@article{ref1,
title="Testing predictions from the male control theory of men's partner violence",
journal="Aggressive behavior",
year="2014",
author="Bates, Elizabeth A. and Graham-Kevan, Nicola and Archer, John",
volume="40",
number="1",
pages="42-55",
abstract="The aim of this study was to test predictions from the male control theory of intimate partner violence (IPV) and Johnson's [Johnson, M. P. (1995). Journal of Marriage and the Family, 57, 282-294] typology. A student sample (N = 1,104) reported on their use of physical aggression and controlling behavior, to partners and to same-sex non-intimates. Contrary to the male control theory, women were found to be more physically aggressive to their partners than men were, and the reverse pattern was found for aggression to same-sex non-intimates. Furthermore, there were no substantial sex differences in controlling behavior, which significantly predicted physical aggression in both sexes. IPV was found to be associated with physical aggression to same-sex non-intimates, thereby demonstrating a link with aggression outside the family. Using Johnson's typology, women were more likely than men to be classed as &quot;intimate terrorists,&quot; which was counter to earlier findings. Overall, these results do not support the male control theory of IPV. Instead, they fit the view that IPV does not have a special etiology, and is better studied within the context of other forms of aggression. Aggr. Behav. 9999:XX-XX, 2013. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0096-140X",
doi="10.1002/ab.21499",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ab.21499"
}