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Is the presence of control related to help-seeking behavior? A test of Johnson's assumptions regarding sex differences and the role of control in intimate partner violence.

SamaelET

October 28, 2021

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https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2016-06837-001

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Title	Is the presence of control related to help-seeking behavior? A test of Johnson's assumptions regarding sex differences and the role of control in intimate partner violence.
Author	SamaelET
Upvotes	7
Comments	1
Date	October 28, 2021 5:33 PM UTC (4 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/Male_Studies
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[–]SamaelET[S] 2 points3 points4 points 4 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

The finding that both men and women have the capacity to exhibit controlling behaviors supports other research that has suggested that control and the use of controlling aggression is not solely perpetrated by men and is just as much a characteristic of women. It provides no support for the contention that the control experienced within IPV is purely patriarchal. The main facets of the feminist theory of IPV involve sex differences in IPV and the use of control and power within relationships. According to feminist researchers, IPV is mostly perpetrated by men who (motivated by patriarchy) use their aggression to maintain power and control within the family structure. Patriarchal values may motivate some men’s aggression toward their female partner but that is unlikely to be the case for most men or any women who also use control in their relationships—both in the presence or absence of IPV.