SAMPLE

• 100 Women recruited from social service agencies, including a battered women's program, and through newspaper ads and public service announcements.
• Living together for at least one-year and not separated for more than one-month in the past six months.
• Based on CTS scores and IMS scores divided into three groups:
  • Battered (n=39)
  • Relationship Distressed, Non-Battered (n=22)
  • Not battered, not relationship distressed (n=39)
• Index of Marital Satisfaction (Hudson, 1992)
  • wording inclusive of non-marital partners.
  • cutting score of 30 used to designate distress.
• Conflict Tactics Scale
  • Designated battered if direct physical abuse other than pushing, grabbing, or restraining had occurred
  • Designated battered if multiple incidents of threats and/or pushing, grabbing or restraining had occurred.

Demographic Characteristics:

                   Race/Ethnicity-%                              

Group              African-Ameri Hispanic     White       Other     
                   can                                              

Battered           10.3          5.1          82.1        2.6       

Distressed         31.8          4.5          63.6                  

Non-Distressed     17.9          0            79.5        2.6       


                   % Married          % working           
                                      full-time           

Battered           66.7               67.9                

Distressed         77.3               81.0                

Non-Distressed     69.2               69.0                


Group              Age         # of         Months      Highest     Total      
                               Children     known       Grade       Family     
                                            partner                 Pay        

Battered           37.0        1.8          109.6       13.8        3.9        

Distressed         38.7        1.9          136.5       14.3        5.1        

Non-Distressed     31.6        1.0          112         15.5        5.3        

• The battered and distressed groups differed significantly only on total family pay.
• The battered group differed significantly from the non-distressed groups on age, highest grade completed and family pay.

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