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dc.contributor.authorByczek, Sara
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-30T14:25:01Z
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-01T18:54:13Z
dc.date.available2013-01-30T14:25:01Z
dc.date.available2015-10-01T18:54:13Z
dc.date.issued2013-01-30T14:25:01Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10484/4744
dc.description.abstractWomen’s use of violence within intimate relationships is an important area of which both researchers and clinicians can benefit from gaining a better understanding. In the current literature on women’s use of violence, two main perspectives dominate, including the family violence perspective and the feminist perspective. The main goal of the present study was to gain a better understanding of women’s use of violence. Specifically, qualitative methodology was utilized to explore the possibility that typologies may exist within women’s use of violence that may help to explain the discrepant findings within the literature. Twelve women completed an online questionnaire that included interview-style questions developed utilizing Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems model, the Conflict Tactics Scale-2, and a measure created by the main researcher called the Contextual Relationship Measure. Key findings included (a) development of four typologies, (b) identification of characteristics associated with women who have used violence in their relationship, and (c) development of a grounded theory on women’s use of violence. Limitations and suggestions for future research are also discussed, including (a) issues related to the methodology utilized, (b) issues related to the population being studied, and (c) suggestions on how to build from the current findings.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilitySara Byczek
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.lcshIntimate partner violence.
dc.subject.lcshFemale offenders.
dc.subject.otherDomestic violence.
dc.subject.otherDomestic violence measure.
dc.subject.otherWomen arrested for partner violence.
dc.titleWomen's Use of Violence: An Ecological Systems Model
dc.typeDissertation
dc.date.graduationmonthDecember
dc.date.published2012
dc.description.committeechairMacDonald,Christine.D
dc.description.committeemembersLeggett, Debra
dc.description.committeemembersSchriver, Jennifer
dc.description.degreeDoctor of Philosophy
dc.description.departmentDepartment of Communication Disorders, Counseling, School, and Educational Psychology
dc.description.imprintCunningham Memorial library, Terre Haute, Indiana State University.
dc.description.itemidetd201205-04
dc.description.levelDoctoral
dc.description.noteTitle from document subtitle page. Document formatted into pages: contains 152p. : ill. Includes appendix and bibliography.
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