Date of Award
2003
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Psychology
Department
Psychology
Abstract
In this study, we characterized the motivation for violence as instrumental, expressive, and self-defense. We learned that women perceive their own motivation for violence differently than they perceive their partner's motivation for violence, a form of self-defense, fighting back, and protecting themselves from harm. In contrast, women reported that their partner's motivation for violence was instrumental to get one's way, assert dominance, gain power, or to intimidate one's partner.
Recommended Citation
Kennedy, Lisa Claire Maisano, "Instrumental and expressive violence: Motive for women's use of violence and their perception of their partner's use of violence" (2003). Theses Digitization Project. 4337.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/4337
