Family Abuse and its Consequences: New Directions in Research

Abstract

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION: THE PREVALENCE OF FAMILY VIOLENCE How Violent Are American Families? Estimates from the National Family Violence Resurvey and Other Studies - Murray A Straus and Richard J Gelles PART TWO: PHYSICAL VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN Social Incompetence and the Intergenerational Transmission of Abusive Parental Practices - Robert L Burgess and Lise M Youngblade 'Normal Violence' in the Adult-Child Relationship - Frank G Bolton Jr A Diathesis-Stress Approach to Child Maltreatment within the Family Understanding Violent Mothers and Fathers - Phyliss D Coontz and Judith A Martin Assessing Explanations Offered by Mothers and Fathers for Their Use of Corporal Punishment Parental Aggressiveness and Physical Punishment in Long-Term Perspective - Joan McCord Abused and Neglected Children with Their Peers - Carollee Howes The Link Between Child Abuse and Juvenile Delinquency - Ellen Gray What We Know and Recommendations for Policy and Research PART THREE: WIFE ABUSE An Existential Approach to Battering - Kathleen J Ferraro The Battered Woman Syndrome - Lenore E Walker The Clinical Literature on Men Who Batter - James Ptacek A Review and Critique Concern for Power, Fear of Intimacy and Aversive Stimuli for Wife Abuse - Donald G Dutton and James J Browning Conflict Tactics Used by Men in Marital Disputes - Linda P Rouse Correlates of Early Violence Experience Among Men Who are Abusive Toward Female Mates - Mildred E Johnston Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Factors Associated with Marital Violence - Gayla Margolin Assessing Agreement of Reports of Spouse Abuse - K Daniel O'Leary and Ileana Arias A Multivariate Investigation of Children's Adjustment of Family Violence - David A Wolfe et al PART FOUR: ELDER ABUSE, SEXUAL ABUSE AND DATING ABUSE Elder Abuse - David Finkelhor and Karl Pillemer Its Relationship to Other Forms of Domestic Violence Multiple Sexual Victimization - Nancy M Shields and Christine R Hanneke The Case of Incest and Marital Rape Assessing the Long-Term Impact of Child Sexual Abuse - David Finkelhor and Angela Browne A Review and Conceptualization Date Abuse and Forced Intercourse Among College Students - John E Murphy The Severity of Courtship Violence and the Effectiveness of Individual Precautions - James M Makepeace