Citation

Gavazzi SM, Julian TW, McKenry PC. Psychol. Rep. 1996; 79(3): 1047-1056.

Affiliation

Department of Family Relations and Human Development, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA. sgavazzi@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8969115

Abstract

This study reports on the use of the Brief Symptom Inventory, a shortened version of the Symptom Check List-90-Revised, to measure psychopathological symptoms that predict male domestic violence. A sample of 152 men and their partners reported on the severity of violent behavior present in their relationship. Discriminant analysis indicated variation in men's violent status as a function of psychopathological symptoms. Violent men evidenced higher scores on 7 of the 9 subscales of the Brief Symptom Inventory, namely, Depression, Anxiety, Hostility, Phobia, Paranoid Ideation, Interpersonal Sensitivity, and Psychoticism.

Language: en