Psychological Abuse in Violent Domestic Relations

by O'Leary, K. Daniel; Maiuro, Roland D., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780826113214
• ISBN10: 0826113214
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-17
• Publisher: Springer Pub Co

Summary

This volume addresses the importance of measuring psychological abuse and shows that psychological aggression can be reliably measured. Part I identifies measurement issues and contains several scales and inventories for measuring psychological maltreatment. Part II discusses the interpersonal dynamics with specific populations, including battered women, low-income women, and African American women. This remains an important resource in the field of domestic violence.

Table of Contents

Contributors	vii
Preface: Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, But Names Will Also Hurt Me: Psychological Abuse in Domestically Violent Relationships	ix
Roland Maiuro
Acknowledgments	xxi
Part I. Measurement Issues
Psychological Abuse: A Variable Deserving Critical Attention in Domestic Violence	3	(26)
K. Daniel O'Leary
Measuring Emotional Abuse in Dating Relationships as a Multifactorial Construct	29	(18)
Christopher M. Murphy
Sharon A. Hoover
The Validation of the Psychological Maltreatment of Women Inventory	47	(14)
Richard M. Tolman
The Dominance Scale: Preliminary Psychometric Properties	61	(16)
Sherry L. Hamby
A Scale for Identifying ``Stockholm Syndrome'' Reactions in Young Dating Women: Factor Structure, Reliability, and Validity	77	(24)
Dee L. R. Graham
Edna I. Rawlings
Kim Ihms
Diane Latimer
Janet Foliano
Alicia Thompson
Kelly Suttman
Mary Farrington
Rachel Hacker
The Reliability and Factor Structure of the Index of Spouse Abuse With African-American Women	101	(18)
Doris Williams Campbell
Jacquelyn Campbell
Christine King
Barbara Parker
Josephine Ryan
Measuring Interference With Employment and Education Reported by Women With Abusive Partners: Preliminary Data	119	(18)
Stephanie Riger
Courtney Ahrens
Amy Blickenstaff
Part II. Interrelationships and Outcomes
Psychological Abuse: Implications for Adjustment and Commitment to Leave Violent Partners	137	(16)
Ileana Arias
Karen T. Pape
Effects of Men's Subtle and Overt Psychological Abuse on Low-Income Women	153	(24)
Linda L. Marshall
Court-Involved Battered Women's Responses to Violence: The Role of Psychological, Physical, and Sexual Abuse	177	(20)
Mary Ann Dutton
Lisa A. Goodman
Lauren Bennett
The Impact of Different Forms of Psychological Abuse on Battered Women	197	(16)
Leslie A. Sackett
Daniel G. Saunders
Index	213