TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - Power and violence: The relation between communication patterns, power discrepancies, and domestic violence
JO  - Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
A1  - Babcock, Julia Caroline
A1  - Waltz, Jennifer
A1  - Jacobson, Neil S.
A1  - Gottman, John M.
SP  - 40
EP  - 50
VL  - 61
IS  - 1
N2  - Hypothesized that power discrepancies in the marital relationship, where the husband is subordinate, serve as risk factors for husband-to-wife violence. The construct of marital power was assessed from 3 power domains operationalized by discrepancies in economic status, decision-making power, communication patterns, and communication skill. Three groups of married couples ( N = 95) were compared: domestically violent (DV), maritally distressed/nonviolent, and maritally happy/nonviolent. DV couples were more likely than the 2 nonviolent groups to engage in husband-demand/wife-withdraw interactions. Within the DV group, husbands who had less power were more physically abusive toward their wives. Thus, violence may be compensatory behavior to make up for husbands' lack of power in other arenas of marriage. Difficulties in assessing marital power and future direction for the study of power and violence are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)<p /> 
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SN  - 0022-006X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.61.1.40
ID  - ref1
ER  -