What Do We Know About Typologies of Batterers?: Comment on Gottman et al. (1995)

The authors address a typology of male batterers presented by J. M. Gottman et al. (1995) based on differences in heart rate reactivity during marital conflict. Limitations of the psychophysiological and marital affect data are discussed. The interpretations offered by Gottman et al. are challenged...

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Published in:Journal of family psychology 1995-09, Vol.9 (3), p.249-252
Main Authors: Ornduff, Sidney R, Kelsey, Robert M, O'Leary, K. Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiovascular Reactivity
Heart Rate
Human
Intimate Partner Violence
Marital Conflict
Perpetrators
Taxonomies
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Summary:The authors address a typology of male batterers presented by J. M. Gottman et al. (1995) based on differences in heart rate reactivity during marital conflict. Limitations of the psychophysiological and marital affect data are discussed. The interpretations offered by Gottman et al. are challenged along conceptual and methodological grounds, and alternatives are offered. The importance and implications of these results for assessment and treatment await clarification of the mechanisms underlying the physiological differences that characterize Type 1 and Type 2 batterers. Until such clarification, it seems premature to render conclusions regarding the treatment of either type of male batterer.
ISSN:0893-3200
1939-1293
DOI:10.1037/0893-3200.9.3.249