Toward a Biopsychosocial Model of Domestic Violence

A sample of 102 married men were interviewed and physically assessed in an attempt to develop a biopsychosocial model of male domestic violence. Because the dependent variable, domestic violence, was censored, Tobit analysis was used to identify significant predictors. When analyzed separately, each...

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Published in:Journal of marriage and family 1995-05, Vol.57 (2), p.307-320
Main Authors: McKenry, Patrick C., Julian, Teresa W., Gavazzi, Stephen M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abuse and the Family
Aggression
Alcohol
Alcohol Education
Alcohols
Antisocial Behavior
Battered Women
Behavior
Biological Factors
Biological Influences
Biopsychosocial Model
Domestic violence
Drinking
Drug Use
Emotional Response
Etiology
Family income
Family Life
Family Violence
Hostility
Human aggression
Life events
Literature Reviews
Male-female relationships
Males
Marital Instability
Marital Satisfaction
Marriage
Marriage Counseling
Medical Education
Men
Prediction
Psychiatry
Psychological Patterns
Psychosocial Factors
Psychosociology
Resistance (Psychology)
Sexuality. Marriage. Family relations
Social Environment
Social Influences
Social interaction
Social psychology
Social research
Sociology
Sociology of the family. Age groups
Spousal abuse
Spouses
Substance Abuse
Teaching Methods
Testosterone
Tobit Model Analysis
Violence
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Summary:A sample of 102 married men were interviewed and physically assessed in an attempt to develop a biopsychosocial model of male domestic violence. Because the dependent variable, domestic violence, was censored, Tobit analysis was used to identify significant predictors. When analyzed separately, each domain was significantly related to male domestic violence. However, when all domains were considered together, only the biological and social domains yielded independent effects. Significant independent variables included alcohol, family income, and relationship quality, with testosterone approaching significance.
ISSN:0022-2445
1741-3737
DOI:10.2307/353685