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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
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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)
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)