TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1987//
TI  - The gender warrior: Reformed batterers on abuse, treatment, and change
JO  - Journal of family violence
A1  - Gondolf, Edward W.
A1  - Hanneken, James
SP  - 177
EP  - 191
VL  - 2
IS  - 2
N2  - Reformed batterers were interviewed about their perceptions on the nature of their abuse and how they stopped their abuse. The interviewees were 12 men from a men''s counseling program who were nonviolent for 10 months or more. The men explained their abuse as a reaction to their failed macho complex. They viewed the counseling program as a reinforcement for their self-determination to change. And they described the process of change in terms of personal growth, in which they accepted responsibility, became empathetic, and redefined their manhood. The implications of the reformed batterer''s perceptions for program development are discussed in the conclusion.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0885-7482
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00977041
ID  - ref1
ER  -