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Sexual and nonsexual dating violence perpetration: Testing a four-type integrated perpetrator typology
Abstract
The present study tested the applicability of a sexual and nonsexual violence perpetrator typology outlined by Monson and Langhinrichsen-Rohling (1948) using empirically-derived (i.e., cluster analysis) and theoretically-derived (i.e., subtypes formed based on depressive symptomatology, type and generality of violence) techniques. A number of intrapersonal, interpersonal, and personality characteristics of a large sample (N = 670) of college-aged individuals were assessed and used to test the typology. Two hundred and sixty-seven of the participants (N = 87 men, N = 178 women) reported some act of sexual and/or physical dating violence perpetration in their lifetime. Both the empirically- and theoretically-derived approaches to testing the typology provided support for at least three perpetrator types. There was a large group of perpetrators (approximately 50%), labeled Relationship-only perpetrators, who perpetrated primarily low levels of physical violence within their dating relationship(s), evidenced minimal psychopathology. Half of these perpetrators were men, and half were women. There were few differences between this type and the non-perpetrators across the assessed characteristics. Support was also found for two more severe types of perpetrators, namely the Generally Violent/Antisocial and Dysphoric/Borderline or Emotionally Dysregulated types. The pattern of assessed characteristics for these two types of perpetrators was mostly consistent with previous research. More men than women were found to be classified as Generally Violent/Antisocial. There was some limited support found in the theoretically-driven approach for a Sexually Obsessed type. Overall, these findings indicate that different factors may cause or maintain the intimate violence perpetrated within this heterogeneous population. The clinical implications of these findings are discussed with regard to prevention, assessment, and matching treatment to perpetrator types.
Subject Area
Psychotherapy|Personality|Criminology|Social psychology
Recommended Citation
Monson, Candice Michelle, "Sexual and nonsexual dating violence perpetration: Testing a four-type integrated perpetrator typology" (1998). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI9903777.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI9903777