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An Exploratory Investigation Comparing Battered And Non-Battered Women Using The Hand Test, Debra A. Dalton
An Exploratory Investigation Comparing Battered And Non-Battered Women Using The Hand Test, Debra A. Dalton
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The physical and mental abuse of women as wives and lovers is a largely unrecognized crime of violence just beginning to receive attention in the United States. The extent of wifebeating is difficult to determine since, although it occurs in every strata of society and every age group, it is underreported for a variety of reasons. The motives for wife abuse are complex. There are several social and psychological explanations that have been suggested as the underlying rationale for wifebeating. Psychological testing with battered women is rare and what testing that has been done has been limited to interviews and …