Faculty Articles
Psychology and violence against women
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
American Psychologist
ISSN
0003-066X
Publication Date
4-1989
Abstract
The discipline of psychology has made many contributions to the understanding of the social problem of men's violence against women during the past 15 years by reframing the problem as one of misuse of power by men who have been socialized into believing they are entitled to control the women in their lives, even by violent means. The new scientific psychology data base formed by integrating feminist gender analysis methods into more traditional psychological methodology is discussed, as are the implications of the resulting empirical data on which are based newer assessment, treatment, and forensic applications. A review of the major psychological advances in psychotherapy with women who have been sexually assaulted, exploited, and battered is presented, as well as implications for national policy. The feminist model presented is one in which science and practice concerns are carefully considered at all steps of the process. The article concludes with a discussion of the challenges involved in making the future training of psychologists more relevant to women's mental health concerns.
DOI
10.1037/0003-066X.44.4.695
Volume
44
Issue
4
First Page
695
Last Page
702
NSUWorks Citation
Walker, L. E.
(1989). Psychology and violence against women. American Psychologist, 44(4), 695-702.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/926
