TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - Hostility and stress as mediators of aggression in violent men
JO  - Journal of family violence
A1  - Barnett, O. W.
A1  - Fagan, R. W.
A1  - Booker, J. M.
SP  - 217
EP  - 241
VL  - 6
IS  - 3
N2  - This research investigated hypothesized differences on the Buss-Durkee Hostility Inventory between five groups of men who varied in terms of being violent toward female cohabitants, nonfamily members, or no one, and in terms of marital satisfaction. Other measures, such as stress and childhood abuse data, were employed to interpret the findings. A two-way MANCOVA (group by race) with six sociodemographic covariates revealed significant differences on three Hostility Inventory subscales. The maritally violent men had significantly higher total Hostility than any of the other groups and were significantly discriminable from the other groups. Nonetheless, the beliefs and behaviors of violence-prone individuals overlap to some degree. A cognitive-behavioral model with stimulus variables of life Stressors, intervening variables of hostility and negative stress reactions, and response variables of different forms of aggression served as a framework for interpreting the results.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0885-7482
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00980530
ID  - ref1
ER  -