Domestic violence perpetrators characteristics in the light of a judicial psychological expertise (Art. 207)
Domestic violence perpetrators characteristics in the light of a judicial psychological expertise (Art. 207)

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the research was to obtain the answer to the question: Can we distinguish different types of intrafamily violence perpetrators considering a specified profile of personality factors and personality traits and how they cope with stressful situations? The research was conducted on a group of 325 men convicted of harassment of family members. The following personality traits of violence perpetrators were categorised: locus of control, self‑acceptance, aggressiveness, hostility, IQ and features of character. The research techniques employed in the study were: the Wechsler Intelligence Scale, the Berger’s Self‑Acceptance Scale, the Delta Questionnaire by R. Drwal, the SABD Questionnaire – Buss‑Durkee, Formal Characteristics of Behaviour – Temperament Questionnaire (FCZ‑KT) by J. Strelau, the WCQ (Ways of Coping Questionnaire) by R.S. Lazarus and S. Folkman, a categorised interview and an analysis of court records. Resultantly, four subgroups (clusters), differing in terms of the selected personality traits, were specified: reactively aggressive perpetrators, perpetrators of low preventive competences, psychopathic and retaliatory perpetrators, and perpetrators with a great adaptable potential. Next, the groups were characterised with reference to the stress‑coping strategies and the psychological processes of coping with stress proceeded differently in the research group.

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