Citation

Holtzworth-Munroe A, Hutchinson G. J. Abnorm. Psychol. 1993; 102(2): 206-211.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Indiana University, Bloomington 47405.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, American Psychological Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8315133

Abstract

This study compared attributions for negative wife behavior offered by three groups of husbands: 22 maritally violent and distressed, 17 nonviolent but maritally distressed, and 17 nonviolent and nondistressed. Husbands rated wife behaviors presented in nine hypothetical problematic marital situation vignettes. On a measure of responsibility attributions, violent husbands were more likely than nondistressed husbands to attribute negative intentions, selfish motivation, and blame to the wife. On a measure of possible negative wife intentions, violent husbands were more likely than either distressed or nondistressed men to attribute negative intentions to the wife. Exploratory analyses suggested that certain types of marital situations (e.g., jealousy and rejection from wife) were particularly likely to elicit attributions of negative intent from violent husbands.

Language: en