Risk factors for male-to-female partner psychological abuse |
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| Institution: | 1. Kansas State University, United States of America;2. Loma Linda University, United States of America;1. University of Florida, USA;2. Indiana University Bloomington, USA;3. Stetson University, USA;4. The Ohio State University at Mansfield, USA;5. Western Sydney University, Australia;6. University of Houston, USA;7. University of Mississippi, USA;1. Brown School Work, Washington University in St. Louis, Campus Box 1196, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, United States;2. College of Social Work, University of South Carolina, 902 Sumter St., Columbia, SC 29208, United States;1. Yale School of Medicine, 67 Cedar Street, Room 316 ESH, 06520, New Haven, CT, USA;2. Center for Surgery and Public Health, Harvard Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA;3. Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA;4. Minnesota Gastroenterology, P.A., Saint Paul, MN, USA;5. Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA |
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| Abstract: | We review the risk and protective factors for male-to-female partner psychological abuse. The conclusions that can be drawn from this review were limited by the small body of research. However, it does appear that partner psychological aggression/abuse may be more difficult to predict than partner physical aggression/abuse. In general, socio-economic status (SES) variables do not appear to significantly increase risk. Certain relationship variables, including communication patterns, marital adjustment, and attachment were significantly associated with psychological aggression, with moderate to strong effect sizes. However, these associations are difficult to interpret, because these relationship variables exhibit a high degree of conceptual and operational overlap with the psychological aggression. Two main directions can be derived from this review. First and foremost, definitional issues must be resolved. Given that partner emotional abuse, unlike physical or sexual abuse, is typically conceptualized as requiring a pervasive pattern rather than a single salient action, reliable and valid assessment is exceedingly challenging. Second, once definitional issues are resolved, etiological and intervention models can be developed and tested. This review indicates that men's personality and couple factors would be the most fruitful areas from which to start. |
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