Violence Between Couples!

Thursday, November 5, 2009, 15:06

Domestic violence is not a term alien to the people in the present century. However, various types of violence between couples generally stem from a calculated decision-making process. The intimate violence serve as a tool to solve conflict between couples and does not result from loss of control.

The partner resorting to violence will do so only as long as the price to be paid is not too high. Neither of the couple sits down and plans when he or she will swear or lash out at the other, but there is a sort of silent agreement standing between the two on what limits of violent behaviour are 'ok', where the red line is drawn, and where behaviour beyond that could be dangerous.

The violent partner might conceive his or her behaviour as a 'loss of control', but the same individual, unsurprisingly, would not lose control in this way with a boss or friends.

Dr. Eila Perkis, University of Haifa conducted this study. The study, carried out under the supervision of Prof. Zvi Eisikovits and Dr. Zeev Winstok of the University of Haifa's School of social work.