The assessment of maritally violent men on the California Psychological Inventory. Violence Vict 1992;7(1):15-28
Date
01/01/1992Pubmed ID
1504030Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0026705826 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 43 CitationsAbstract
This study assessed 87 maritally violent men (MV), 42 maritally nonviolent, maritally discordant men (NVD), and 48 maritally nonviolent, maritally satisfied men (NVS) on the California Psychological Inventory (CPI), a test of the normal personality. A MANOVA and subsequent range tests indicated that the NVD and NVS groups had significantly higher scores than the MV group on 10 of the 18 subscales: Responsibility, Socialization, Self-Control, Tolerance, Achievement via Conformance, Achievement via Independence, Good Impression, Intellectual Efficiency, and Psychological Mindedness. A discriminant analysis contrasting the MV group with the combined NVD and NVS group correctly classified 68% of the subjects and accounted for 20.94% of the variance between groups. Along with previous findings, the data indicated that maritally violent males exhibit different personality characteristics than maritally nonviolent men in three general areas: intimacy, impulsivity, and problem-solving skills. Many of these problem areas were significantly correlated with childhood violence experiences.
Author List
Barnett OW, Hamberger LKMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultChild
Child Abuse
Child of Impaired Parents
Gender Identity
Humans
Male
Personality Assessment
Personality Development
Personality Inventory
Psychometrics
Socialization
Spouse Abuse
Violence
