Psychosocial Characteristics of Spousal Violence in Hunan / 中国心理卫生杂志
Chinese Mental Health Journal
;
(12)1991.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-588961
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To investigate the psychosocial characteristics of the perpetrators and the victims of spouse violence (SV).Methods:
80 families with a history of SV were randomly selected from communities, and their psychosocial characteristics were compared with control group of 96 non-SV families matched for family structure. A self-designed SV questionnaire, the self-report Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90), Eysenck's Personality Questionnaire (EPQ), Trait Coping Style and Questionnaire (TCSQ) were used in this cross-sectional survey.Results:
65 husbands and 15 wives were identified as perpetrators, correspondingly 65 wives and 15 husbands as victims. The total score and factors scores of SCL-90, EPQ-N score, and scores of subjective social support, objective support and total supports were higher in perpetrators than their counterparts in control group. Negative coping style and EPQ-P score were respectively higher and lower in perpetrators than victims of SV (29.6?8.3/29.5?7.4,t=2.127, P
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
Year:
1991
Type:
Article
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