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Fox, Greer Litton; Benson, Michael L.; DeMaris, Alfred A.; Van Wyk, Judy – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2002
Tests hypotheses shaped by family stress and resource theories about the impact of household economic indicators on the risk of violence against women in intimate relationships. Measures of employment status, job conditions, and economic well-being for male and female partners are examined with logistic regression analyses as predictors of the…
Descriptors: Economic Status, Employment Level, Family Problems, Family Violence
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DeMaris, Alfred; Benson, Michael L.; Fox, Greer L.; Hill, Terrence; Van Wyk, Judy – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2003
Tests a model of couple violence drawn from several theoretical perspectives. The outcome distinguishes among nonviolent couples and those experiencing either physical aggression or intense male violence. According to the model, background characteristics of couples are related to relationship stressors, which affect the risk of violence via their…
Descriptors: Aggression, Family Violence, Interpersonal Relationship, Models