Psychosocial Characteristics of Spousal Violence in Hunan
- VernacularTitle:湖南省郴州市夫妻间暴力的社会心理学特征
- Author:
Shaohong ZOU
;
Yalin ZHANG
;
Yuping CAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
marital violence;
cross-sectional study;
perpetrators;
psychosocial characteristics
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
1991;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
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
