PERSONALITY-CHARACTERISTICS OF MALE SPOUSE ABUSERS

Eighty-four men in abusive or nonabusive but distressed relationships completed the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-II (MCMI-II), the State-Trait Anger Scale (S-TAS), the Child's Attitude Toward Mother-Father, and the Narcissistic Personality Inventory Results indicate that abusive men represent a heterogeneous group and show greater elevations on certain subscales of the MCMI-II and S-TAS. Abusive men viewed their parental relationships more negatively and as children had witnessed more conflict between their parents. Results are consistent with previous research.