Should abused women's reports of partner substance abuse be accepted as valid ?

Current research suggests that a husband's substance abuse is correlated with severity of physical abuse and the woman's decision to leave a violent situation. Often, only the battered woman's report of abuse is available. Lindquist et al compared women's reports of their partner...

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Published inJournal of family violence Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 75 - 83
Main Authors LINDQUIST, C. U, SASS, L. E, BOTTOMLEY, D, KATIN, S. M, MADDOX, J. D, ORDONEZ, R. M, TEOFILO, C. N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Kluwer/Plenum 01.03.1997
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Alcohol use
Biological and medical sciences
Domestic violence
Drug abuse
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Learning. Memory
Marriage
Men
Partners
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Substance abuse
Theories
USA
Validity
Human
Marital relation
Drug addiction
Violence
Alcoholism
Female
Victimology
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Summary:Current research suggests that a husband's substance abuse is correlated with severity of physical abuse and the woman's decision to leave a violent situation. Often, only the battered woman's report of abuse is available. Lindquist et al compared women's reports of their partners' substance use/abuse with their partners' report.
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ISSN:0885-7482
1573-2851
DOI:10.1023/A:1021997901081