Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Perceptions of motives in intimate partner violence: expressive versus coercive violence
Other Titles:	Violence and victims
Authors:	Desmarais, Sarah L Hamel, John Nicholls, Tonia L
Keywords:	Perpetrators
Year:	2007
Publisher:	Springer Publishing
Citation:	22 (5), 2007
Notes:	This study examined perceptions of motives in the perpetration of intimate partner violence. Respondents (N = 401) of diverse professions read three vignettes and indicated their perception of the aggressor's motive (from 1 = Exclusively Expressive; 5 = Exclusively Coercive). Half of respondents read vignettes describing male-perpetrated violence against a female partner; the other half, female-perpetrated violence against a male partner. Overall, male-perpetrated aggression was seen as more coercive than female-perpetrated aggression, particularly by shelter workers and victim advocates. Further analyses revealed that men generally gave higher ratings than women, and that women rated female-perpetrated aggression as less coercive than male-perpetrated aggression. In contrast, men did not differ in their ratings of male versus female perpetration. Implications are discussed with respect to the assessment and treatment of partner violence. [?2007 Springer. All rights reserved. For further information, visit Violence and Victims.]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/16125
ISSN:	0886-6708
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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