TOWARD A GENERAL STRESS THEORY OF INTRA-FAMILY VIOLENCE

• NCJ Number: 35777
• Author(s): K FARRINGTON
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 49 pages
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; University of New Hampshire
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: PAPER PRESENTED AT ANNUAL MEETING NATIONAL COUNCIL ON FAMILY RELATIONS, 1975

Annotation

IT IS PROPOSED THAT MUCH FAMILY VIOLENCE AND AGGRESSION CAN BE EXPLAINED AS A RESPONSE TO OR THE RESULT OF STRESS EXPERIENCED BY INDIVIDUAL FAMILY MEMBERS, OR BY FAMILY UNITS AS A WHOLE.

Abstract

A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE ANALYSIS OF STRESS IS PRESENTED - INCLUDING COMPONENTS, OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE DEMANDS, RESPONSE CAPABILITIES, AND INDICATORS OF MAGNITUDE. THE RESULTANT GENERAL MODEL IS THEN APPLIED TO FAMILIES. NORMS AND ALTERNATIVE RESPONSES ARE EXAMINED WITHIN THE CONTEXT. A SERIES OF PROPOSITIONS ARE GENERATED. VARIOUS APPLICATIONS OF THE STRESS MODEL TO INTRA-FAMILY VIOLENCE, WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF SPECIFIED SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUSES, ARE SUGGESTED.