Evaluation of Spouse Abuse Treatment: Description and Evaluation of the Air Force Family Advocacy Programs for Spouse Physical Abuse

Brewster, Albert L; Milner, Joel S.; Mollerstrom, Willard W.; Saha, Babu Tapan; Harris, Nell

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“…This study found that a quarter of Army soldier spouse abuse offenders were using substances, primarily alcohol, at the time of the spouse abuse incident. This estimate of the extent and type of substance use during abusive incidents is similar to that found in other research with active-duty military populations (Brewster et al, 2002;Chapin & Brannen, 2002;McCarroll et al, 1999). The predominant use of alcohol, rather than illicit drugs, may be because of the routine testing for illicit drugs that occurs in the Army, and the fact that illicit drug use could result in being discharged from the Army (Department of the Army, 2009).…”

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“…A study of Army soldiers in a batterer treatment program found that they were significantly more likely than other soldiers to evidence problem drinking behaviors (Hurlbert, Whittaker, & Munoz, 1991). Research with active-duty Navy trainees found that, among both males and females, alcohol problems were positively associated with the perpetration of intimate partner physical violence (Merrill, Hervig, & Milner, 1996), and research with Air Force servicemen and servicewomen found that those with a history of alcohol problems perpetrated more severe intimate partner violence than those without a history of such problems (Brewster, Milner, Mollerstrom, Saha, & Harris, 2002;Rosen, Parmley et al, 2002b).…”

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Substance Use by Soldiers Who Abuse Their Spouses

Martin

Gibbs

Johnson

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Violence Against Women

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Data on 7,424 soldier spouse abuse offenders were analyzed to determine the prevalence of substance use during abusive incidents, and to examine differences between substance-using and non-substance-using offenders. Results showed that 25% of all offenders used substances during abusive incidents, with males and non-Hispanic Whites being more likely to hav e used substances. Substance-using offenders were more likely to perpetrate physical spouse abuse and more severe spouse abuse. These findings underscore the importance of educating military personnel (including commanders) about links between substance use and domestic violence, and of coordinating preventive and therapeutic substance abuse and violence-related interventions.

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Substance Use by Soldiers Who Abuse Their Spouses

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Johnson

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Violence Against Women

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“…Gang violence in Detroit was found to be overrepresented by young men for example (Wilson and Daly 1985 ). By contrast, in most cases of domestic violence, men act as the perpetrators and women are the victims (Zlotnick et al 1998 ; Brewster et al 2002 ; Miller 2005 ). This is evident from studies in the USA, where only 16% of domestic violence disputes were perpetrated by women (Miller 2005 ).…”

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Domestic violence shapes Colombian women’s partner choices

Borras-Guevara

Batres

Perrett

2017

Behav Ecol Sociobiol

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Potential protection from violence has been suggested as an explanation for women’s preferences for more masculine partners. Previous studies, however, have not considered that violence may be multi-modal, and hence come from different sources. Therefore, we tested the effect of different fears of violence (i.e. vulnerability to public crime, likelihood of within-partnership violence) on masculinity preferences of women from Colombia, a country known for its high rates of violence. Eighty-three adult heterosexual women (mean age ± SD = 26.7 ± 6.01) answered a survey that included questions about health (e.g. frequency of illnesses during the last year and during childhood), access to media (e.g. time spent watching television, frequency of internet use), education (i.e. highest level achieved) and violence perceptions. Participants’ masculinity preferences for Salvadoran, European and Colombian male faces were recorded. Factor analysis revealed two different factors for the answers to questions related to violence. One factor loaded mostly on questions related to public violence and the second factor related to domestic violence. We found that women with higher scores on the domestic violence factor preferred significantly less masculine Colombian male faces. Even after controlling for participant age, education, access to media (TV and internet) and health-related factors, the domestic violence factor contributed significantly to explaining masculinity preferences. The results presented here suggest that women’s preferences for masculinity may be a strategy to avoid aggressive partners and that the source of violence matters in mate choice.Significance statementWomen who perceive higher risks of domestic violence prefer less masculine looking partners. Using an experimental approach, we show that Colombian women who feel more in danger of violence within partnership prefer the faces of less masculine males. This was true even after controlling for women’s education level, health and access to media.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1007/s00265-017-2405-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…The military also provides services for a large number of women identified as committing physical abuse against a spouse. One study of 2,991 Air Force personnel who committed physical abuse against a spouse found that 23% of the offenders were female (Brewster, Milner, Mollerstrom, Saha, & Harris, 2002). Another study of reports of spouse abuse in the Army Central Registry from 1989 to 1997 found that 33% of persons identified as domestic violence offenders were women (McCarroll et al, 1999).…”

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A Review of Research on Women’s Use of Violence With Male Intimate Partners

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Gambone²,

Caldwell³

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This article provides a review of research literature on women who use violence with intimate partners. The central purpose is to inform service providers in the military and civilian communities who work with domestically violent women. The major points of this review are as follows: (a) women's violence usually occurs in the context of violence against them by their male partners; (b) in general, women and men perpetrate equivalent levels of physical and psychological aggression, but evidence suggests that men perpetrate sexual abuse, coercive control, and stalking more frequently than women and that women also are much more frequently injured during domestic violence incidents; (c) women and men are equally likely to initiate physical violence in relationships involving less serious "situational couple violence," and in relationships in which serious and very violent "intimate terrorism" occurs, men are much more likely to be perpetrators and women victims; (d) women's physical violence is more likely than men's violence to be motivated by self-defense and fear, whereas men's physical violence is more likely than women's to be driven by control motives; (e) studies of couples in mutually violent relationships find more negative effects for women than for men; and (f) because of the many differences in behaviors and motivations between women's and men's violence, interventions based on male models of partner violence are likely not effective for many women.

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Evaluation of Spouse Abuse Treatment: Description and Evaluation of the Air Force Family Advocacy Programs for Spouse Physical Abuse

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Substance Use by Soldiers Who Abuse Their Spouses

Domestic violence shapes Colombian women’s partner choices

A Review of Research on Women’s Use of Violence With Male Intimate Partners

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