The construct of coercive control has been central to many conceptualizations of intimate
partner violence (IPV), yet there is widespread inconsistency in the literature regarding how …

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 …

The main purpose of this review article was to collect and summarize all available papers
that reported empirical data related to men's and women's motivations for IPV. To facilitate …

In an unselected birth cohort (N= 980, age 24–26 years), individuals in abusive relationships
causing injury and/or official intervention (9% prevalence) were compared with participants …

Reports have appeared in the popular press in recent years concluding that women are just
as violent as men. These reports stem from acontextual survey studies comparing …

Research now shows us that long-term activation of the stress cycle can have a hazardous,
even lethal, effect on the body, increasing the risk of obesity, heart disease, depression …

Power and control have often been addressed in the domestic violence literature (eg
[Babcock, JC, Waltz, J., Jacobson, NS, & Gottman, JM (1993). Cassidy, MA (1995) …

This study tested a model wherein the family conflict, depression, and antisocial behavior of
254 adolescents (mean age= 17 years; 63% female) are prospectively related to functioning …

This article examines behavioral and psychological differences among women who used
violence in four types of relationships. Nearly all of the women experienced physical abuse …

The current study addresses the validation of the Checklist of Controlling Behaviors (CCB),
an 84-item domestic violence assessment instrument that can be used to address multiple …