Citation

Crane CA, Hawes SW, Mandel D, Easton CJ. Violence Vict. 2014; 29(6): 940-951.

Affiliation

Rochester Institute of Technology.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Springer Publishing)

DOI

10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-12-00136

PMID

25750479

PMCID

PMC4349198

Abstract

Little is known about the perceived perpetration of female-to-male intimate partner violence by victims of male offenders mandated to treatment. Sixty-eight male perpetrators of partner violence completed measures of dyadic violent and aggressive responding at intake and at a 12 week follow-up. Approximately 20% of male offenders reported partner violence perpetration and 30% reported victimization with bi-directional violence as the most common configuration of couple violence. Maladaptive responses to conflict were prevalent across partners. Significant and highly correlated reductions in aversive behaviors were detected across the assessment period for both males and their female partners.

RESULTS are interpreted within the context of motivational models of female-to-male partner violence and current treatment approaches.

Language: en