Abusive Men: How Extreme, Unstable Self Views Lead to Violence: Estimating the Role of Extreme, Unstable Self Views in Spousal Abuse. Book

This two-section book is about men who perpetrate spousal abuse. Part A is an integrated exploration of the relations between self-views,instability and inflexibility of self-views, and spousal abuse. In some violent men threatened egotism might predict spousal violence. Part B describes the author's structural equation model of the predictive power of the constructs of psychopathy, narcissism, social desirability, instability and unclarity of self, extreme gender schemas, and inflexible self-schemas on spousal abuse. Findings supported a small and yet significant impact of an exploitive and entitled subtype of narcissism, inflexible attachment schemas, fear of femininity and desire for masculinity, and an indirect effect of overcontrolled Ego Control/Guilt schemas. Further, the findings support the utility of measuring these constructs in clinical assessment and treatment planning, especially when spousal abuse is a concern.Read More