"I didn't do it, but if I did I had a good reason": Minimization, denial, and attributions of blame among male and female domestic violence offenders
"I didn't do it, but if I did I had a good reason": Minimization, denial, and attributions of blame among male and female domestic violence offenders
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DOI：
10.1007/s10896-005-3647-8
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发表时间：
2005-06-01
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3.8
通讯作者：
Holdford, R
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作者：
Henning, K;Jones, AR;Holdford, R
越来越多的妇女因殴打亲密伴侣而被逮捕和起诉。虽然已经进行了广泛的研究，以确定男性家庭暴力罪犯的治疗需求，但很少有研究审查被判犯有同样罪名的女性。在本研究中，1，267名男性和159名女性被判犯有亲密伴侣虐待罪，他们对最近的犯罪行为，最小化，否认和社会期望反应的归因进行了评估。对男性罪犯的研究已将这些因素确定为重要的治疗目标，因为它们似乎会影响罪犯不遵守规定和再次犯罪的风险。研究结果表明，男性和女性的家庭暴力罪犯从事社会理想的反应，在法院下令评估，都属性更大的责任，最近的进攻，他们的配偶/合作伙伴比他们承认自己，以及显着数量的两性否认最近的事件和/或最大限度地减少犯罪的严重性。进一步研究的领域突出显示沿着与这些研究结果的影响，为从业者的讨论。
Women are increasingly being arrested and prosecuted for assaulting an intimate partner. Whereas extensive research has been conducted to identify the treatment needs of male domestic violence offenders, few studies have examined females convicted of the same charges. In the present study 1,267 men and 159 women convicted of intimate partner abuse were compared on scales assessing attributions of blame for their recent offense, minimization, denial, and socially desirable responding. Research with male offenders has identified these factors as important treatment targets, as they appear to influence an offender's risk for noncompliance and recidivism. The results of the study suggest that both male and female domestic violence offenders engage in socially desirable responding during court-ordered evaluations, that both attribute greater blame for the recent offense to their spouse/partner than they acknowledge for themselves, and that significant numbers of both genders deny the recent incident and/or minimize the severity of the offense. Areas for further research are highlighted along with a discussion of the implications of these findings for practitioners.