Citation

Guille L. Aggress. Violent Behav. 2004; 9(2): 129-163.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

The father-child relationship has received relatively little attention in the research on domestically violent families. Certain methodological, theoretical, and clinical issues make this a particularly difficult area of study. This review integrates three areas of the literature that have so far remained divided: the literature on fathering, men who batter, and the effect of witnessing violence on children. It underscores the importance of men who batter as an important point of investigation and intervention in an effort to stop the intergenerational transmission of domestic violence. This integrated review intends to inform the child development and fathering literature and open possibilities for new areas of study in the domestic violence research.