Studies concerning aggressors, particularly male perpetrators of violence have been only fragmentary. Studies on violence have been presented, in most of the reports, from the perspective of victims of the violence, or partly from the perspective of male perpetrators of domestic violence acts, yet attempts to describe that violence from the perspective of female perpetrators have never been made. The aim of the study has been to present the psychosocial characteristics of perpetrators of violence in families, male and female ones, making an analysis of socialization conditions, in which the perpetrators grew up, as well as establishing motives and reasons of their acts of violence, directed at partners. Key words: domestic violence, gender differences, personality, temperament, motives of violence, biological family. Analysis of motives to commit acts of violence indicated that they are associated with three factors: advantage over your partner, influence and control. It should be noted that women were more affected by physical and psychological aggression in childhood. Moreover, study showed that despite the good relationship between the subjects 'parents, some perpetrators suffered violence from the loved ones.

The comparison of women and men revealed differences, in three variables: openness for experience, emotional intelligence and avoidance-ambivalence style. The differences were noticed only in two KSP scales: secure style and avoidance style.

The population ofviolence offenders under study and its sub-groups (women and men) did not differ from the norm group in terms ofpersonality traits and temperament.

Psychosocial characteristics of men and women as perpetrators of domestic violenceĪbstract: The presented study aims to compare men and women (N = 227), perpetrators of domestic violence in terms of psychosocial characteristics, present conditions of socialization in which the perpetrator grew and the motives for committing violent act against partners. DanutaRode *, *** Magdalena Rode * Maciej Januszek **

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