Wife abuse and its psychological consequences as revealed by the First Palestinian National Survey on Violence Against Women

Article Abstract:

The incidence of violence against Palestinian women is similar to or slightly below that shown by investigations undertaken in Africa and southeast Asia, according to research based on the First Palestinian National Survey of Violence Against Women. It is clear that violence against women has serious psychological repercussions for victims. It was established that the more Palestinian women suffered physical violence, psychological abuse, sexual abuse and economic abuse, the greater the probability of them being angry, scared and psychologically distressed.

Psychological aspects, Social aspects, Women, Crimes against, Palestinian Territories, Family violence, Domestic violence, Palestine (Historical region)

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Toward a better estimate of the prevalence of partner abuse: adjusting rates based on the sensitivity of the Conflict Tactics Scale

Article Abstract:

The sensitivity data of the Conflict Tactics Scale is used to produce a correction equation to more accurately measure the prevalence of male-to-female spousal abuse when only one spouse is contributing data. Correction factors are presented for earlier studies on interspousal agreement. National studies estimating the annual prevalence of spousal aggression usually rely on reports from only one of the parties involved, which can result in misleading conclusions.

Measurement, Wife abuse, Conjugal violence

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Ethnic background, therapeutic alliance, and treatment retention in functional family therapy with adolescents who abuse substances

Article Abstract:

A study to examine the role of balance between adolescent-therapist and parent-therapist alliances in the retention of functional family clients is conducted. Results demonstrates the importance of examining alliance balance in family therapy and attending to family ethnicity suggesting that balance in treatment alliance among family members is differentially important to treatment retention in Hispanic and Anglo families.

Usage, Family psychotherapy, Family counseling, Drug use, Minority youth, Minority teenagers, Report

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