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Battered women's judgments regarding the frequency of domestic and stranger violence
Abstract
Within the cyclical model of domestic violence it is implied that battered women are sensitized to violence and are more likely to perceive danger in situations when others might not. This implicit assumption is important because of its use in self-defense cases involving battered women who kill their abuser. This study compares three groups on their estimates of violent frequencies: battered women in psychotherapy, non-battered women in psychotherapy, and non-battered from the community. Of individuals in psychotherapy, battered women were found to provide higher estimates of domestic violence than non-battered women. Additionally, non-battered women in psychotherapy provided significantly higher estimates of stranger violence than non-battered in the community. All groups overestimated domestic violence when compared to national base rates, and the battered clinical group significantly differed from the non-battered community group on accuracy. The results are discussed as well as policy implications for battered women in self-defense cases.
Subject Area
Psychotherapy|Womens studies|Law
Recommended Citation
Pierre-Trettel, Debra Lee, "Battered women's judgments regarding the frequency of domestic and stranger violence" (1992). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI9308192.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI9308192