Faculty Articles
Psychology and Domestic Violence Around the World
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1999
Publication Title
American Psychologist
Volume
54
Issue/Number
1
First Page
21
ISSN
0003-066X
Last Page
29
Abstract/Excerpt
Psychologists around the world have made contributions in research, clinical assessment, and intervention and prevention of domestic violence. Although each country has unique factors that determine the services and resources available to battered women, children exposed to domestic violence, and abusive partners, it is the interaction among gender, political structure, religious beliefs, attitudes toward violence in general, and violence toward women, as well as state-sponsored violence, such as civil conflicts and wars, and the migration within and between countries that ultimately determine women's vulnerability and safety. This article reviews the latest psychological research and applications to intervention and prevention programs. An introduction to the various articles that compose this international perspectives section is also included.
DOI
10.1037/0003-066X.54.1.21
NSUWorks Citation
Walker, L. E.
(1999). Psychology and Domestic Violence Around the World. American Psychologist, 54(1), 21-29.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/154
