Bergman B, Brismar B
Department of Psychiatry, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge Hospital, Sweden.
J Addict Dis. 1993;12(4):1-10. doi: 10.1300/J069v12n04_01.
Eighteen male wife-beaters were compared with 19 battered males concerning their background, history of addiction and present social situation, as well as present violence. The two groups of males had a very similar background including violence in their parental home. Alcohol and drug problems were common, the males generally belonged to the lower social classes and the number of divorcees was large. Many of the battered males had abused someone and the male batterers had been victimized themselves. It is concluded that the roles as victims and assailants vary among these men. The same background and precipitating factors will predestine the male to be a batterer or to be battered, but most probably both.
将18名殴打妻子的男性与19名受虐男性在背景、成瘾史、当前社会状况以及当前暴力行为方面进行了比较。两组男性背景非常相似，包括其原生家庭中的暴力情况。酒精和毒品问题很常见，这些男性普遍属于社会底层阶级，离婚者数量众多。许多受虐男性曾虐待过他人，而殴打他人的男性自己也曾是受害者。研究得出结论，在这些男性中，受害者和攻击者的角色各不相同。相同的背景和诱发因素会使男性有可能成为殴打者或受虐者，但很可能两者皆是。
