Partner violence against women in Spain: Quantification and characterization of the problem, victims, aggressors, and the social and professional context

After a literature review of recent studies on partner violence against women in Spain, this paper describes the central indicators of frequency, prevalence and course of domestic abuse. The main characteristics of battered women, their children, the male aggressors, and the social and professional...

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Main Authors: Susana Menéndez Álvarez-Dardet, Javier Pérez Padilla, Bárbara Lorence Lara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2013-04-01
Series:Psychosocial Intervention
Online Access:http://www.copmadrid.org/webcopm/publicaciones/social/in2013v22n1a6.pdf