This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by O'NEILL, M. L. Articles by KERIG, P. K. Search for Related Content PubMed Articles by O'NEILL, M. L. Articles by KERIG, P. K. Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Attributions of Self-Blame and Perceived Control as Moderators of Adjustment in Battered Women

MCP Hahnemann University

PATRICIA K. KERIG

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The present study explored the relationship among attributions of self-blame, perceived control, and psychological adjustment in battered women. A total of 160 women who experienced physical violence in an intimate relationship completed ratings of characterological self-blame, behavioral self-blame, perceived control, and adjustment. Women currently involved with violent partners reported the highest rates of characterological and behavioral self-blame and the lowest level of perceived control. Both dimensions of self-blame were positively correlated with symptoms. Perceived control was associated with lower symptoms. Characterological self-blame, behavioral self-blame, and perceived control moderated the relationship between violence and adjustment. The implications for understanding the process by which self-blame and perceived control moderate psychological adjustment are discussed.

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 15, No. 10, 1036-1049 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/088626000015010002


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				L. A. Shurman and C. M. Rodriguez Cognitive-Affective Predictors of Women's Readiness to End Domestic Violence Relationships J Interpers Violence, November 1, 2006; 21(11): 1417 - 1439. [Abstract] [PDF]

				J. S. Tucker, S. L. Wenzel, J. B. Straus, G. W. Ryan, and D. Golinelli Experiencing Interpersonal Violence: Perspectives of Sexually Active, Substance-Using Women Living in Shelters and Low-Income Housing Violence Against Women, October 1, 2005; 11(10): 1319 - 1340. [Abstract] [PDF]

				J. G. Silverman, A. Raj, and K. Clements Dating Violence and Associated Sexual Risk and Pregnancy Among Adolescent Girls in the United States Pediatrics, August 1, 2004; 114(2): e220 - e225. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				P. S. Nurius, R. J. Macy, R. Bhuyan, V. L. Holt, M. A. Kernic, and F. P. Rivara Contextualizing Depression and Physical Functioning in Battered Women: Adding Vulnerability and Resources to the Analysis J Interpers Violence, December 1, 2003; 18(12): 1411 - 1431. [Abstract] [PDF]

				H. N. Harris and D. P. Valentiner World Assumptions, Sexual Assault, Depression, and Fearful Attitudes Toward Relationships J Interpers Violence, March 1, 2002; 17(3): 286 - 305. [Abstract] [PDF]