A TYPOLOGY OF MEN WHO BATTER: Three Types Derived From Cluster Analysis

Important theoretical and treatment implications may be revealed when men who batter their intimate partners are categorized according to type. Data on 165 batterers were cluster analyzed, and three types identified: family-only aggressors, generalized aggressors, and emotionally volatile aggressors...

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Published in:American journal of orthopsychiatry 1992-04, Vol.62 (2), p.264-275
Main Author: Saunders, Daniel G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Aggression - psychology
Aggressive Behavior
Aggressiveness
Biological and medical sciences
Cluster Analysis
Counseling
Dangerous Behavior
Domestic violence
Family
Family Violence
Female
Human
Human Males
Humans
Intimate Partner Violence
Male
Males
Medical sciences
Men
Middle Aged
Opposite Sex Relations
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Sex Factors
Sex Role Attitudes
Social behavior disorders. Criminal behavior. Delinquency
Social research
Spouse Abuse
Spouse Abuse - classification
Taxonomies
Therapy
Treatment Programs
Typology
Violence
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Summary:Important theoretical and treatment implications may be revealed when men who batter their intimate partners are categorized according to type. Data on 165 batterers were cluster analyzed, and three types identified: family-only aggressors, generalized aggressors, and emotionally volatile aggressors. The clustering variables explained 90% of the variance in category assignment. Implications for treatment are discussed.
ISSN:0002-9432
1939-0025
DOI:10.1037/h0079333