Caldwell Jennifer E, Swan Suzanne C, Allen Christopher T, Sullivan Tami P, Snow David L
University of South Carolina.
J Aggress Maltreat Trauma. 2009 Oct;18(7):672-697. doi: 10.1080/10926770903231783.
This study examines motives for intimate partner violence (IPV) among a community sample of 412 women who used IPV against male partners. A "Motives and Reasons for IPV scale" is proposed, and exploratory factor analyses identified five factors: expression of negative emotions, self-defense, control, jealousy, and tough guise. To our knowledge, the study is the first to investigate the relationship between women's motives for IPV and their perpetration of physical, psychological, and sexual aggression, as well as coercive control, toward partners. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed participants' aggression was driven by complex, multiple motives. All five motives were related to a greater frequency of perpetrating IPV. Treatment programs focusing on women's IPV perpetration should address both defensive and proactive motives.
本研究调查了412名对男性伴侣实施亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）的女性社区样本中IPV的动机。提出了一个“IPV动机与原因量表”，探索性因素分析确定了五个因素：负面情绪的表达、自卫、控制、嫉妒和强硬伪装。据我们所知，该研究首次调查了女性IPV动机与其对伴侣实施身体、心理和性侵犯以及强制控制之间的关系。分层回归分析表明，参与者的侵犯行为是由复杂的多种动机驱动的。所有这五个动机都与实施IPV的频率更高有关。针对女性实施IPV行为的治疗方案应同时解决防御性和主动性动机问题。
