Abusive Men: How Extreme, Unstable Self Views Lead to Violence

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 ofnarcissism, 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. 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.