Abstract
The current study evaluates the impact of prior controlling behavior and physical abuse on indirect abuse during the process
of separation. The sample includes women in the New York City family court system from 2002 to 2005 who had at least one child
with the male she was obtaining an order of protection against. Stepwise logistic regression was used to determine the impact
of prior physical abuse and controlling behavior on if the abusive partner told lies to the children, kept the children longer
or contacted the woman’s family or friends over the follow-up period. Women experienced a decline in the occurrence of physical
abuse but did not experience the same decline in controlling behaviors over the follow-up period. Level of education and employment
status of the couple may be more appropriate predictors of later indirect abuse over the process of separation than prior
physical abuse and controlling behavior.
of separation. The sample includes women in the New York City family court system from 2002 to 2005 who had at least one child
with the male she was obtaining an order of protection against. Stepwise logistic regression was used to determine the impact
of prior physical abuse and controlling behavior on if the abusive partner told lies to the children, kept the children longer
or contacted the woman’s family or friends over the follow-up period. Women experienced a decline in the occurrence of physical
abuse but did not experience the same decline in controlling behaviors over the follow-up period. Level of education and employment
status of the couple may be more appropriate predictors of later indirect abuse over the process of separation than prior
physical abuse and controlling behavior.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category ORIGINAL ARTICLE
- Pages 1-12
- DOI 10.1007/s10896-012-9428-2
- Authors
- Brittany E. Hayes, Department of Criminal Justice, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, 899 10th Ave., Suite #636, New York, NY 10019, USA
- Journal Journal of Family Violence
- Online ISSN 1573-2851
- Print ISSN 0885-7482