@article{ref1,
title="Attributions about spouse abuse: It matters who the batterers and victims are",
journal="Sex roles",
year="1994",
author="Harris, Richard Jackson and Cook, Cynthia A.",
volume="30",
number="7",
pages="553-565",
abstract="The present study examined college students' (86% white) reactions to scenarios of three types of domestic violence situations. Subjects read a brief newspaper report of a battering incident and afterwards rated the situation and participants on a variety of scales. The scenario described either a (1) husband battering his wife, (2) wife battering her husband, or (3) gay male battering his lover. In addition, there was or was not an apparent verbal &quot;provocation&quot; by the victim. Results showed the harshest evaluation of a batterer who was not provoked. A greater responsibility was placed on the victim in the battered husband scenario, which generally was taken less seriously than the battered wife case. Results suggest the need to examine a diversity of battering situations and variables in order to fully understand attributions made about such situations.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0360-0025",
doi="10.1007/BF01420802",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01420802"
}