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Erschienen in: Journal of Family Violence 3/2007

01.04.2007 | Original Paper

Empathic Deficits Among Male Batterers: A Multidimensional Approach

verfasst von: Christmas N. Covell, Matthew T. Huss, Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling

Erschienen in: Journal of Family Violence | Ausgabe 3/2007

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Abstract

Although recent literature has focused considerable attention on the link between empathic deficits and violence in studies of childhood aggression and sexual assault, relatively few studies have directly examined the relationship of empathic deficits to domestic violence. This study examined a multimodal construct of empathy as proposed by M. H. Davis (1980) and it's relationship to frequency of various types of intimate partner violence in a sample of domestically violent male perpetrators (n = 104). Preliminary results suggest that multiplicative patterns of empathic ability correspond to different types of violence. Moreover, patterns of empathic ability were more useful in predicting various expressions of intimate partner violence than were the empathic factors when considered individually.
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Metadaten
Titel
Empathic Deficits Among Male Batterers: A Multidimensional Approach
verfasst von
Christmas N. Covell
Matthew T. Huss
Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling
Publikationsdatum
01.04.2007
Erschienen in
Journal of Family Violence / Ausgabe 3/2007
Print ISSN: 0885-7482
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-2851
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-007-9066-2

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