and Perceived Control as Moderators of Adjustment in Battered Women
JO  - Journal of interpersonal violence
A1  - Kerig, Patricia K.
A1  - O'Neill, Melanie L.
SP  - 1036
EP  - 1049
VL  - 15
IS  - 10
N2  - 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 /> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0886-2605
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/088626000015010002
ID  - ref1
ER  -