Desistance of husband aggression in the early years of marriage.
Desistance of husband marital aggression was investigated over a 3-year time span. One hundred and eighty-eight couples who had experienced husband aggression in the first year of marriage were followed to the third year of marriage. Overall 23.9% of these husbands had no violence in years 2 and 3. However, desistance rates differed as a function of the type of violence that occurred in year 1. Husbands who had only one incident of minor physical aggression and no severe violence in year 1 were most likely to desist in years 2 and 3 while those who used severe violence in year 1 were least likely to desist. Subsequent analyses showed that wife's depression and dissatisfaction with the partner increased from years 1 to 3 when desistance did not occur.
Quigley
B M
BM
Research Institute on Addictions, Buffalo, New York 14203, USA.
Leonard
K E
KE
D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011340:Problem Solving; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data