Abstract

BORGES, Lucienne Martins. Sex differences in conjugal homicide. Estud. pesqui. psicol. [online]. 2009, vol.9, n.3, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1808-4281.

Conjugal homicide refers to homicide in which the victim and the perpetrator were, or had been at some time, legally married, in a common-law relationship, or in a durable intimate relationship. This study seeks to provide a deeper understanding of the perpetrator of conjugal homicide, with particular regard to sex differences in the aggressor, in a sample of participants having committed conjugal homicide in Quebec, Canada, between 1986 and 2000. It was possible to establish a profile of men and of women that had killed their conjugal partner. Several variables pertinent to the understanding and prevention of conjugal homicide were identified, including conjugal violence, alcohol abuse, as well as psychological and psychopathological disorders.

Keywords : Spousal homicide; Violence.

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