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ERIC Number: EJ419732
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2445
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Attributions of Blame for Marital Violence: A Study of Antecedents and Consequences.
Andrews, Bernice; Brewin, Chris R.
Journal of Marriage and the Family, v52 n3 p757-67 Aug 1990
Assessed degree of placing blame on self and on partner for violence in women (N=70) who had experiences marital violence. Found characterological self-blame was shown to be most highly associated with repeated physical or sexual abuse in childhood, lack of social support, and high rate of depression once out of the relationship. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Battered Women, Child Abuse, Depression (Psychology), Family Violence, Foreign Countries, Sexual Abuse
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (London)
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