TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Maritally violent men's heart rate reactivity to marital interactions: a failure to replicate the Gottman et al. (1995) typology
JO  - Journal of family psychology
A1  - Meehan, J. C.
A1  - Holtzworth-Munroe, A.
A1  - Herron, K.
SP  - 394
EP  - 408
VL  - 15
IS  - 3
N2  - In an attempt to replicate the J. M. Gottman et al. (1995) batterer typology, 58 men who had engaged in moderate-to-severe marital violence in the past year were studied. The sample was split into Gottman et al.'s Type 1 men (i.e., whose heart rates decreased, from baseline, during a marital conflict task) and Type 2 men (i.e., whose heart rates increased). The groups did not differ in the manner predicted on measures of marital violence, antisocial or aggressive-sadistic personality, drug dependence, criminality, general violence, childhood exposure to interparental violence, behavior during marital interactions, or relationship stability. Contrary to expectations, wives of Type 1 men rated their husband as more jealous and angry and reported more marital distress. In the only finding consistent with Gottman et al., Type 2 men scored higher on a measure of dependent personality. Implications for future research are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0893-3200
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -