Citation

Burch RL, Gallup G. J. Fam. Violence 2004; 19(4): 243-247.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, New York; State University of New York at, Oswego, New York, USA

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1023/B:JOFV.0000032634.40840.48

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Data collected from a domestic violence prevention and treatment program were analyzed to determine the relationship between female reproductive status and violent incidents. Both the frequency and severity of male initiated violence against women were twice as high when they were pregnant. These results are discussed in the context of an evolutionary perspective on domestic violence.