title: Utilization of the Brief Symptom inventory to discriminate between violent and nonviolent male relationship partners.
abstract: This study reports on the use of the Brief Symptom Inventory, a shortened version of the Symptom Check List-90-Revised, to measure psychopathological symptoms that predict male domestic violence. A sample of 152 men and their partners reported on the severity of violent behavior present in their relationship. Discriminant analysis indicated variation in men's violent status as a function of psychopathological symptoms. Violent men evidenced higher scores on 7 of the 9 subscales of the Brief Symptom Inventory, namely, Depression, Anxiety, Hostility, Phobia, Paranoid Ideation, Interpersonal Sensitivity, and Psychoticism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Relations and Human Development, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA. sgavazzi@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gavazzi
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Julian
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: McKenry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001242:Assertiveness; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000523:psychology*; D004291:Dominance-Subordination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000523:psychology*