VIOLENT BEHAVIOR RISK: A PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS Intro

Aggressive and violent behavior has become an increasing concern in American society over the past two decades. Violent behavior is a serious problem both in homes and in the work place.

There is an epidemic of family violence in the United States. Victims include women, children, and the elderly. Approximately two million women are assaulted annually, and husbands or partners kill one-third of the female murder victims every year (Arbetter, 1995).

The American Medical Association reported that one in three women will be assaulted by a domestic partner in her lifetimeùfour million in any given year. Of the 5,745 women murdered in 1991, as an example, 60 percent were killed by someone they knew, and one-half were murdered by a spouse or someone with whom they had been intimate. The growth in the incidence of domestic violence may be appreciated by comparing the 2,875 women killed by their domestic partners in 1991 with the 1,350 women who were killed under similar circumstances in 1985 (Flitcraft, 1992).

While only a tiny percentage of all assaults on women result in death, the violence often involves severe physical or psychological damage. Domestic violence is the leading cause of injuries to women in the 15-to-44 age group. One-half of all rapes of women over 30 are part of the battering syndrome. Between one-quarter and one-half of women presenting complaints in hospital emergency rooms are sufferin

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from the GSS 1996 variable "ATTEND" (How Often Respondent Attends Religious Services). The GSS 1996 provided nine classifications for this variable ranging from "Never" to "More Than Once Per Week." No manipulation of these data were performed for use in this study. 3. FORMAL EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT (Hypothesis 3). Data for this variable were obtained from the GSS 1996 variable "DEGREE" (Respondent's Highest Degree). The GSS 1996 provided five classifications for this variable ranging from "Less Than High School Diploma" to "Graduate Degree." No manipulation of these data were performed for use in this study. 4. FREQUENCY OF SEXUAL ACTIVITY (Hypothesis 4). Data for this variable were obtained from the GSS 1996 variable "SEXFREQ" (Frequency of Sex During Past Year). The GSS 1996 provided seven classifications for this variable ranging from "Not At All" to "Four or More Times Per Week." No manipulation of these data were performed for use in this study. Data Analysis Data were analyzed in both bivariate and multivariate contexts. Bivariate analyses were Pearson Product Moment Correlation Analyses, while the multivariate analysis was a Multiple Regression Analysis. Results The bivariate correlation matrix for the depe
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