Sexual and nonsexual dating violence perpetration: testing an integrated perpetrator typology.

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The present study tested the validity of an integrated sexual and nonsexual violence perpetrator typology outlined by Monson and Langhinrichsen-Rohling (1998) in a sample of 670 dating individuals. Two-hundred-and-sixty-five of the participants (87 men, 178 women) reported some act of sexual and/or physical dating violence perpetration in their lifetime. The data supported at least three perpetrator types, namely, the Relationship-only, Generally Violent/Antisocial, and Histrionic/Preoccupied types. Overall, these findings indicate that different factors may cause or maintain the intimate violence perpetrated within this heterogeneous population. There were important gender differences in perpetrator type membership, highlighting the differences in men's and women's use of violence. The implications of these findings are discussed with regard to the development of typologies, their application to men and women perpetrators, as well as their utility for the assessment and treatment of perpetrators.

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Author information

Author/s: Monson, Candice M (CM); Langhinrichsen-Rohling, Jennifer (J);

Affiliation: University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA. Candice.M.Monson(-atsign-)Dartmouth.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Violence and victims (Violence Vict), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Aug; vol 17 (issue 4) : pp 403-28

Dates: Created 2002/09/30; Completed 2003/02/21; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12353589, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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Humans
Male
Rape
Sex Offenses - statistics & numerical data
Students
Violence - prevention & control; statistics & numerical data

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