NCJ Number
111934
Journal
Journal of Family Violence Volume: 3 Issue: 1 Dated: (March 1988) Pages: 15-27
Date Published
1988
Length
13 pages
Annotation
Results of a study with a multivariate approach indicate that age, occupational status, parental modeling and employment status affect the likelihood of violence.
Abstract
Previous research on spouse abuse has often focused on bivariate relationships between theoretically derived variables and marital violence. This study uses a multivariate approach to explore the independent and combined effects of several variables derived from the social learning and the frustration/strain perspectives on self-reported violence by husbands against wives. Data for married and/or cohabiting males are derived from a national stratified random sample of couples in the United States. Loglinear analysis identifies the main and interactive effects of age, occupational status, employment status, subjective economic strain, and obersvation of parental violence on reports of violence towards one's wife. While employment status more strongly increases the likelihood of violence for younger men, the strain perspective increases chances of violence for older men. The independent effect of the observation of parental violence supports the social learning approach. Social policy implications are discussed. 4 tables, 5 footnotes, and 16-item bibliography. (Author abstract modified)