“I didn’t do it, but if I did I had a good reason”: Minimization, Denial, and Attributions of Blame Among Male and Female Domestic Violence Offenders

By K. Henning, Angela Jones, Robert Holdford. Journal of Family Violence, 2005

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Motivations for Men and Women’s Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration: A Comprehensive Review (2012, background): “…self-defense 49.0% 29.0% ns M otivations for IPV Perpetration 451 Harned (2001) Undergraduate and graduate students Self-defense 3.74 3.34 t 1 ns NS Henning et al. (2005) DV offenders Self-defense 50.0% 65.4% NR Kernsmith (2005) DV offenders Factor: Striking back for abuse (to protect…”
Victim or Offender? Heterogeneity Among Women Arrested for Intimate Partner Violence (2006, background): “Separate interviews with both members of the couple at the scene are valuable, but self-reported information, whether obtained from the man or woman may be subject to self-serving biases (Archer, 1999; Henning, Jones, & Holdford, 2005; Sugarman & Hotaling, 1997).”
Faking it: Social desirability response bias in self-report research (2008, background): “…2005; Cossette et al 2005), and when they were being asked to self report on socially sensitive topics such as: admissions of domestic violence (Henning et al 2005); history of incarceration and psychiatric conditions (Black et al 2005); physical activity levels (Adams et al 2005); levels of…”