The Association of Socio-Economic Resources and Perceived Social Support with the Occurence of Physical and Psychological Aggression in Heterosexual Clinical Couples

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dc.contributor.advisorEpstein, Norman Ben_US
dc.contributor.authorAlexander, Rachel Erinen_US
dc.contributor.departmentFamily Studiesen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-09-12T05:47:47Z
dc.date.available2006-09-12T05:47:47Z
dc.date.issued2006-07-24en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the interaction between relative socio-economic resources, such as income and level of education, and level of perceived social support on couples' levels of physical and psychological abuse. It was hypothesized that individuals with fewer resources than their partner would utilize more aggression, individuals with higher perceived social support would exhibit less aggression, and perceived social support would moderate the relationship between personal resource discrepancy and aggressive behavior. The findings of the current study suggest that the impact of partner resource discrepancies and perceived social support depend on the gender of the perpetrator and the type of abuse considered. The findings also have clinical implications for the importance of gathering information about couples' resources and social support. Implications for future research include analyzing the effects of different types of social support on coping in a sample that includes wider ranges of personal resources and severity of abuse.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/3804
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledHealth Sciences, Mental Healthen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPsychology, Clinicalen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledHealth Sciences, Mental Healthen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledsocio-economic resourcesen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledsocial supporten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolleddomestic violenceen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledpsychological abuseen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledcouplesen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledphysical abuseen_US
dc.titleThe Association of Socio-Economic Resources and Perceived Social Support with the Occurence of Physical and Psychological Aggression in Heterosexual Clinical Couplesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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