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When we hurt the ones we love: Predicting violence against women from men's mate-retention behaviors
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When we hurt the ones we love: Predicting violence against women from men's mate-retention behaviors.
Creator
Goetz, Aaron T., Florida Atlantic University, Shackelford, Todd K.
Abstract/Description
Mate-retention behaviors are designed to solve several adaptive problems, such as deterring a partner's infidelity and preventing defection from the relationship. Although many mate-retention behaviors appear to be innocuous romantic gestures (e.g., giving flowers), some may be harbingers of violence. Here, the relationship between men's mate-retention and violence against women was investigated. In Study 1, men reported their use of mate-retention behaviors and violence in their...
Show moreMate-retention behaviors are designed to solve several adaptive problems, such as deterring a partner's infidelity and preventing defection from the relationship. Although many mate-retention behaviors appear to be innocuous romantic gestures (e.g., giving flowers), some may be harbingers of violence. Here, the relationship between men's mate-retention and violence against women was investigated. In Study 1, men reported their use of mate-retention behaviors and violence in their relationships. Study 2 assessed women's reports of their partners' mate-retention behaviors and their partners' violence against them. Study 3 secured husbands' reports of their mate retention and wives' reports of their husbands' violence. As predicted, and across all studies, men's mate-retention behaviors predicted violence against romantic partners.
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Date Issued
2005
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13244
Subject Headings
Family violence, Abused women, Victims of family violence, Abusive men--Psychology, Man-woman relationships
Format
Document (PDF)
Intimate partner homicide methods in heterosexual and homosexual relationships
Title
Intimate partner homicide methods in heterosexual and homosexual relationships.
Creator
Mize, Krystal D., Florida Atlantic University, Shackelford, Todd K.
Abstract/Description
From 1976 to 2001 over 50,000 people in the United States were victims of documented intimate partner lethal violence. In a study of intimate partner homicides in Chicago, Block and Christakos (1995) found that the weapon used varied based on the offender's gender. Relative to heterosexual partners, homosexual partners experience added stress due to a lack of social support of their relationships. The current study examined the effect of sex and sexual orientation of intimate partner homicide...
Show moreFrom 1976 to 2001 over 50,000 people in the United States were victims of documented intimate partner lethal violence. In a study of intimate partner homicides in Chicago, Block and Christakos (1995) found that the weapon used varied based on the offender's gender. Relative to heterosexual partners, homosexual partners experience added stress due to a lack of social support of their relationships. The current study examined the effect of sex and sexual orientation of intimate partner homicide offenders on brutality of killing methods. Two hypotheses were formulated addressing the brutality of the murders as a function of the offender's sexual orientation and sex and the comparative rates of intimate partner homicides in various groups. The results provided robust support for both hypotheses and provide compelling evidence that there is a significant need for social support services to assist in reducing stressors in the gay and lesbian community.
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Date Issued
2006
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13368
Subject Headings
Family violence, Victims of crimes--Cross-cultural studies, Uxoricide--United States, Marital violence
Format
Document (PDF)
Contexts and circumstances of filicide-suicide
Title
Contexts and circumstances of filicide-suicide.
Creator
Beasley, Shanna L., Florida Atlantic University, Shackelford, Todd K.
Abstract/Description
The contexts and circumstances surrounding filicide-suicide may provide insight into parental psychology. The current studies used two Chicago homicide databases containing incident-level information on homicides committed in Chicago during the years 1965-1994 and 1870-1930. Results provide support for the following hypotheses: (1) genetic parents relative to stepparents are more likely to commit suicide following filicide, (2) filicides of multiple victims are more likely to end in the...
Show moreThe contexts and circumstances surrounding filicide-suicide may provide insight into parental psychology. The current studies used two Chicago homicide databases containing incident-level information on homicides committed in Chicago during the years 1965-1994 and 1870-1930. Results provide support for the following hypotheses: (1) genetic parents relative to stepparents are more likely to commit suicide following filicide, (2) filicides of multiple victims are more likely to end in the offender's suicide than are filicides of a single victim, (3) parents are more likely to commit suicide following a filicide of an older child than a younger child, (4) older parents, relative to younger parents, are more likely to commit suicide following filicide, and (5) fathers, relative to mother, are more likely to commit suicide following filicide. Discussion situates results of the current research within existing literature on filicide-suicide, and highlights important directions for future work on the contexts and circumstances surrounding filicide-suicide.
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Date Issued
2006
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13314
Subject Headings
Filicide, Suicide, Children--Crimes against, Family violence
Format
Document (PDF)
evolutionary psychological perspective on filicide and filicide-suicide
Title
An evolutionary psychological perspective on filicide and filicide-suicide.
Creator
Weekes, Viviana A., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description
This dissertation focuses on using one tangible component of filicide, the method or weapon used by a parent to kill a child, as a means by which to understand parental psychology. An evolutionary psychological perspective (e.g., Buss, 2004; Bjorklund & Pellegrini, 2002; Daly & Wilson, 1988; Tooby & Cosmides, 1992) can provide insight into our understanding of filicide. Questions that have not been asked by previous researchers may come to the fore by using an evolutionary perspective as a...
Show moreThis dissertation focuses on using one tangible component of filicide, the method or weapon used by a parent to kill a child, as a means by which to understand parental psychology. An evolutionary psychological perspective (e.g., Buss, 2004; Bjorklund & Pellegrini, 2002; Daly & Wilson, 1988; Tooby & Cosmides, 1992) can provide insight into our understanding of filicide. Questions that have not been asked by previous researchers may come to the fore by using an evolutionary perspective as a guide for investigating filicide and its surrounding circumstances and contexts. I present the results of three empirical studies using archival data on filicides recorded in Chicago, Illinois. In Study 1, I present the results of an investigation of parental psychological differences evidenced by the methods of filicide, for filicides recorded between 1965 and 1994. The key results of Study 1 are: (a) while overall (i.e., non-genetic and genetic parents combined), beating was the method of filicide used most often, the percentage of filicides committed by non-genetic parents by beating significantly exceeded the percentage of filicides committed by genetic parents; (b) in contrast, the percentage of filicides committed by non-genetic parents by asphyxiation was significantly less than the percentage of filicides committed by genetic parents. In Studies 2A and 2B, I present the results of an investigation using the 1965-1994 dataset as well as a dataset of filicides-suicides recorded between 1870 and 1930. The key results of these two studies indicate that filicide-suicide may be more likely to occur in certain contexts (e.g., multiple-victim killings) and in certain circumstances (e.g., following paternal filicide). In the final chapter, I discuss the key findings, identify limitations of the current research, and present several future directions for research.
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Date Issued
2011
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3322510
Subject Headings
Children, Crimes against, Abused children, Mortality, Filicide, Suicide, Abusive parents, Psychology, Family violence
Format
Document (PDF)
Sex ratio and crime: A cross-cultural investigation
Title
Sex ratio and crime: A cross-cultural investigation.
Creator
Hitchell, Amanda R., Florida Atlantic University, Shackelford, Todd K.
Abstract/Description
When one sex outnumbers the other in a society, what are the social consequences? Sex ratio, or the number of men per 100 women in a society, may affect many aspects of society such as crime rates. It was predicted that in countries with higher sex ratios, crime rates would be higher than in countries with lower sex ratios. It was also predicted that in countries with higher sex ratios, homicide and rape rates would be higher than in countries with lower sex ratios. Additionally, it was...
Show moreWhen one sex outnumbers the other in a society, what are the social consequences? Sex ratio, or the number of men per 100 women in a society, may affect many aspects of society such as crime rates. It was predicted that in countries with higher sex ratios, crime rates would be higher than in countries with lower sex ratios. It was also predicted that in countries with higher sex ratios, homicide and rape rates would be higher than in countries with lower sex ratios. Additionally, it was predicted that in countries with lower sex ratios, the incidence of female offending would be higher than in countries with higher sex ratios. Adult sex ratios and crime statistics were collected for 154 countries and for each of eight years. The prediction that crime rates would be higher in countries with higher sex ratios was partially supported by the data, as was the prediction that rape rates would be higher in countries with higher sex ratios. The prediction that homicide rates would be higher in countries with higher sex ratios was contradicted by the data, and mixed results were found for the prediction that the incidence of female offending would be higher in countries with lower sex ratios. Limitations are discussed, as are possible directions for future research.
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Date Issued
2004
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13192
Subject Headings
Family violence--Cross-cultural studies, Sex ratio--Research, Sex and law--Cross-cultural studies, Female offenders
Format
Document (PDF)
Sexual Coercion in Intimate Relationships: An Evolutionary Perspective Informed by Sperm Competition Theory
Title
Sexual Coercion in Intimate Relationships: An Evolutionary Perspective Informed by Sperm Competition Theory.
Creator
Goetz, Aaron T., Florida Atlantic University, Shackelford, Todd K., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description
Sperm competition theory states that in species 111 which females mate with multiple males within a short period of time, not only will males have to compete for mates, but they will have to compete for fertilizations and will subsequently evolve tactics associated with competition for fertilization. It has been hypothesized that sexual coercion in the context of an intimate relationship may function as a sperm competition tactic, with its occurrence related to a man's suspicions of his...
Show moreSperm competition theory states that in species 111 which females mate with multiple males within a short period of time, not only will males have to compete for mates, but they will have to compete for fertilizations and will subsequently evolve tactics associated with competition for fertilization. It has been hypothesized that sexual coercion in the context of an intimate relationship may function as a sperm competition tactic, with its occurrence related to a man's suspicions of his pmtner' s sexual infidelity. Sexual coercion in response to cues of his partner's sexual infidelity might function to introduce a male's sperm into his partner's reproductive tract at a time when there is a high risk of cuckoldry. Four studies are presented which lend support to the sperm competition hypothesis and encourage others to consider sperm competition theory when studying men's sexual coercion in intimate relationships.
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Date Issued
2007
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000860
Subject Headings
Victims of family violence, Abusive men--Psychology, Man-woman relationships, Behaviorism (Psychology)--Social aspects
Format
Document (PDF)
Adding Insult to Injury: Development and Initial Validation ofthe Partner-Directed Insults Scale
Title
Adding Insult to Injury: Development and Initial Validation ofthe Partner-Directed Insults Scale.
Creator
Schipper, Lucas D., Shackelford, Todd K., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description
I present the development and initial validation of a new measure designed to assess the specific content of insults used by men against their intimate partners. I used feedback from battered women, along with a review of the relevant literature, to identify specific insults for inclusion in the Partner-Directed Insults Scale (PDIS) (Preliminary Study). I administered the PDIS to a sample of United States participants (Study 1) and a sample of New Zealand participants (Study 2), allowing for...
Show moreI present the development and initial validation of a new measure designed to assess the specific content of insults used by men against their intimate partners. I used feedback from battered women, along with a review of the relevant literature, to identify specific insults for inclusion in the Partner-Directed Insults Scale (PDIS) (Preliminary Study). I administered the PDIS to a sample of United States participants (Study 1) and a sample of New Zealand participants (Study 2), allowing for a cross-national investigation of the specific insults that men use to derogate their partners. The results demonstrate the practical need for such a scale and provide evidence for the discriminant validity of the PDIS by documenting that men's use of insults predicts their use of controlling behaviors and physical violence. It is this predictive utility that makes the PDIS a valuable tool for researchers and clinicians alike.
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Date Issued
2006
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000826
Subject Headings
Abusive men--Psychology, Family violence--Cross-cultural studies, Psychological abuse--Cross-cultural studies, Wife abuse--Cross-cultural studies
Format
Document (PDF)
Why do Men Insult their Intimate Partners? Partner-Directed Insults and Mate Retention
Title
Why do Men Insult their Intimate Partners? Partner-Directed Insults and Mate Retention.
Creator
McKibbin, William F., Shackelford, Todd K., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description
Men sometimes insult their intimate partners and these insults predict intimate partner violence. No research has investigated the function of men's partner-directed insults. I hypothesize that men's partner-directed insults are designed to retain their longterm mate and, therefore, that men's use of partner-directed insults will covary with other mate retention behaviors. Using the Mate Retention Inventory and the Partner-Directed Insults Scale, I conducted two studies to test this...
Show moreMen sometimes insult their intimate partners and these insults predict intimate partner violence. No research has investigated the function of men's partner-directed insults. I hypothesize that men's partner-directed insults are designed to retain their longterm mate and, therefore, that men's use of partner-directed insults will covary with other mate retention behaviors. Using the Mate Retention Inventory and the Partner-Directed Insults Scale, I conducted two studies to test this hypothesis. Study 1 included 245 men who reported their mate retention behaviors and partner-directed insults. Correlations and multiple regression analyses documented the predicted relationships between men's partner-directed insults and mate retention behaviors. Study 2 included 372 women who reported their partner's mate retention behaviors and insults that their partner directed at them. The results replicated the results of Study 1. Discussion highlights future directions for investigating the relationships between men's partner-directed insults and mate retention behaviors.
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Date Issued
2007
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000798
Subject Headings
Abusive men--Psychology, Family violence--Cross-cultural studies, Psychological abuse--Cross-cultural studies, Behaviorism (Psychology)--Social aspects, Man-woman relationships
Format
Document (PDF)